Julye Keeble

During Uvalde County’s Pearl Harbor Day observance, held a day early on Dec. 6, local military historian Ricardo Benavides shared riveting stories about the service of World War II veterans James Edwards Moeller, Robert Eugene Galloway, and Frank Franklin. Children from local schools made up about half of the audience at the Uvalde Grand Opera House, where veteran service officer […]

In their last regularly scheduled meeting this year, Uvalde City Council added two new members and gave the go ahead to five projects collectively valued at more than $9.5 million, including a sidewalk improvement project on U.S. Highway 90. The Dec. 10 meeting held at city hall covered numerous topics, and further reporting is forthcoming. Andres Gonzalez with Texas Department […]

Uvalde County Commissioners voted Dec. 9 to keep Monday as the day of the week for their twice-monthly regular meetings at the Uvalde County Courthouse. They also accepted a bid for grant-funded water line work in Knippa and resolved to apply for a $250,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department access grant. Commissioners annually set a regular day of the week […]

Uvalde County will likely receive $2,700 after commissioners voted Dec. 16 to join an opioid mitigation settlement. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in November the $83 million settlement with Kroger over a state opioid lawsuit filed in the 152nd District Court in Harris County. Paxton said this is the latest in a series of over $3 billion in settlements […]

Hector R. Luevano, a retired peace officer and former city councilman, received 30 votes more than Everardo “Lalo” Zamora to win the Dec. 14 runoff election for mayor of Uvalde. Luevano, who will be the city’s third Hispanic mayor, won by 51.15 percent, receiving 668 votes while his opponent Everardo “Lalo” Zamora received 638 votes, or 48.85 percent. Uvalde City […]

Uvalde County Judge Bill Mitchell swore in newly-elected county officials shortly past midnight on Jan. 1, after a barrage of fireworks filled the sky and flocks of frightened bats and birds swooped over the heads of about 50 people in attendance. Mitchell, standing at the podium with the backlit courthouse behind him and a decorative wreath overhead, had to wait […]

The Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for citizen and volunteer of the year, and business awards, accolades it will distribute Feb. 7 during its 105th banquet. The nomination window opened Jan. 3 and will close Jan. 10 by 5 p.m. Visit tinyurl/UACC25 to make a nomination. The theme for the formal event set at the Uvalde County […]

Manza Hale and Billy Foutz were named Firefighters of the Year for outstanding efforts in 2024 at the annual Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department banquet, held Jan. 9 at the Uvalde County Fairplex. Firefighters also honored Roy Joe Howard for an astounding 60 years of service. Combining the 45 years his son, Jimmy Joe Howard, has served the department, the duo […]

This graphic representation shows what a splash pad at Jardin De Los Héroes Park may look like. Brent Oxley of the Ox Ranch is donating $1.8 million to help the Uvalde Rotary Club build the new venue. Organizers said they hope to open it in summer. (Photo courtesy of Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Waterparks)

Utah resident Christa Benward and her daughter, Cheyenne, 9, of Utah are determined, despite a long and slow fundraising journey, to bring an Angel of Hope statue to Hillcrest Cemetery. Benward initiated a fundraiser in 2020 to bring a Christmas Box Angel of Hope statue to a cemetery in Herriman City, Utah, where her family has three infants buried. In […]