2022-07-28

Classifieds 072822

Remember When? Accident claims U.S. Border Patrol agent’s life

10 years ago Thursday, July 19, 2012  Infrastructure tops short council agenda – In a meeting that lasted about 10 minutes Tuesday evening, Uvalde City Council unanimously approved placement of infrastructure to service the airport on Garner Field Road and a future Hampton Inn hotel, which will be built on East Main Street. During discussion regarding the airport it was […]

Armando C. Garza

Armando Charo Garza, 78, of Batesville, died on July 23, 2022, at his residence.  Visitation will begin today at 1 p.m., and a rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated July 29 at 1 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Batesville, and interment will follow at Batesville Cemetery. […]

Robb principal refutes House claims

Melissa Federspill
Staff Writer

Two days after Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District placed her on administrative leave, Robb Elementary Principal Mandy Gutierrez released a three-page document refuting issues raised in the House Investigative Committee Report Gutierrez’s attorney, Ricardo Cedillo of San Antonio, distributed the document on July 27. In it, Gutierrez addresses issues related to campus security, the door to Room 111, and WiFi […]

County plans sheriff’s office investigation

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

Uvalde County Commissioners voted July 25 to start the search for an independent investigator to examine policies and procedures of the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office, part of the nearly 400 officers who responded to the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Commissioner John Yeackle, who requested the matter be placed on the court’s agenda, said no county after-action […]

Raymond D. Gonzalez

Raymond David Gonzalez, 58, of Uvalde, died on July 23, 2022, at his residence.  He was born on Sept. 29, 1963, in Uvalde to Andrea (Lopez) and Gumecindo Gonzalez. He met Margarita Gomez in Colorado in 1984 and they married on June 1, 1985, in Del Rio. Gonzalez was a proud Army veteran, having served his country for eight years. […]

Patricia L. Herrera

Patricia Lopez Herrera, 56, of Uvalde died on July 22, 2022, at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Sept. 13, 1965, in Uvalde to Rosa (Leal) and Bernandino Lopez.  She is survived by son Sammy Herrera and wife, Jenny, of Uvalde; two daughters, Lori Flores and husband, David, of Victoria, and Monica Herrera Chavez and husband, Juan, […]

Sherrill L. Moore

Sherrill Luvon “Boots” Moore of Canyon Lake, Texas, passed away on July 22, 2022, in Wimberley, Texas, at the age of 86.  He was born on Nov. 25, 1935, in Datto, Arkansas to Ewell and Ossil Moore. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Joyce Parker Moore. Boots was loved by so many, always making people […]

Anniversary: Rios

Luis and Liovigilda Rios of Burlington, Iowa, celebrated 60 years of marriage on Friday, July 22, 2022. They married on July 22, 1962, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde and made their home in Uvalde for four years before moving to Iowa. She is retired from a 35-year career with General Electric, and he is retired from a 27-year […]

Mark Contreras

Mark Contreras, 53, of Uvalde died on July 23, 2022, at Texas Vista Medical Center in San Antonio. He was born on March 3, 1969, in Uvalde to Cruz (Vasquez) and Severo Contreras.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated today at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation […]