Not everyone can claim to be a published author. Far fewer can say they published their first book at 11. Sophia Marie Ostapyshyn, daughter of Sabinal native Dolores (Davis) Ostapyshyn, is one of those few. Ostapyshyn, now 12, published her debut book “Possible” when she was just 11, and, as she prepares to enter middle school, has at least four […] The post Sabinal woman’s 11-year-old daughter…
Diego Castillo, a newly-certified registered nurse anesthetist, will begin working for Uvalde Memorial Hospital in September. The Uvalde High School alumnus graduated on Aug. 15 from Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth with a Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Practice, concluding six years of schooling. Castillo graduated from UHS in 2017. He planned on joining the military after he graduated but his […] The…
Uvalde’s school board said they'd accept applications for superintendent on Aug. 17, but left little room for doubt about who they’d choose. The post UCISD hints at new permanent superintendent first appeared on Uvalde Leader News .
Diane Lois Everett Crain, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 79. She was born on June 18, 1947, in Fredericksburg, Texas, to Jesse and Esther Everett, who preceded her in death. Diane graduated from Bandera High School in May 1965. Earlier that year, in February, she met the […] The post Diane L. Crain first…
The Uvalde Morale Welfare and Rec Association, composed of Uvalde-area U.S. Border Patrol agents, gave out $7,000 in scholarships sponsored by Colorado Materials to 14 area students on July 30. The awards were presented at the Uvalde station by Acting Watch Commander Richard Dadd, Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge Willie Cook, MWR vice president Erik Gomez and Ramon Salinas, Colorado […] The post…
There is nothing like Texas high school football. I know they are mighty proud of their football in Florida, Ohio, California, and other places where they believe they know football, but there really isn’t anything like Texas high school football. Where else but Texas do so many people travel such long distances, from one end of the state to the […] The post Nothing matches Friday Night Lights in…
The Uvalde Lobos will be back on the road for volleyball competition this week. On Aug. 18, they will travel to Eagle Pass for action against the C.C. Winn Lady Mavericks. The varsity teams will begin play at 6 p.m. Prior to that match, the sub-varsity teams will do battle at 5 p.m. The varsity Lobos will travel to Devine […] The post Lobos battle Winn, prepare for Devine volleyball tournament…
The Uvalde Youth Rodeo Club has rescheduled its 63rd annual Open Youth Rodeo for Aug. 23. Originally, the rodeo was scheduled for July 28, but because of flooding in the Uvalde County area, the rodeo was postponed. Activities will get underway at 9 a.m. Youth rodeo events will include dummy roping, cloverleaf barrels, double mugging, tie-down roping, straight barrels, breakaway […] The post UYRC…
Just a year after Texas Monthly proclaimed Ernest Servantes’ Burnt Bean the best barbecue joint in Texas, the Uvalde-born chef earned a spot in the International Barbecue Cookers Association Hall of Fame and added more television appearances to his résumé. “Give me two or three more years, I’m gonna tell Matthew McConaughey to scoot over because I’m going to be […] The post Servantes joins BBQ…
Former Harlem Globetrotter Melvin Adams will perform at two free events at Sabinal Independent School District on Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The post Globetrotter to perform for Sabinal students first appeared on Uvalde Leader News .