2020-10-29

Humberto Guzman

Humberto Guzman, 87, of Brackettville died on Oct. 14, 2020, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Guzman was born in Laredo on July 28, 1933, to Cleotilde (Allen) and Francisco Guzman. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Friday at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Brackettville. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday at […]

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Sabinal Yellowjackets down Benavides 46-12

Sabinal scored three times in the opening period and rolled on to a lopsided 46-12 victory over the Benavides Eagles last Friday night. The Yellowjackets scored their first touchdown at the 5:43 mark of the first period when quarterback Grayson Kowalski ran 10 yards for six points. Later in the period, Kowalski completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver […]

Uvalde doctors sound off about breast cancer prevention

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, the time of year specially designated for raising understanding about the disease. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent data available from 2013-2017, there were 78 new cases of female breast cancer in Uvalde County. For every 100,000 women, 109 cases were reported. Furthermore, over those years, 24 women in […]

John S. Loehr

John Samuel Loehr, 82, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at his residence in Greenville, Texas. John was born on July 16, 1938, in Litchfield, Illinois, to Elmer and Martha Karnahan Loehr. He graduated from Carlinville High School before coming to Texas to attend Texas Tech University. There he met Kay Sutherland whom he subsequently married on Aug. 23, […]

Medina County chase ends in crash near Sabinal

A chase that at times exceeded 100 mph came into Sabinal from D’Hanis on Monday afternoon, forcing law enforcement to close part of U.S. Highway 90, before ending just west of the Sabinal city limits. The highway was reopened about an hour later, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Sabinal Police Department chief Jesus Reyes said the driver’s vehicle tires were spiked […]

Noel A. McCarn

Noel A. “Mac” McCarn, 78, of Uvalde, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Oct. 26, 2020. He was born on Oct. 25, 1942, to Clay and Opal McCarn in Beeville, Texas. He married Verline Smith on June 1, 1963, in Pawnee, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 57 years; his daughter Carol Galan (Duane) of […]

Free COVID-19 testing available in Uvalde



Anyone wondering if the tickle in his or her throat that turned to a nagging cough is due to the cold weather, a cold, allergies or COVID-19 can now get tested for the latter at no expense by Curative Inc. To be tested, area residents can present themselves any day of the week between the hours of 9 a.m. to […]

Mario R. Ruiz Sr.

Mario Rodriguez Ruiz Sr., 67, of Uvalde died on Oct. 20, 2020, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. He was born in Paducah, Texas to Carmen (Rodriguez) and Hector Ruiz. Ruiz grew up in Rocksprings and worked alongside his father and brothers in the family owned concrete business. He married Norma Jean Cavasos in 1991 in Uvalde. Ruiz participated in Edwards County […]

UHS plays Port Isabel in regional tennis

The Uvalde High School tennis team will take on the Port Isabel Tarpons in Class 4A Region IV Area round team tennis playoff competition Saturday at Corpus Christi Calallen. Action in the dual-team match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. The winner of the UHS-Port Isabel match will likely face Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway in regional quarterfinal action next week. […]