2018-05-13

Juniors top Seniors in overtime
UHS Class of 2019 wins 8-6 thriller Uvalde High School Powder Puff football history was made Thursday night in the Honey Bowl. After battling to a scoreless tie through two halves of play, the Juniors topped the Seniors, 8-6, in overtime to win UHS’s Powder Puff MMXVIII. This was the first game in the history of the annual UHS football […]
Uvalde boys and girls sought for junior golf competition
Uvalde Memorial Golf Course director Clint Baack is looking for junior golfers to participate in PGA Junior League play, upcoming youth golf clinics and summer golf. Baack is running a free junior golf clinic from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Monday throughout the month of May. The final week of the month, the clinic is set for May 29 […]

Fred L. DuBose
Fred L. DuBose Fred L. DuBose passed from this life on May 6, 2018, at the Hilltop Village Care Facility in Kerrville, Texas. Fred was born in Fort Davis, Texas, to the late Roy and Ellie Ree DuBose. He was raised primarily in the Fort Davis and Uvalde areas. Fred, while attending Tarleton State University in Stephenville, was called to […]
Sharon Hubble
Sharon Hubble Sharon Hubble, 68, of Uvalde died on May 8, 2018, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. Cremation is under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.

Mary A. Morales
Mary A. Morales Mary Alicia Albarado Morales, 91, of Houston died on May 11, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, with interment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. She was born on June 29, 1926, in Rio Frio to Sarita (Sanchez) and Santiago Albarado. Morales worked for Vice President of the […]
Armando Olvedo
Armando Olvedo Armando Olvedo, 60, of Uvalde died on May 10, 2018, at Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, followed by interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are with Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Rebecca G. Rodriguez
Rebecca G. Rodriguez Rebecca G. Rodriguez, 37, of Knippa died on May 10, 2018, at her residence. A funeral service will be held today at 5 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. She was born in Uvalde on Aug. 21, 1980, to Adelina Gonzalez and Alberto Rodriguez. Rodriguez is survived by her mother and husband, Alifonso Sanchez of Kerrville; father, Alberto Rodriguez; […]

Eighteen years
Davaughn’s paternal family decries sentence in boy’s death Kimberly Rubio Assistant editor Sabrina Vielma was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for her 4-year-old son’s violent death on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, and she will be eligible for parole in nine years. Prosecutors were not allowed to show a video interview in which Vielma’s co-defendant, Cel’ves Cook, said Davaughn’s […]