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Library has full schedule for March

Therapy dogs and horses, music, and arts and crafts are on offer March 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at El Progreso Memorial Library as part of the library’s March calendar. The free event is sponsored by Big Brothers and Big Sisters, who is also hosting a wearable art creative event at the library on March 14 from 3 to […]

Jackson, Valdez win Lions Club scholarships

On March 3 the Sabinal Lions Club held their annual scholarship interviews for the Outstanding Youth essay contest, Drug Awareness speech, Diabetes Awareness essay, and the Young Ladies Pageant. Winning Queen is senior Morgan Jackson, , daughter of Brian and Jennifer Jackson. “I’m looking forward to representing my community with a great organization that puts people first,” said Jackson. Winning […]

Eva Strong Memorial Run/Walk set March 16

An annual walk/run memorializing Robb Elementary teacher Eva Mireles is scheduled to kick off at 8 a.m. on March 16 in Uvalde’s downtown. The Eva Strong Memorial 5K/10K run and one mile run/walk will begin in the 100 block of East Nopal Street. Mireles was among the 21 people killed as a result of the May 24, 2022, shooting at […]

Jackie’s Canine Carnival beckons dogs, friends to Fairplex

Jackie’s Canine Carnival, a fundraiser that honors the legacy of 9-year-old Jacklyn “Jackie” J. Cazares, who loved animals and wanted to grow up and be a veterinarian is set March 16 at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Jackie, along with 18 of her classmates and two teachers, died as a result of the May 24, 2022, tragedy at Robb Elementary. The […]

Locals celebrate WWII pilot, POW Gerald’s 100th birthday

Julye Keeble 
Staff Writer

Stoddard B. Gerald died on Feb. 27, shortly after this story was written. The family plans a graveside service set March 2 in Mills County. World War II veteran fighter pilot and prisoner-of-war Stoddard Bateman Gerald celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 19, and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough sent him a letter of commendation and a military […]

Sabinal’s Wild Hog Festival returns with new events

A spate of new events are coming to the Sabinal Lions Club’s 33rd-annual Wild Hog Festival and Craft Fair set March 29-31 at Veterans Memorial Live Oak Park and Yellowjacket Stadium. This year’s festival will kick-off with the newly added cornhole tournament on March 29 at Sabinal City Park and will continue through Saturday morning. Along with the arts and […]

Go Blue Day set April 3 at Fairplex

The Bluebonnet Children’s Advocacy Center and Tri-County Court Appointed Special Advocates, also known as CASA. will host “Go Blue Day” on April 3 at the Stardust Pavilion at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Organizers say the annual event, held to bring awareness to child abuse prevention month, will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hot dogs will be served, and activities […]

Calendar

To submit an event for publication in the Leader-News calendar, call staff writer Melissa Federspill at 830-278-3335 March 6 Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center will be at the Fire Station in Batesville from 3 to 6 p.m. offering rabies vaccinations to dogs and cats for $12. Other vaccines available for dogs will be bordetella, DHPPL, and rattlesnake; for cats, FVRCP […]

KABOOM!, school district herald playground at Dalton

More than 100 volunteers participated in a community-wide effort to build Uvalde’s newest playground, according to Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. Volunteers gathered at the district’s northeast-side elementary school Feb. 22-24  to piece together the play space, which included a handful of  slides, a large swing, a communications board  and several other brightly-colored playthings and art. The official ribbon cutting […]

American Red Cross Month in Uvalde County


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