Jennifer Fry Staff writer Based on their success in the classroom, their demonstrated leadership abilities, and their involvement in the community, three local Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District students had the opportunity to attend a leadership academy this summer. The students were recommended for the program by their teachers. Incoming seventh-graders Kaylea Field and Hayzell Vasquez, along with incoming sixth-grader […]
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Jack H. Gulley
Jack H. Gulley 12/2/1935 – 06/14/2018 Jack Haygood Gulley passed away unexpectedly on June 14, 2018, at the age of 82 years. He is preceded in death by parents David and Elizabeth Gulley of Uvalde, Texas. He is survived by his sister, Clarice Gulley Fisher of Leakey, Texas, and her children Clarisa Darby and husband Drew Darby, Dean Fisher and […]

Hobby Lobby open for business
Grand opening set tomorrow Uvalde’s craft and decor-depot Hobby Lobby will hold a grand opening tomorrow at 9 a.m. beginning with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Uvalde store is Hobby Lobby’s 102nd location in Texas. Felix De Leon is the store manager of the 50,000 square-foot retail facility located on East Main Street and Brownstone Drive. The store’s grand opening […]

Missing Uvalde child found 90 miles away
Meghann Garcia Managing editor After leaving town Tuesday night in a car belonging to her mother-in-law with her son and his 10-year-friend in tow, a 32-year-old woman may face additional charges beyond unauthorized use of a vehicle. Uvalde Police say that, for reasons unknown, Erika Jean Gerdes left the home of Maria P. Arellano, her former mother-in-law, where she has […]

Coyotes picked seventh in football
The Uvalde Coyotes are a pre-season pick to finish seventh in the 2018 district football race. According to a pre-season prediction made by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine, the Coyotes will finish seventh out of the eight high schools that make up new District 14-5A Division II. Despite the seventh-place prediction by Texas football, Uvalde High School head football coach […]
High School sports to begin, athletes need physical exam
With the start of pre-season practice for high school football, volleyball, cross-country and team tennis early next month, young Uvalde athletes are urged to have a physical exam and to complete their pre-season paper work as soon as possible. The exam and paperwork are required by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District for all Uvalde High School and Morales Junior […]