SAFD graduates two area residents
Mariscal follows father’s footsteps in community service
Kimberly Rubio
Assistant editor
Justin Mariscal learned a lot working alongside his father at the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department. That knowledge, along with his physical strength, was put to the...
Big Give S.A. underway
Several area organizations are hoping residents will log on TheBigGiveSA.org today and make a secure contribution to one or more participating groups.
Big Give S.A. is a 24-hour event that allows nonprofit organizations to encourage...
Stop signs and roadblocks
Commissioners deny request to re-open road
Kimberly Rubio
Staff writer
The second request made by Uvalde County resident Julia Rodriguez to reverse a September of 2016 decision by Uvalde County Commissioners to abandon County Road 429D was...
How do you vote?
Meghann Garcia
Managing editor
Public opinion was split Tuesday evening when Uvalde County Commissioners hosted a public hearing to solicit input about electronic voting. While several people proffered support for updating electronic voting equipment, most eschewed...
Woman arrested for criminal trespass
FRIDAY
2:16 P.M. – Angelica Ariana Fernandez, 28, of 554 Flores St., was arrested by Uvalde Police Department on charges of assault causing bodily injury.
3:28 P.M. – Anna Schlaepfer, 46, of 4075 County Road...
Continental planning $10 million indoor facility
Continental has announced the investment of approximately $10 million in a new indoor tire test center located in Uvalde at the company’s U.S. proving grounds.
The test facility is expected to be fully functional in...
Armed robber nets $293, jail cell
Kimberly Rubio
Staff writer
Two Uvalde men have been charged with aggravated robbery after they allegedly held a Smoking Hills Tobacco Inc. clerk at gunpoint, with one man firing the gun, before making off with $293....
City approves purchase of sewer truck, police radios
Uvalde City Council approved the purchase of a combination sewer truck for $345,000 and nine hand-held police radios for $36,000 during a regular meeting Tuesday at City Hall. The sewer truck will not replace...
County commissioners approve budget
During the county budget workshops and ensuing budget approval, commissioners allocated $250,000 for the Uvalde County Appraisal District, which collects taxes on the county’s behalf. Through a second-issued budget, compiled because the first was...
King begins new term in Texas House of Representatives
On the first day of Texas’ 85th legislative session, which was Tuesday, State Rep. Tracy O. King, a Uvalde Democrat, was sworn in to continue serving the people of Texas House District 80. “I...