Neil Sturdevant

Five of 129 Uvalde High School students have tested positive for illegal drugs this school year while another student refused to test. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Ashley Chohlis told the Leader-News the school district has conducted two rounds of randomized drug testing, one in the fall and the other earlier this month. Chohlis said the district followed its […]

Robert “Bob” Elmer Burks, 78, of Lubbock, formerly of Uvalde, died on Oct. 6, 2024, at Carillon Senior Living in Lubbock. He was born on Oct. 18, 1945, in Big Spring to Emma Golightly and Elmer Burks. He graduated from Uvalde High School in 1964 and attended Texas Tech University. He was a member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, where […]

Uvalde City Council discussed infrastructure, including how to fund and prioritize competing needs for repair of Uvalde streets, when they met for about 2 hours and 25 minutes on Jan. 14 at city hall. All city council members were present. Councilman Ernest Santos asked to discuss street work, as well as a potential Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ). The state […]

Richard (Dick) Dwight Story, born on Aug. 25, 1935, in Hammond, Indiana, and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on Jan. 15, 2025, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. He leaves behind a rich legacy as a talented artist in carpentry and engraving, with a distinctive craftsmanship that will be remembered by all who had the pleasure of experiencing his work. […]

The American Cancer Society announced Jan. 15 that the renewed Uvalde Relay for Life is the 2024 Pat Flynn Spirit of Relay Nationwide Event of the Year. ACS said it chose the Uvalde event because it stood out by celebrating survivors and caregivers, holding a meaningful luminaria ceremony with more than 1,000 lighted bags, and organizers surpassing the original fundraising […]

Seven acclaimed artists in a Concan-based artist residency, including one who contributed to the Healing Uvalde mural project, will showcase their work Jan. 31 during a meet-and-greet potluck meal. Organizers invite the community to the 4 p.m. event at the Beard House at 316 Evergreen St. in Leakey. The Inn Between in Concan is hosting Infrathin Artist Residency’s third session […]

Lucille Pickett Wise, 78, of Utopia, died on Jan. 14, 2025, at University Hospital in San Antonio. She was born on Sept. 29, 1946, in Crystal City to Dorothy Petry and Joseph Pickett. She married Marion Wise on Jan. 6, 1968, in San Antonio. The couple celebrated 57 years of marriage this year. Her family said she was a sociable […]

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*This story is developing and will be updated as new information comes available. Area law enforcement on Jan. 26 arrested two people in connection with a murder in Knippa. Uvalde resident Luis Ortiz Jr., 19, of Uvalde, faces charges for murder and abuse of a corpse while Knippa resident David Reyes, 46, faces similar corpse abuse charges. Uvalde County Sheriff […]

The 38th Judicial District dismissed aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges against a Uvalde County resident after he completed less than six months of a two-year deferred adjudication agreement for shooting an immigrant in the knee on railroad-owned land near Cline. Knippa High School class of 2020 graduate Larry Allen, now 22 and a second-year student at Texas A&M […]