Lifestyles

The late Amerie Jo Garza’s family is honoring her memory with a toy drive underway through Dec. 22 to benefit area children of all ages. Amerie was one of 19 students who died, along with two teachers, on May 24, 2022, in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Organizers ask that unwrapped toys, suitable for newborns through age 18, […]

The Knippa Junior High one-act play won first place and best technical crew in the UIL District 31-A contest, held Dec. 18 at the Uvalde Grand Opera House, for its performance of “Kamikaze Kate (And the Sword of Captain Kuroda).” The one-act play participants include Victoria Tuttle, Roxie Reading, Oscar Reyes, Megan Ayala, Ethan Lara, Mila Duran, Weslee Windham, Amelia […]

Sacred Heart Maria Luisa Aldape, STJ Students at Sacred Heart School are fostering a love for reading and improving literacy skills through the use of the Renaissance Accelerated Reader (AR) program. This innovative program combines reading practice with interactive quizzes, encouraging students to develop stronger comprehension skills and build confidence as readers. The students choose two to three books a […]

Uvalde-based nonprofit Lives Robbed will co-host a panel and art exhibit next month to address the gun violence epidemic starting Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. The exhibit, titled “77 Minutes in Their Shoes” will debut at 7 p.m. on Jan. 10 at the Canopy Projects Gallery in Austin. The project features images of the shoes that victims wore on May […]

The Sabinal High School honor band competed in the Association of Texas Small School Bands competition on Dec. 14 at Pleasanton High School. The contest showcased band students from across South Texas and served as a qualifying event for the ATSSB Area S Audition, scheduled to take place at Calallen on Jan. 10. Four Sabinal students advanced, including Violet Higginbotham, […]

The Knippa Rockcrushers completed their first football season after a 49-year hiatus. The varsity roster consisted of 20 to 24 players throughout the season. The hype around campus was high all season at weekly pep rallies and game attendance. The Knippa community and surrounding areas supported the team at each home game with maximum attendance. “We had a great inaugural football […]

Utopia Independent School District has named a lone finalist for the position of superintendent following the resignation of Michael Derry. Joshua Ham impressed the board members with his energy, personality and educational beliefs and goals and thus offered him the position beginning in January. Ham, a U.S. Army veteran and Sam Houston University alumni, has 20 years of experience in […]