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2018-11-18
Lobos compete at Dilley Tuesday
The Uvalde Lobos will wrap up the pre-Thanksgiving Day part of their basketball schedule Tuesday when they travel to Dilley to play against the Dilley Wolves. Varsity action is to start at 1:30 p.m. That game will be preceded by an 11 a.m. freshman game and a 12:15 p.m. junior varsity game. Dilley’s Wolves are a pre-season pick to win […]
Coyotes face tough slate at Tivy tourney next weekend
The Uvalde Coyotes will be at Kerrville next weekend for competition in the Tivy Invitational basketball tournament. They will open play in the tournament with a Friday 9:30 a.m. matchup against the tourney-host Tivy Antlers. Tivy is a pre-season pick to finish third in this season’s District 26-5A race. At 12:30 p.m. Friday, the Uvaldeans will take on the TMI […]
NTSB issues preliminary report on helicopter crash
The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board on the Nov. 4 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of a newlywed couple and the pilot offered little insight into what might have caused the tragedy. The Bell 206B helicopter piloted by 76-year-old Gerald Douglas Lawrence departed the WT Byler Ranch about 11:45 p.m. with W.T. Byler III and his […]
Pool of UCAD volunteers thinned by term limits
Meghann Garcia Managing editor Term limits, eligibility requirements, and a willingness to serve are factors affecting Uvalde County Appraisal District’s appraisal review board composition, which was discussed Tuesday evening when UCAD directors approved two renewed appointments. The appraisal review board is tasked with resolving disputes between the appraisal district and taxpayers. Current members of the appraisal review board are William […]
Old West re-enactors Texas Guns visit Langtry
Jennifer Fry Staff Writer Members of the Uvalde-based Texas Guns were on hand in Langtry Nov. 1 to celebrate the Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center’s 50th year of operation. One hundred twenty people, including schoolchildren and tourists, came out for the celebration. The Texas Guns re-enacted scenes of 19th century life in the Wild West, which included a skit about […]
James H. Coleman
James H. Coleman James H. Coleman, 93, of Camp Wood died on Nov. 3, 2018, at his residence. He was born July 3, 1925, to Ada (Mayfield) and Lewis Coleman in Animas, New Mexico. He married Eileen Greer on Dec. 24, 1948, in Big Lake. The couple would have celebrated their 70th anniversary in December. Coleman served in World War […]
Rogers S. Hoyt
Rogers S. Hoyt Rogers Simpson Hoyt, age 89 of Uvalde, formerly of Katy, passed away on Nov. 13, 2018. Rogers was born in Katy on Aug. 10, 1929, to Eugene and Irene Hoyt. He married Tommy Talley in 1952 at the First United Methodist Church in Katy. Rogers grew up In Katy and was a third generation rice farmer. His […]
