HSU eyes new $1M pet facility
Julye Keeble
Staff writer
The Humane Society of Uvalde is ready to have plans drawn up for a new approximately $1 million facility to house 30 dogs and more than 20 cats.
They are not asking...
Cook-off generates $14.7K for game warden phone boosters
Julye Keeble
Staff writer
The Fall on the Frio Barbecue cook-off event held Oct. 4-5 in Concan raised $14,770, which was donated to the Gear Up for Game Wardens program.
The funds will be used to...
City cuts lifespan of temp signs
Measure targets election messages
Julye Keeble
Staff writer
Though it won’t be enforced until after the current election cycle, Uvalde City Council voted Tuesday night to amend the ordinance regulating political signage, via folding the category...
Sabinal High students build hydroponic, aquaponic systems
Melissa Federspill
Staff writer
Inside the classroom of Sophie Hayhurst’s horticulture science class at Sabinal High School on a recent cloudy fall morning, a group of about 16 students in grades 10 through 12 enthusiastically awaited...
Chemotherapy office closing Nov. 30
Melissa Federspill
Staff writer
The Texas Oncology Uvalde office, which has been located within the Kate Marmion Regional Cancer Center since 2011, will close Nov. 30 after lease negotiations with Uvalde Memorial Hospital failed to produce...
UCISD teacher facing breast cancer
Melissa Federspill
Staff writer
It was a self exam that felt different that led Flores Middle School teacher Elizabeth Schreiber to go for a check up with her doctor, which revealed she had breast cancer.
“It is...
Mayor wins shot at four more years
Bingo is a go in county
Future terms for Uvalde mayors will extend four years, the same length of time as Uvalde City Council representatives serve, and bingo is now legal across Uvalde County.
Those measures, as...
UCISD, colleges pave way for $10K engineering degree
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has joined forces with Southwest Texas Junior College and Angelo State University to bring an affordable option for a four-year degree to Uvalde students.
Under this new agreement, a...
Sosa crowned UHS queen
Uvalde High School senior Alaina Sosa, who represented the art club, was named the 2019 homecoming queen Friday night during haltime ceremonies of the Uvalde Coyotes’ eventual 56-13 victory over San Antonio Kennedy.
Sosa, the...
Bilingual graduates by 2023
UCISD transitioning fully to dual language study
Julye Keeble
Staff writer
By 2023, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District expects to have the first cohort of dual language students graduating from Uvalde High School.
The district is in the process...