Contreras finishes strong fourth at state powerlifting meet
James Volz
Sports Editor
Avery Contreras placed fourth in the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association state championship meet last Saturday at Waco’s Extraco Events Center.
Vying in the Class 5A Girls’ 165-pound weight division, Contreras captured...
Bike-riding cops join crime fight
Kimberly Rubio
Assistant editor
Come September, Uvalde Police Department officers may be patrolling city streets with a fleet of new wheels – bicycles.
Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez recently announced plans to create a part-time bicycle patrol...
Bolstering getaway event set this month
The first-ever local outdoor retreat designed specifically for women by women is scheduled for March 29-31 in Concan.
The event, Women Who Wander, is a weekend of guided excursions and classes, such as hiking, kayaking,...
City corrects misleading truck ordinance
Kimberly Rubio
Assistant editor
Twelve truck permit holders were in attendance Tuesday night when Uvalde City Council unanimously voted to correct a clerical error that indicated local truckers could not park loaded vehicles on their private...
Uvalde man dies in crash
Driver’s son has fractured ankle
Kimberly Rubio
Assistant editor
Uvalde resident Timothy C. Walker, 46, was pronounced dead Saturday evening at the scene of a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 90. Firefighters extricated Walker’s 8-year-old son, who was...
Tennis courts renamed for ‘life coach’ Rambie
Melissa Federspill
Staff Writer
In an outdoor gathering on a brisk Monday evening, hands were cold but hearts were warm as students, administration, family and community members congregated for the dedication of the Terri Rambie Tennis...
Fire displaces two sets of tenants
Two cats die in blaze that affects three units
A fire that originated near a water heater in a triplex has displaced three families. Although no tenants were injured, two cats died.
The fire was reported...
Shear madness?
Cosmetologists decry effort to nix training, licensing requirements
Kimberly Rubio
Assistant editor
Do you want untrained stylists anywhere near your hair with scissors? If not, local cosmetologists are asking residents to rally against proposed bills that...
‘Blue water’ veterans could benefit from new act
Kimberly Rubio
Assistant editor
Topics discussed Wednesday during a veterans’ town hall meeting included updates to the Department of Veterans Affairs procedure for providing footwear to veteran beneficiaries and the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act...
Day-long party set Saturday
by Melissa Federspill, staff writer
On Saturday, a day-long celebration marking Texas’ independence from Mexico will include period demonstrations and exhibits from the 1800s era of Texas, including live performances, a cavalcade, a frontier village...