2023-07-27

Jessie E. Miller

Jessie “Gerrie” E.  Miller, 83, of Brackettville died on June 24, 2023, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital.  She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Brackettville, where she will have a memorial service July 29 at 11 a.m. A luncheon for family and friends will follow the service. She was born on April 21, 1941, in Macon, […]

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Josephina Rodriguez

Josephina Rodriguez, 76, of Sabinal, formerly of Uvalde, died on July 23, 2023, at her daughter’s residence in Hondo. She was born on March 19, 1947, in Sonora to Juanita (Morales) and Gilde Galindo.  She is survived by four daughters, Caroline Briones and husband, Santos Reyna, of Uvalde, Beverly Herrera of Waco, and Cristina Leos and husband, Andres, and Esperanza […]

Olivia Reavis

Olivia Reavis, 86, of Sabinal died on July 20, 2023, at Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio.   Services are pending with Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, and memorial service will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.

Complaints continue against Pargas

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

Marissa Lozano, sister of Classroom 112 co-teacher Irma Garcia, told Precinct 2 Commissioner Mariano Pargas Jr. there was a certain irony in Pargas being present when her sister first entered the workforce, as well as on her last day, decades later. Lozano, one of three people who spoke out against Pargas during the July 25 meeting of Uvalde County Commissioners, […]

City mayoral election set Nov. 7

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

Uvalde City Council ordered a special municipal election, set Nov. 7, to fill the mayoral seat being vacated early by Don McLaughlin Jr., who is stepping down to run for State Representative for District 80. Two candidates, journalist and advocate Kimberly Mata-Rubio and banker and former mayor Cody Smith, have announced their bids for mayor to the Uvalde Leader-News. Smith […]

Robb demo could be in fall

Sofi Zeman
Staff Writer

Demolition of Robb Elementary is tentatively scheduled to begin this fall. Gary Patterson, interim superintendent of Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, said that ongoing litigation involving the May 24, 2022, mass shooting tragedy at Robb has contributed to delays in the demolition process.  A number of the lawsuits required investigators to conduct site visits, barring the school from being demolished […]

Susan J. Yates

Susan Johnson Yates, 67, of Uvalde died on July 20, 2023, at her residence. She was born March 28, 1956, in Uvalde to Beverly Knox (Turner) and Pat Settle Johnson.  She was a lifelong Uvalde resident, member of First Baptist Church, rancher, business owner and a hard worker. Her family said she always had a kind word for everyone, a […]

YouPOP production hitting stage three times

Alesandra Gonzales
Staff Writer

Youth Players on the Plaza, better known as YouPOP, is once again partnering with the Uvalde Grand Opera House to bring three days of youth-led theater to the community. The sequence of shows will start Friday, July 28 at 7 p.m., then continue with another 7 p.m. show on Saturday, July 29, and a matinee on Sunday, July 30 at […]

ULN employee Mata-Rubio seeks mayor’s seat

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Kimberly Mata-Rubio, 34, plans to seek the position of Uvalde mayor this November. “I want to represent the underserved in this community, whose voices matter but have long been unheard,” she said. “I want residents to see themselves in me and feel at ease sharing their grievances.” Mata-Rubio, who graduated from St. Mary’s University in December of 2022 with a […]