Community Corner

🌱 How will Uvalde’s new alerts and sirens change local emergency warnings?

Make time for Dilley Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Sabinal on the Uvalde Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Thursday October 1st Patch AM
Thursday October 1st Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hi there, Uvalde! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Uvalde's new alerts and sirens change local emergency warnings?
  • What's next for the former Robb Elementary campus and planned memorial?
  • Uvalde agents confront another deadly freight-train smuggling attempt.

Also on today's calendar: Stacey Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Sabinal and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• EOC meeting teases new facility and flood warning systems progress (uvaldeleadernews.com) — Uvalde and Uvalde County officials are moving ahead with a new 7,000‑square‑foot emergency operations center and upgraded warning systems after this summer's damaging floods. Local residents can expect a new mass alert system, 18 modern flood siren sites including four inside city limits, and repairs to rain gauges that failed during July's storms, all backed by state and federal support.
   

• City of Uvalde takes step toward memorial at former Robb Elementary campus (star-telegram.com) — Uvalde leaders are taking a key step toward turning the former Robb Elementary campus into a memorial and community park, with the school district planning to sell the property to the city. Backed by $10 million in state funding, the project will be shaped by victims' families and residents, though details on price, timing, and any changes before an upcoming trial remain unsettled.
   

• U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue four from locked train car (border-security-report.com) — Border Patrol agents from the Uvalde station recently rescued four migrants locked inside a freight train car near Knippa, the latest in a string of dangerous smuggling incidents tied to the area. Officials say smugglers repeatedly seal people into autorack cars without food or water, and they're warning migrants that these crossings are life-threatening and driven purely by profit.
   

📸 Around Uvalde

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Uvalde

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Uvalde Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • JR.HIGH-FOOTBALL | MEDINA - HOME
    Knippa ISD - Football Field
    5:00 pm
    • Friday October 2
  • Charlotte at La Pryor →
    La Pryor TX
    4:00 pm
  • UHS Varsity Football Game at Uvalde - Pink Out & Youth Night
    Honey Bowl Stadium, 1500 Knox St, Uvalde
    7:00 pm
  • HS-FOOTBALL | OPEN
    Knippa ISD - Football Field
    7:30 pm
    • Tuesday October 6
  • UCISD Volunteer Training
    Uvalde CISD, 1000 N Getty St, Uvalde
    12:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Uvalde. Apply here.
  • El Tigre Foodstores & Tex Best Travel Centers - La Lomita, Inc. posted a job opening for Food Service Associate in Uvalde. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Uvalde here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sabinal

Hondo

  • NWS issued Flood Watch for San Antonio ahead of cold front (mysanantonio.com)
  • Leon Valley installs 6 license plate reader cameras using state grant (ksat.com)
  • Gilbert's Mexican Restaurant honors legacy of late Tejano Hall of Famer (news4sanantonio.com)

Ok Uvalde! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Uvalde