Kickoff at the Honey Bowl Tonight — Plus Weekend Live Music
Uvalde, TX · October 15, 2026
Keep an umbrella handy behind the wheel today — scattered showers will move through before kickoff under the Honey Bowl lights this evening.
The Lead
Local healthcare and civic leadership mark the end of an era following the passing of Dr. Harry O. Watkins at age 90. A homegrown surgeon who returned home in 1968 after serving in the Air Force, Dr. Watkins spent more than 52 years on the medical staff at Uvalde Memorial Hospital, including a tenure as Chief of Staff.
Beyond the operating room, he devoted 28 years to the Southwest Texas College Board of Trustees, guiding the regional institution through major campus development and serving as board president. Colleagues remembered him this week not only as a skilled physician, but as a dedicated leader who championed rural higher education. The college board convenes for its regular session at 6 p.m. tonight on Garner Field Road with an empty seat at Place 6 and a legacy spanning generations.
Local Pulse
County Outlines Rules for Campaign Yard Signs City Hall Property owners and campaigns must follow strict right-of-way setbacks and obtain landowner permission before early voting begins Monday.
Sabinal Approves Plan for New Downtown Plaza Community The project replaces vacant Main Street buildings with a public pavilion designed for community gatherings, local markets, and food trucks.
Today's Outlook
- High 88°F · Low 75°F — Rain showers
- Keep an umbrella handy in the car today for passing showers and humid afternoon warmth.
What's On Around Town
Today
Songwriters Night The Blue Flame (282 Main St), Utopia, 4:00–10:00 PM · Free Original acoustic tunes and storytelling in an intimate listening room.
UHS JV Coyote Football vs. Sabinal Honey Bowl Stadium, 5:00 PM Cheer on the sub-varsity Coyotes in a classic cross-county rivalry match.
Thursday Sundown Scramble Uvalde Memorial Golf Course (221 E Doughty St), 5:30 PM Nine holes of twilight golf under the evening sky.
Tomorrow
Mystery at the Opera House Uvalde Grand Opera House (104 W North St), 6:00 PM
Steven McClintock Live The Blue Flame (282 Main St), Utopia, 7:00 PM
Friday Night Live with Ryan Talley Broadway 830 (100 E Main St), 8:00–11:00 PM · Free
Saturday
Plate Sale Benefit & Live Music The Ruby's Lounge, Noon–3:00 PM
Uvalde Little League General Meeting & Elections Briscoe Auditorium (2623 Garner Field Rd), 2:00 PM · $1
Charlie McCabe Live Willie De Leon Civic Center (340 E Main St), 6:00 PM
Spotlight & Story
- The Crossroads Barbecue Tradition
- When locals gathered in the early 1970s for the Arama Days Festival celebrating Dolph Briscoe’s gubernatorial victory, they launched America’s first organized barbecue cook-off. Today, pitmasters still smoke brisket across the Fairplex, continuing a ritual sparked by election-night brisket.
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