Like so many people across the state, our hearts were broken Tuesday, May 24, as we helplessly watched tragedy strike the Uvalde community. This newspaper, and the communities we serve, mourn the loss of Makenna Lee Elrod, Layla Salazar, Maranda Mathis, Nevaeh Bravo, Jose Manuel Flores Jr., Xavier Lopez, Tess Marie Mata, Rojelio Torres, Eliahna “Ellie” Amyah Garcia, Eliahna A. Torres, Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, Jackie Cazares, Uziyah Garcia, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Irma Garcia, Eva Mireles, Amerie Jo Garza, Alexandria “Lexi” Aniyah Rubio and Alithia Ramirez. To the families of these victims, words of condolence will never be enough.
- Barton Publications
Community members gathered Sunday at Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park for a vigil to honor the lives lost in Uvalde on May 24.
