Sofi Zeman

This story is developing and will be updated as new information comes available. Knippa School police have arrested a fifth-grade student, who is no longer enrolled, after she allegedly drafted a “kill list” featuring her peers and school staff, district officials announced. The school district did not specify the charges. Knippa Independent School District released separate statements on Oct. 22 […]

Superintendent Ashley Chohlis warned Batesville residents that a downward trajectory of district finances may someday result in state intervention and a recommendation to close Batesville School. The newspaper later asked Chohlis if the Texas Education Agency had made overtures toward implementing a conservatorship. Chohlis said the TEA had not and that she plans to offset the possibility of that happening […]

“And it’s orange in color,” David Wilkinson said on an afternoon in early October.

The Uvalde Police Department arrested Victor Manuel Santos, 41, of Uvalde, in connection with an Oct. 5 shooting at Ruby’s Lounge. The department announced online Oct. 11 that it had detained Santos shortly after the shooting for initial questioning but released him. Upon further investigation, police obtained a warrant for his formal Oct. 11 arrest in the 300 block of […]

The Uvalde Police Department resumed carrying Daniel Rodriguez's license 12 days after the former police chief parted ways with the city. City manager Vince DiPiazza confirmed Oct. 24 that Rodriguez is a reserve officer for the police department. UPD public information officer Fernando Fernandez said Rodriguez is not a paid officer and has not worked any jobs for UPD since […]

The Uvalde Police Department resumed carrying Daniel Rodriguez’s license 12 days after the former police chief parted ways with the city. City manager Vince DiPiazza confirmed Oct. 24 that Rodriguez is a reserve officer for the police department. UPD public information officer Fernando Fernandez said Rodriguez is not a paid officer. The department said at the time that Rodriguez had […]

Hector Lopez isn’t a fan of the doctor’s office. The longtime principal of Crossroads Academy told the Leader-News that he tries to avoid it when he can. Although, an on-site health clinic that moved onto his campus is beginning to change Lopez’s perspective. The Chicago suburbs native, who moved to Uvalde County as a young adult, popped into the clinic […]

District administration pitched the increase, projected to bring in $1.9 million, to dig the local school district out of a looming $2.5 million deficit.

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will not levy a 10.7-percent higher maintenance and operations tax rate in the new fiscal year after voters living within district’s boundaries overwhelmingly denied the measure Nov. 5. The change would have altered the total school tax rate by a net one percent. The school district as of last week had not publicly shared specific […]

Days before voters hit the polls for the Nov. 5 election, Uvalde High School had an election of its own. Students voted Ashlynn Aguero and Alejandro Alvarez as homecoming queen and king when the Coyotes faced Pleasanton on the evening of Nov. 1. The two won among a pool of eight candidates. Last year’s winners, Andrea Perez and Fermin Barboza, […]