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April 16, 2024
“That irrigation system flipped in the wind and knocked down the power lines and poles; we’ve been without power since...
April 16, 2024
Made in the USA, and now ready to begin serving Floresville. A new transformer, delivered April 11, was built in...
April 9, 2024
Connally Memorial Medical Center broke ground April 5 for a new medical office building on its Floresville campus. The 12,000-square-foot...
April 9, 2024
A new property owner got quite a surprise during a recent inspection of their premises. According to Bexar County Fire...
April 9, 2024
The Wilson County News invites candidates facing opposition for area city council and school board seats on the May 4...
Breaking News
Floresville High School to stage ‘Shattered Dreams’ April 19
Floresville community members may hear sirens and see emergency vehicles at Floresville High School Friday morning, April 19. But don’t...
Transformer delivery may impact traffic on U.S. 181 in Floresville
Drivers traveling U.S. 181 to and from Floresville are encouraged to use caution this afternoon, April 11, while driving through...
Floresville council promotes preventing child abuse
Christina Martinez, director of the Children’s Alliance of South Texas, is joined by Floresville City Council members Marissa Ximenez (l-r),...
Tracheostomy training
Instructor Lisa Treleaven demonstrates how to clear a tracheostomy tube with a pediatric patient, using a model, during an April...
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Meet China Grove council candidates
China Grove voters will have an opportunity to meet the candidates for their city council April 22 from 7-8:30 p.m....
Meet candidates for mayor, council April 18
The Wilson County News and Wilson County Democratic Club are partnering to host a forum for members of the public...
Running for office May 4? Deadline April 17 to enter WCN ‘Candidates’ Forum’
The Wilson County News invites candidates facing opposition for area city council and school board seats on the May 4...
Wilson County Democratic Party plans March 23 County Convention
The Wilson County Democratic Party County Convention will take place on Saturday, March 23, in the Wilson County Justice Center,...
Julia Ann Cantu Ramirez
9-18-1954 – 4-16-2024 Widow of Oscar Morin; mother of Dellfina “Dottie” Riley (Waco), and the late Virginia Tanner and Alex...
Delia Garcia Servin
6-28-1941 – 4-15-2024 Widow of Ruben Servin; mother of Ruben (Letty) Servin Jr., Sandra (Hector) Solis, Albert (Sandra) Servin, Armelinda...
Billie Dee Martin
11-30-1932 – 4-13-2024 Widower of Lorene Peterek Martin; father of David Martin (Marianne), Kenneth Martin, John Martin (Jennifer), and the...
Maxine Odell Sczepanik
12-8-1947 – 3-5-2024 Wife of Gervase Sczepanik; mother of Brian Sczepanik (longtime partner Chrissy), Trisha Sczepanik, and the late Jeanette...
Drexel Howard Riley
Pioneering theatre producer, Drexel Riley, passes at 90. Drexel Howard Riley, influential theatrical producer, director, actor, and playwright who founded...
Manuela G. Medina
Manuela G. Medina, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2024. She was born Oct. 7, 1931, in Nixon,...
Robert Guerrero Sr.
Robert Guerrero Sr., 80 of Floresville, Texas, peacefully passed away Tuesday evening, March 19, 2024, surrounded by his loving family...
William ‘Bill’ Cullen Archer
William “Bill” Cullen Archer, 84, died Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Town and Country Nursing Home in Boerne, Texas, following...
Shorts and stops: Climate ‘crisis,’ politics, and old-fashioned
Climate crisis “As the WHO debates a new pandemic treaty …, it looks like the powerful forces that dictated tyrannical...
Donald Trump and the politics of abortion
“I’m very pro-choice,” Donald Trump said in 1999, when he first flirted with the idea of running for president. “Just...
Time in a bottle
Two unique homes in downtown Floresville now belong only to the past. But as plans continue for construction of a...
Poth track and field athletes are Regional qualifiers
Poth High School track and field athletes competed at the Area meet in Jourdanton April 10. The following athletes qualified...
Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show
The 2024 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show has come and gone, and left some exhibitors with big smiles — and big payouts!...
Dark animals of Texas
I first heard of black panthers as a little kid playing in the pine and oaken thicket behind our house....
The Economist: The Short-Term Outlook for the US Economy
The US economy continues to defy the expectations of many, gaining jobs at a surprising pace given the challenges that...
Let Go of the Anchor
Imagine you are swimming while holding a heavy anchor which is pulling you under water. What would you...
This week’s videos for 4/17/2024
The following meetings include Wilson County News video coverage and meeting coverage in the Wilson County News 4/17/24 edition as...
This week’s videos: 4/10/2024
The following meetings include Wilson County News video coverage and meeting coverage in the Wilson County News 4/10/24 edition as...