Local Partnership Takes the Reins at Municipal Golf Course
Uvalde, TX · October 26, 2026
A blanket of gray clouds hangs over town this morning, but you'll see plenty of red across local campuses as students kick off Red Ribbon Week.
The Lead
Following weeks of debate over course operations, the City of Uvalde has finalized an operating agreement with L&L Links LLC to oversee the municipal Uvalde Memorial Golf Course. The local partnership, headed by Brandon Laffere and Kincaid Light, won unanimous City Council backing to handle daily operations, tournament play, and course groundskeeping.
The shift resolves an uncertain interim stretch for the 18-hole layout, which winds along the Leona River and serves as home turf for casual weekenders and high school teams alike. Council members had explored multiple management models before selecting a local bid to stabilize the course heading into the busy fall schedule. Laffere and Light have begun coordinating with municipal staff on fairway care, with clubhouse operations transitioning this week.
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Today's Outlook
- High 81°F · Low 64°F — Overcast
- Keep the sunglasses tucked away today and enjoy comfortable, cloud-covered afternoon temperatures.
What's On Around Town
Today
Uvalde County Commissioners Court Uvalde County Courthouse (100 N. Getty St), 10:00 AM · Free Regular bi-monthly meeting addressing county road projects and departmental business.
Hondo City Council Meeting Hondo City Hall (1600 Ave M), Hondo, 6:00–7:00 PM · Free Open public session reviewing municipal department updates and local civic business.
Tomorrow
- Tiny Tot Tales Hondo Public Library (1011 19th St), Hondo, 10:30 AM · Free
- Del Rio Library Renaissance Faire Southwest Texas College Library Del Rio Branch (207 Wildcat Dr), Del Rio, 11:30 AM–1:00 PM · Free
- Tech Tuesday El Progreso Memorial Library (301 W. Main St), 1:00 PM · Free
Wednesday
- Children's Story Hour El Progreso Memorial Library (301 W. Main St), 10:30 AM · Free
- Thriving Together Community Gathering Community Health Development (908 Evans St), 2:00 PM · Free
- Halloween Crafts for Kids Hondo Public Library (1011 19th St), Hondo, 4:30 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- USS Uvalde Relics
- Commissioned in 1944, the 459-foot naval cargo ship USS Uvalde hauled troops across the Pacific Theater and later supplied the Korean front. Following the vessel's 1968 decommissioning, the Navy gifted its original anchor and bell, which now rest permanently at East Main and 4th Street.
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