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Uvalde County Justice of the Peace Ernesto “Neto” Luna, 76, died on April 6, and the county judge said five people have expressed interest in serving in the elected position. The longtime official retired briefly, announcing his resignation in December of 2020, but went on to seek, and win, a return to the post in 2022. Uvalde County Judge Bill […]

Texas Hill Country River Region is seeking a new executive director after Erica Sagebiel resigned Jan. 25, less than a year into her position. “Erica Sagebiel resigned earlier this year because her husband was offered a great position out of state. Although it was unexpected, she did facilitate a transition, and we were sad to see her go,” said Jamie […]

FacebookTwitterEmailMessengerCopy LinkMessageShare 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.

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 […]

On April 24, the Uvalde County 4-H Dog Obedience Group donated 167.5 pounds of food, including cat food and about 10 bags of dog food, to the Briscoe Animal Resource Center. The 4-H members also helped give the previously abandoned and stray dogs baths and took them for walks, much to the enjoyment of both groups. 4-H group senior leader […]

More than six weeks after Jesse Prado delivered his outside report on the Uvalde Police Department and two canceled meetings and a mayor change later, the city of Uvalde acknowledged officers didn’t act sufficiently on May 24, 2022, but accepted Prado’s findings which indicate officers did not violate policy. After Mayor Pro Tem Everardo “Lalo” Zamora delivered the prepared remarks […]

Leakey resident Brandi Pichardo hasn’t seen her son, Dimitri Perez, for more than two years. Perez went missing on April 14, 2022, and he has not been located despite volunteers and law enforcement searching for him. Pichardo said her daughter moved home to help raise Perez’s nearly 3-year-old daughter, of whom Pichardo has custody. She said not knowing what happened […]

The city of Uvalde is at a $1.5 million surplus halfway through its fiscal year and expects to retain half of that amount by year’s end. City Finance Director Felix Castillo told Uvalde City Council members at the April 23 city meeting the city is slightly exceeding both revenue and expense metrics outlined in their $28.4 million budget set for […]

FacebookTwitterEmailMessengerCopy LinkMessageShare Uvalde County veterans service officer Everardo “Lalo” Zamora said the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spends about $20,354,000 in Uvalde County, including education, home loan, disability and other compensations combined.

Hundreds band together to support cancer survivors, research