May 20, 2025
An increased law-enforcement presence will remain at all Floresville Independent School District (ISD) schools throughout the remainder of the school...
May 20, 2025
Accompanied by Nixon Mayor Ellie Dominguez (l-r), Lt. Col. Allen West, executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (center),...
May 13, 2025
“[CSWR] purchased the well in September of 2020 and removed the sand filtration system in early 2021,” said Carrie Wilcoxson...
May 13, 2025
Alligators in the area? Ringtail cats? Uncommon plant sightings? Where should we turn for information to understand these unusual findings?...
May 6, 2025
An alligator spotted in Floresville May 1 has caused a bit of excitement with residents. After the city of Floresville...
Breaking News
FELPS outage stretches from Pandora to La Vernia
A power outage in eastern Wilson County stretches from Pandora to La Vernia, and is affecting more than 1,700 accounts....
Softball playoff updates
Congratulations to the following girls softball teams in the Wilson County News coverage area that made the playoffs. State Semi-Finals...
FEDC has funds to give businesses; veterans group
The Floresville Economic Development Corp. (FEDC) has money to give small businesses, says board member Ben Lamberth. Lamberth shared this...
City installs ‘gator’ caution signs in Floresville River Park
Visitors to Floresville River Park may be surprised to see this “Warning: Gators in the Area” sign, which has recently...
Trending
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The nasty boogers are back
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Juvenile in custody after threat to Floresville Middle School
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Lockdowns lifted; investigation continues into report of student with weapon at Floresville campus
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Floresville settles lawsuit with payout to former police Chief Lorenzo Herrera
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Jason Miller
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Two Floresville schools on lockdown; third on ‘secure precautionary measure’
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Rose E. Labus
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La Vernia council OKs drive-through permit, receives ‘de-annexation’ petition
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POLICE BLOTTER
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Burning inside city limits is against the law
Evergreen UWCD, Nixon council, Falls City ISD election results
Wes Shahan will represent Atascosa County on the Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District board, one of two seats allocated to...
May 3, 2025 Elections – Election Day Coverage
Watch for unofficial election results from Wilson County (and surrounding local elections) as they are reported here after the polls...
Election Day is May 3; early voting slow, steady
Election Day in area school board, bond, and city elections is this Saturday, May 3. Voter turnout was slow but...
Welcome to the WCN Candidates’ Forum
Welcome to the Wilson County News “Candidates’ Forum.” We invited candidates facing opposition for area city council, school board, and...
Juan ‘Pinfe’ Perez
3-19-1946 — 5-20-2025 Widower of Bertha Trinidad; father of John Perez Jr., Ruben Perez, David Perez (Christina), Juan Trevino (Gloria),...
Jason Miller
4-20-1989 — 5-19-2025 Husband of Allison Miller; father of Weston Miller, Cambrey Wiatrek, Teigan Miller, and Adali Miller; son of...
Thomas Alexander Kane
5-5-1948 — 3-3-2025 Widower of Ann-Marie Polley-Kane; father of Colleen Hernandez (Andrew), Peter Kane, Timothy Kane (Jennifer), and Hannah Haas-Kane;...
Eudelia Sendejo Herrera
9-14-1947 — 5-16-2025 Wife of Leandro B. Herrera; mother of Lorenzo Herrera (Bernadette), and the late Leandro “Rooster” Herrera Jr.;...
Rose E. Labus
Rose E. Labus, 90, of Poth, Texas, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wednesday, May 14,...
Miguel ‘Raton’ Rocha
Miguel “Raton” Rocha, 72, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, May 15, 2025. He was...
Janet Gaynora (Brogdon) Cielencki
Our Sweet Mama, Grandma, and GGmaw entered into Heaven for peaceful rest on Sunday, March 30, 2025, in San Antonio,...
Evelyn Tessman
Evelyn was born December 25, 1931, to Frieda Werner Retzloff and Richard Retzloff in Lenz, Texas. She peacefully passed at...
Shorts and stops: Austin circus, water, wind, and solar
Texas circus Brandon Waltens, writing for the Texas Scorecard, chastised Republican leaders in Austin for their lack of action. The...
The political message from Omaha should be obvious
As I flew into Omaha for the first time, the only thing visible from my descending plane was cornfields. You...
Meet authors May 30-31 in Floresville — ‘at the corner of Fiction and Nonfiction’
Are you ready to start your summer? Line up your beach reads and kick off summertime at the Wilson County...
STCA football All-Stars compete in Floresville
The South Texas Coaches Association hosted the Football All-Stars game at Eschenburg Stadium in Floresville, May 17. Athletes from all...
Team Red takes the win in STCA All-Star girls basketball game
Senior girl athletes from Floresville, Poth, La Vernia, and Nixon-Smiley joined together on Team Red May 17 in Floresville to...
Don’t pet the alligators
Quick! Call the cops! There’s an alligator in Floresville’s River Park! Whoa! Hold your horses! According to the Wilson County...
Tips for harvesting potatoes
Q. What is the pink flower that grows in the shrub border and landscape with the large leaves shaped like...
We Were Young, They Say. We Have Died. Remember Us.
With the end of World War II in Europe, letters from American families seeking information about their loved ones began...
As Producer And Consumer Prices Collapse, Didn’t Anti-Tariff Democrats Say Prices Were Supposed To Go Up?
For the second consecutive month, both consumer and producer prices slowed down, according to data compiled by the Bureau of...
This week’s videos: 5/21/2025
The following meetings include video coverage in the Wilson County News 5/21/25 edition as noted below. Floresville Economic Development...
WCN Live #246 – It’s a Mini Book Festival in Floresville!
Join us on WCN Live #246 for a conversation with Nicki Stohr to talk about the first-ever Mini Book Festival...