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Knippa students win first at regional UIL, 16 advance to state

3 days ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Austin James

On April 25, Knippa High School sent 25 students to compete at the University Interscholastic League regional academic meet at Blinn College in Brenham and placed first overall as a team with 16 students advancing to state competition. James Miller placed first in number sense, calculator, mathematics, science, physics, and second in chemistry. Victor Ortiz placed second in number sense, mathematics, science, and fourth in calculator.
Courthouse elevator reopens

1 week ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

Six weeks after closing for modernization, the elevator at the Uvalde County Courthouse is open for business, and noticeably faster when ferrying people to the third floor. TK Elevator staff, out of of San Antonio, started work on March 18, bringing a new elevator controller, the brains of the system, to the courthouse basement, then barricading the area off while […] This content is only available to paid subscribers. Please login below or Subscribe today!
Knippa’s Miller wins regional championship in golf

1 week ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Austin James

Ninety-two boys and 72 girls competed at the regional 1A golf tournament held in Manor on Monday, April 14 and Tuesday, April 15. Knippa students James Miller and Sophia Suarez both achieved a personal best. Miller finished the tournament as the boy’s regional champion. He posted scores of 78 and 77 for a two day total of 155. Sophia Suarez finished 17th out of 72, posting scores of 108 and 107 for a two day total of 215.
Area school board, council races see low turnout

1 week ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

May 3 is election day for Sabinal City Council and Nueces Canyon and Sabinal school boards, and less than 5 percent of those eligible voted early in all three races. A combined total of 191 people voted in the three contested races, of 3,874 who were registered, according to election officials. On Election Day, Saturday, May 3, polls will be […]
City OKs $2 million Robb settlement

2 weeks ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

After conferring for about an hour in closed session April 22, Uvalde City Council unanimously approved a settlement with families affected by the Robb Elementary School shooting. All council members were present in the meeting, held at the Willie De Leon Civic Center due to ongoing elevator upgrades at city hall. Council members did not disclose details of the settlement. […] This content is only available to paid subscribers. Please login below or Subscribe today!
Windmill Water Supply board turns over

2 weeks ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

Uvalde Estates residents clamored for change April 15, voting in four new board members for Windmill Water Supply: Jim Shoemaker, Santa Perez, Juli Alvarado and Mario Valdez. Palpable frustration filled the El Progreso Memorial Library meeting room where over 80 people gathered for the annual meet, followed by a regular board meeting. The board hadn’t met since Aug. 22, 2024, when they appointed two new members, removing them about a month later while citing a procedural error.
Uvalde gets 1.68 inches of rain in Easter week storms

2 weeks ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

Sheets of lightning lit up the night shortly before 4 a.m. on April 20, Easter Sunday, as a thunderstorm rolled into Uvalde depositing 0.85 inches of rain. Three days later another 0.83 inches fell. The rainfall brings the year-to-date total for the city to 4.11 inches, about an inch and a half below the 121-year average of 5.57 inches.
Splash pad a go: Project could be operational by next spring

2 weeks ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

City, Rotary Club ink splash pad agreement Children might play at a $1.8 million splash pad at El Jardín de los Héroes Park by next spring, after the city and a Rotary Club contractor reached an agreement. The Uvalde City Council voted April 22 to approve a legal agreement with Strickland Construction and Design LLC, advancing the project.
Rotary Club assisting civic-minded students

2 weeks ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

The Rotary Club of Uvalde is offering at least two $500 scholarships to Uvalde County residents who meet the criteria and apply by May 9 at 5 p.m.Young Rotarian scholarships are intended for high school and home-school graduates with a minimum 2.5 GPA enrolled in a college, university, or accredited vocational school and seeking a bachelor, advanced, or vocational degree from a nationally. accredited institution. Scholarships are open to students majoring in any field of study.
Uvalde City Council approves settlement with Robb families

3 weeks ago | uvaldeleadernews.com | Julye Keeble

Editor’s note: The newspaper has temporarily deleted the last section of this story which outlined plaintiffs after an account appearing to belong to the plaintiffs’ attorney commented on the newspaper’s Facebook post to say the information was incorrect. After conferring for about an hour in closed session April 22, Uvalde City Council unanimously approved a settlement with families affected by the Robb Elementary School shooting.