2022-04-28

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Uvalde Leader-News 042822

Early voting continues at civic center

City, school board members on ballot Voting for the May election started Monday, and 140 people have voted in-person at the Willie De Leon Civic Center in the first two days of early voting. At stake are choices of city council and school board representatives, as well as two proposed amendments to the state constitution. For this election, 17,247 Uvalde […]

Leader-News sweeps up top awards in newspaper contest

The Uvalde Leader-News won sweepstakes honors in the South Texas Press Association Better Newspapers contest, bringing home 12 awards, including four each for first, second, and third place for content in 2021. Newspaper staff earned first place for page design, serious column writing, sports photography, and feature writing. “Good clean layout throughout the pages,” noted page design judges. “Effective use […]

UHS athletes vie in regional track

Uvalde High School will be well represented in Class 4A region IV track-and-field competition at Kingville tomorrow and Saturday. Some of the Class 4A field events will be held tomorrow morning, while the remainder will be conducted Saturday. The Class 4A running-event preliminary races will get underway at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the finals in the running events will commence at […]

Mario C. Vazquez

Mario C. Vazquez, 69, of Uvalde died on April 24, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home.A full obituary will be included in Sunday’s edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.

Ben Wilson Jr.

Dr. Ben Wilson Jr., 88, of Uvalde, TX, passed away on April 7, 2022, at Veranda Senior Living Facility.  He was born Aug. 13, 1933, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Charlotte Cornman Wilson (Dudley) and Benjamin Franklin Wilson.  He married Verna Chorine Walker on May 21, 1954. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston and attended the University […]