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A Uvalde school district employee said she is hurt and disappointed after the district distributed her graphic sexual assault report to over a dozen state and national news organizations without her knowledge or consent on Aug. 31. The UCISD employee first reported months of alleged harassment and assault by Uvalde High School assistant principal Joel Barbosa on June 17, 2022, […]
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County judge suspended over Cox indictment
Uvalde County Judge Mitchell has been suspended without pay, following his indictment earlier this month for an alleged act of official oppression stemming from a March 27 dispute with a UPS driver at the courthouse. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct on Nov. 18 issued the disciplinary action, ordering Mitchell’s immediate suspension until the charges in the indictment are dismissed, […]
Lara recounts 31 years of history at Briscoe-Garner Museum
“Did you take a picture of me?” governor of Texas, George W. Bush asked a mortified Maria Lara. Her profuse blossom pink blush was shielded only by the camera in her hands after she had, indeed, snapped a photo of the future 43rd president of the United States. When Lara found her bearings, she explained that her boss had instructed […]
Judge Kennedy announces retirement
Judge Steven T. Kennedy recently announced he is retiring on Dec. 31, 2026, at the end of his eighth four-year term in office as Uvalde County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1. He said his retirement plans include some travel and continuing to spend time with his grandchildren, including the 9-year-old whom he can still beat in a foot […]
UHS class ranking shakeup coming
Some sophomores, juniors and seniors at Uvalde High School will see their class rankings shift due to a grade coding error, potentially affecting scholarships and college admissions with application season well underway. High schoolers who took dual language honors Spanish 2 and 3 while they were enrolled at Morales Junior High, and those who took algebra 1 while in eighth […]
Council to consider purchasing six new UPD vehicles
Uvalde City Council members will consider purchasing three new Chevy Silverado trucks and three new Ford SUVs for the Uvalde Police Department when they meet 6 p.m. Nov. 25 at city hall. Two trucks for animal control, and one unmarked unit for UPD are expected to cost $105,971, under the $135,000 budgeted for the purchase. Three fully-equipped SUVs are expected […]
Uvalde rodeo qualifier canceled to protect horses
After two days of competition, organizing associations canceled the remainder of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Uvalde Qualifier due to concerns surrounding an outbreak of Equine herpesvirus-1, known as EHV-1, at other rodeo events. There are no confirmed or suspected cases of the highly contagious virus in Uvalde County as of Nov. 19, according to on-site veterinarian Tracy […]
Class ranking shakeup coming
Some sophomores, juniors and seniors at Uvalde High School will see their class rankings shift due to a grade coding error, potentially affecting scholarships and college admissions with application season well underway. High schoolers who took dual language honors Spanish 2 and 3 while they were enrolled at Morales Junior High, and those who took algebra 1 while in eighth […]
Operation Christmas Child underway
Operation Christmas Child, a Samaritan’s Purse initiative, will collect shoe boxes filled with gifts for children in developing countries Nov. 17-24 at two collection sites in Uvalde County: Central Christian Church in Sabinal and First Baptist Church in Uvalde. Donors can purchase shoeboxes or repurpose ones they have at home. Donors should label the box to say if it’s for […]
UCISD logs three felonies, 23 fights
Uvalde schools reported three felony offenses, three assaults and 23 instances of mutual combat from the beginning of school through Oct. 7. Overall, the district reported 131 total disciplinary behaviors across all campuses in those two months, and 188 actions taken as a result, like suspensions. The school board made a goal of reducing disciplinary infractions by 3 percent this […]
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