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About 20 years ago or so, Texas was in an historic drought. Nothing new about that. Everyone prayed for rain. I’m guessing even a few atheists were praying for it, too — especially if they were farmers. However, most farmers and ranchers I know are Chri... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/on-th…
Texas watermelon growers reported good yields and excellent quality, but market prices are not so sweet going into the peak season, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Juan Anciso, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulture program leader and... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/water…
Floresville once again spiked its way into summer fun with a successful Volleyball Summer League! Mondays in June were for volleyball, where cheering spectators wrapped in blankets and sweaters dodged volleyballs in a gym cold enough to store popsicles.... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/volle…
Floresville’s Jonah Juarez holds up the trophy his club soccer team, SAFC’s Pro Academy ECNL-RL, earned at the South Central National Regionals in Tulsa, Okla. recently. He and his team will head to Colorado to compete in the US Club Soccer’s National F... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/jonah…
La Vernia incoming freshman Weston Ware recently attended the AAU Texas Regional Qualifiers in Track & Field competition and qualified in three events under the 14u range for the 200-meter dash, the 400-meter dash, and long jump. Weston will compete Jul... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/westo…
Bryce Ferrell of La Vernia, Kailey Rumfield of Adkins, and Matthew Moczygemba of San Antonio were selected to receive the 2025 All- American Scholar Award sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance, one of the nation’s top 10 largest fraternal life insurers. ... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/ferre…
[Video below] Did you know that there’s a bus service that can take you around the city of Floresville? Whether it’s the city pool at Floresville River Park, H-E-B for groceries, or Connally Memorial Medical Center for checkups, Connect Floresville can ... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/catch…
A suspected murder was committed July 27, 2022; the autopsy wasn’t completed until Jan. 25, 2024 — 548 days later. That can be considered an outlier within the statistics compiled by 81st Judicial District Attorney Audrey Louis for the five-county distr... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/da-lo…
Villa Tire Shop, located on U.S. 181 in Floresville near Dairy Queen, has opened a new location, celebrating June 13 with a ribbon-cutting event. Members of the Floresville Chamber of Commerce, Floresville Economic Development Corp., city officials, and... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/villa…
Floresville Independent School District (ISD) personnel will see pay increases for the coming school year. The district adopted its operating budget and compensation plan for the 2025-26 school year unanimously during a special meeting June 25. The budg... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/flore…
[Video below] “The Birds” — It’s the name of a classic Alfred Hitchcock film; it’s also the cause of a big problem for the Floresville Electric Light & Power System (FELPS). Birds — flocking to the warmth of electrical equipment to nest — are plaguing t... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/felps…
Dr. Darrell Brownlow (left), incoming Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District board president, congratulates outgoing board President Blaine Schorp after the board’s May 30 election of officers. Schorp retired from the board after represented ... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/brown…
After more than a year of investigation, the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office has made at least one arrest in a major drug trafficking operation. Luis Vasquez of Gonzales was arrested June 20 at a residence on Jobe Street in Gonzales by a combined task fo... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/wcso-…
An Elmendorf police officer was involved in a shooting June 26 during the pursuit of two burglary suspects. Last Thursday’s incident occurred in the 400 block of South Fifth Avenue in Elmendorf at about 5 p.m. According to Elmendorf police Chief Marco P... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/suspe…
Leilani Touchstone and Ginger Lowak, both graduates of Floresville High School, attend their last day of classes May 9, completing their first year at the Air Force Academy. The display aircraft behind them is a McDonnell-Douglas F-15A Eagle. Take your ... wilsoncountynews.com/articles/read-…