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Utopia library raising $10 K for AC replacement
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (129+ words) Summer means temperatures are rising, and Utopia Memorial Library is asking the public to donate towards the $10, 000 they need to replace an air conditioning system. The library, located at 800 Main St. , has two AC systems. In June, one stopped working....
SWTX names 517 to spring honor rolls
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (138+ words) Southwest Texas College recognized 517 students for academic achievement during the Spring 2026 semester. The college named 272 students to the presidentu2019s list and 245 students to the deanu2019s list. Presidentu2019s list honorees earned a 4. 0 grade point average while completing a minimum required course load, while deanu2019s list…...
City seeking up to $1 million grant for firetruck
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (136+ words) Uvalde City Council members voted to support a grant for a new Class A pumper truck for the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department on June 23, and heard complaints from north Uvalde citizens about damage done by fiber internet crews. City manager…...
UPD chief heads to national training
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (140+ words) Uvalde Police Department Chief Homer Delgado will attend a two-week leadership course in July put on by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, where he will train for high-stress situations and hear case studies about how trauma can spur positive change…...
Mecklin takes home LA Press Club feature writing award
1+ week, 2+ day ago (184+ words) Hali Mecklin, a Uvalde Leader-News staff writer and Report for America corps member, won first-place honors for feature writing in the student division at the 68th Los Angeles Press Club Southern California Journalism Awards on June 28. Mecklin's story, u201c Art and education…...
Remember when? UVFD seeks fans for elderly, others
2+ week, 37+ min ago (50+ words) Uvalde Leader News Remember when? UVFD seeks fans for elderly, others In an effort to help beat the heat, the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department is holding a summer fan drive and is asking residents to donate electric fans. Join our…...
Pepe's Pals tops 2, 000 rescues as kittens stretch resources
1+ week, 5+ day ago (146+ words) For nearly a decade, Molly Lowe has bottle-fed kittens, treated sick and injured cats and pulled animals from euthanasia lists, building Pepe's Pals Kitten Rescue into an organization that has saved more than 2, 000 cats. Lowe " unlike her black cat Pepe,…...
Pastor's column: Putting God first strengthens relationships
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (172+ words) Sunday, June 28, 2026 Suggested readings: 2 Kings 4: 8-16, Psalm 89, Romans 6: 23-11, and Matthew 10: 37-42. Whoever loves father and mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." Jesus gives these words…...
Meyer places first in five youth rodeo events
1+ week, 6+ day ago (184+ words) Joleigh Meyer claimed first place in five different events to top all competitors in the first Uvalde Youth Rodeo points night staged June 16 in the Uvalde County Fairplex Arena. Meyer placed first in the 7-year-olds and under girls age division…...
Molloy recalls his adventurous motorcycle days
2+ week, 1+ day ago (176+ words) Former Uvalde postal employee Jack Molloy didnu2019t spend all his time sorting and delivering mail at the Uvalde post office. In his spare time, especially in the summers, he could be found hitting the highway on his fancy BMW motorcycle, often…...