June 10, 2025
The push for clean water in Wilson County’s Arrowhead subdivision has led to new water legislation in Texas, but the...
June 10, 2025
Floresville High School graduate Ryan Gabriel Bradstreet has overcome many childhood adversities, from legal blindness in one eye and a...
June 10, 2025
[Video below] According to Stockdale Independent School District Superintendent Todd Deaver, having a solar farm in Wilson County is a...
June 3, 2025
Multiple emergency service agencies responded to a fire on Memorial Day, May 26, in far west Wilson County that took...
June 3, 2025
On May 17, descendants of Dr. Ella Ware, Wilson County physician, celebrated their family reunion on the premises of the...
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Flooding closes part of Floresville River Park
[Video below of rising water] The bottom portion of Floresville’s River Park along the San Antonio River is closed, due...

Wilson County lifts burn ban
The ban on outdoor burning in Wilson County has been lifted. A burn ban had been in place since...

SPJST supports Floresville Blue Santa with donations
A single day of giving hosted by members of Floresville SPJST — Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas — Lodge 107...

Council honors Public Works department
Floresville City Public Works Director David Inouye (second from left) and the public works department are honored by the Floresville...
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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...
JoAnn Isabelle Zaiontz
•2-17-1941 – 6-12-2025 •Widow of Leo Zaiontz; mother of Mark Zaiontz (Amanda), Randall Zaiontz (Dawn), and Michael Zaiontz (Jennifer) •Visitation:...
Clemens ‘Clem’ Anthony Swierc Jr.
10-9-1934 – 6-9-2025 Widower of Dorthy A. Swierc; father of Delphine Swierc, Judith Zimmermann (David), and the late Edward James...
Odilia ‘Odi’ Alvizo
8-21-1956 – 5-25-2025 Wife of Margarito Cabrera; mother of Joe Luis Hinojosa (Melissa), Darlene Estrada (Eduardo), Elvira Parada (Seve), Emiliano...
Rudolph C. ‘Rudy’ Widner
•9-6-1934 — 5-27-2025 •Husband of Mary Barela Widner; father of Gary Widner, Michael Widner (Kathy), and Patrick Widner (Deanna); brother...

Betty Jean Trevino LeBlanc
Betty Jean Trevino LeBlanc, 85, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 19, 2025. She was born...

Theresa Mary Moczygemba
Theresa Mary Moczygemba, 86, peacefully passed to her heavenly home Saturday, May 31, 2025. Theresa was born Jan. 24, 1939,...

Joseph William Visconti
Joseph William Visconti, 82, of Wimberly, Texas, passed from this life in his home on Friday, May 30, 2025. Born...

Ralph Emil Real
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ralph Emil Real, 74, on Sunday, June 8, 2025....

Shorts and stops: Big Beautiful Bill, Texas vs. California?
B B Bill “President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting...

Winners and losers
That’s what tax bills are all about — who pays more and who pays less, who gets the benefits and...

Meet the 81st Stockdale Watermelon Jubilee Court
It’s almost that time … Yes, the Stockdale Watermelon Jubilee is coming up! This year’s jubilee, celebrating Stockdale’s agricultural heritage,...

Sacred Heart parish bids farewell to Fr. Kris Bytomski
Parishioners at Sacred Heart Church gather June 4 following morning Mass to bid farewell to their parish priest, Fr. Kris...

Austin Simmons competes in All-Star game
Poth senior Austin Simmons was selected to compete in the 2025 San Antonio Area Baseball Coaches Association (SAABCA) All-Star Games...

Floresville 7on7 competes in State Qualifier
Floresville 7on7 competed in Jourdanton’s State Qualifying Tournament on May 31. The Tigers went 3-0 to win Pool B and...

Don’t mention that you know me
We spent a Christmas week in Minnesota, once. My wife is from there. The newspapers said five cars had fallen...
A Great Charter
We don’t often think of the Magna Carta. It is, after all, an ancient legal agreement written in Latin dealing...
Hey America! Let’s take a breath!
We're activists from different parties, and both are appalled by the violence in Los Angeles. As Senator Fetterman said, there...

This week’s videos: 6/11/2025
The following meetings include video coverage in the Wilson County News 6/11/25 edition as noted below. Floresville Electric Light and...

Floresville Peanut Festival Court of Texas Enchantment – WCN Live #248
Join us on WCN Live #248 as we hear from the Floresville Peanut Festival Court of Texas Enchantment’s Queen-elect Kambri...