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Just before adjourning the April 22 city council meeting, Uvalde Mayor Pro Tem Everardo “Lalo” Zamora read a prepared statement seemingly acknowledging Uvalde Police Department failures on May 24, 2022, but did not outline any specific remedies apart from new police chief Homer Delgado’s ongoing review of policies and planned restructuring. “We acknowledged the report was presented in such a […]
City municipal court to close April 24
The city of Uvalde municipal court will be closed Wednesday, April 24 for a staff development session. It will reopen at 8 a.m. on April 25. For assistance, call 830-278-8357 and leave a message or email clerkofcourt@uvaldetx.gov. Payments may be made online at tinyurl.com/Uvaldepay.
Uvalde Leader-News wins multiple first-place awards, sweepstakes at STPA convention
Federspill is journalist of the yearUvalde Leader-News assistant managing editor Melissa Federspill won her second consecutive journalist of the year award April 19, when the newspaper racked up seven first-place awards, the community service award, and sweepstakes in the South Texas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The Uvalde Leader-News also brought home two second-place and five third-place awards for its 2023 coverage. Competing in Division […]
D’Spain wins April fishing tourney
France D’Spain caught the big bass of the Uvalde Bass Club’s two-day April fishing tournament. D’Spain hooked a 6.96-pounder on April 14. That bass helped D’Spain to win first-place honors for the second day of the UBC event. D’Spain’s three fish totaled 12.93 pounds. Matt Meyers won runner-up honors. He caught three fish that weighed 8.47 pounds total. JB Meyers […]
UCISD swapping Raptor Tech for badge alert system
Editor’s note: The newspaper updated this story on April 23 to include a response from Raptor Technologies. We also added a quote from the U.S. Department of Justice’s report on May 24, 2022. The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is ending its agreement with Raptor Technologies, which reports and staff say failed to operate sufficiently on May 24, 2022. The […]
UCISD paid former principal $16K after resignation
UCISD paid former principal $16K after resignationFormer interim superintendent Gary Patterson authorized the school district to pay Mandy Pruitt $16,655 over the course of four months provided she not discuss her abrupt 2022 resignation. The newspaper learned about the situation this month, after the district complied with a series of open records requests and produced a string of emails regarding Pruitt’s resignation. Pruitt, former principal of […]
Larry J. Milstead
Larry Joe Milstead, 77, of Uvalde died on April 15, 2024, at his residence. A funeral service will be held April 21 at 3 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A reception will follow at Uvalde Country Club. Services are under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Leader-News.
Pastor’s Column: The world needs to see, hear your Easter story
If I were to ask you to tell the Easter story you could do that, right? I suspect we can all tell that story. Jesus died on a cross. Jesus was buried in a tomb. And on the third day women discovered that the tomb was open and empty. Jesus was not there but had been raised. For most of […]
New Yorker suing city of Uvalde, UPD for $500,000
New York resident Michael W. Palmer is suing the city of Uvalde and the Uvalde Police Department for $500,000 over blocking user comments on their Facebook pages. He argues that the Uvalde Police Department’s claim that its Facebook page is only informational contravenes a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “The city does not have a lawful right to block users comments […]
Ortiz is library’s artist of the month
The diverse artwork of resident April Maria Ortiz, from intricate origami to a watercolor scene of Uvalde’s Bottle ’n Bag, creates an eye-catching collection for the Artist of the Month spotlight at El Progreso Memorial Library. Multiple pieces adorn the library’s display cabinets, some with religious footing, others with nature and math. “I’ve always been interested in the role of […]
