2021-01-28

Benito Diaz

Benito Diaz Benito Diaz, 74, of Fort Worth, formerly of Uvalde, died on Jan. 14, 2021, at Medical City in Fort Worth. Diaz was born in Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico, on June 30, 1946, to Amada (Rodriguez) and Benito Diaz Sr. Diaz married Elida Medrano in Ocampo, Coahuila, Mexico, on March 27, 1970. They lived in Mexico for several months after […]

Coyotes battle Crystal City here tomorrow



Following a brief delay in games because of COVID-19 quarantine, the Uvalde Coyotes will be back in District 30-4A action here tomorrow. The Coyotes will host the Crystal City Javelinas in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym. Tip-off time for the varsity game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Preceding that contest will be a 5 p.m. freshman game and a […]

Jose Pargas

Jose Pargas Jose Pargas, 71, of La Pryor died on Jan. 26, 2021, at his residence in La Pryor. A prayer service will be held on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary.  A funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary with interment following at La Pryor Cemetery. A complete obituary will appear in […]

Jeanne B. Stalling

Jeanne B. Stalling Jeanne Brown Stalling passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday Jan. 24, 2021, at The Veranda in Uvalde, Texas. She was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Uvalde, Texas, and spent her young life on a ranch near Batesville, Texas, with her parents, Charles Andrew Brown and Mary Cecil Park Brown and her six older brothers and […]

Students competing this weekend

Students from across the region were up with the chickens this morning, literally. Before the sun was up, students exhibiting poultry and swine in the 82nd-annual Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show were set to arrive at 6 a.m. at the Uvalde County Arena at the Fairplex to check in their projects. They are the first of hundreds of entries including […]

SWTJC president gets contract extension



Southwest Texas Junior College’s board of trustees has approved a one-year contract extension for college president Hector Gonzales. His contract is now valid through July 31, 2024. Board members reported they are pleased with his response to the pandemic crisis and gave him an excellent review, said Ismael Martinez, an SWTJC spokesman. The approval came Jan. 21, when trustees met […]