Rolling with J

Report on the Monday, January 9th, 2023 Uvalde County Commissioners Court Meeting by Jennifer Gilliland

 Business returned as usual as the Uvalde County Commissioner’s Court held their first meeting of the new year. The minutes were read and budgets were passed. Judge Bill Mitchell designated federal grant monies from the May 24th Massacre to several different agencies that will be part of the Resiliency Center.

  Saddle up, Uvalde is hosting the San Antonio Rodeo Qualifiers this week, you can go check out the rodeo action at the Uvalde County Fairplex all week. The top qualifiers will be determined on Saturday night and will be given an official PCRA card which makes them eligible for all PCRA events including February’s San Antonio Rodeo.

Lastly, a few relatives of the 21  victims of the mass shooting continued to urge Commissioner Mariano Pargas to resign from his position to no avail.

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Festival proceeds to fund scholarships

The Remember Their Names Festival was held at the Uvalde County Fairplex Sunday afternoon and evening, October 3oth,2022.

The event featured live music, an art contest, a BBQ cookoff and other events.  “The day was beautiful and we had a great turnout,” Berlinda Arreola said.

Proceeds raised at the event will go to fund scholarships for Uvalde High School Seniors.

“We don’t have an official count yet but it will be equally distributed for scholarships,” Arreola said.

Remember their Names Festival Flyer

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