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May 30, 2023
Stockdale High School seniors crowd the hallway, awaiting their entrance into the gym May 19 for the school’s graduation ceremony....
May 30, 2023
[Video below] FLORESVILLE — A new city council lost no time in exercising its authority to change the membership of...
May 30, 2023
A work crew digs a trench at the northeast corner of the Wilson County Courthouse May 24 to install a...
May 30, 2023
The Masonic Youth Park sign is missing, and members of Floresville’s Masonic Lodge 515 wonder why anyone would take it....
May 23, 2023
FLORESVILLE — With temperatures climbing and the frequent rains abating, it’s about time for a dip in the pool. Fortunately,...
Stockdale was home to one of Texas’ first woman doctors
The Press Room Ep. 44 — Stockdale was home to one of Texas' first woman doctors • Who was Dr....
Truck crash on U.S. 181 causes power outage, closes highway north of Floresville
Drivers may encounter slow or even stopped traffic on U.S. 181 north of Floresville this evening. The highway has just...


Council considers impacts of business growth near FISD
[Video below] Floresville’s City Council is addressing the future of business development in the city, and approved rezoning of the...


4A Corp. brainstorms Event Center promotion and use
[Video below] Flags. Digital signs. Golf carts. Banners. Bands. Floresville history. Fourth of July fireworks. Budgets. These and much more...
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Monica Schlueter to helm Floresville South campus
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All change! Council replaces FEDC board
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Truck crash on U.S. 181 causes power outage, closes highway north of Floresville
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Council considers impacts of business growth near FISD
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Harry V. Felux
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Alice Agnes Brysch Jarzombek
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Wendy’s winds its way to Floresville
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Laura Kroll to attend Harvard Institute
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Siblings startle intruder in Stockdale home
Voters OK school bonds, vote for change on city councils
The votes are in, and now the work begins. Voters on May 6 approved two school district bond measures and...
May 6, 2023 Election Coverage
Election Day Polling Locations: Saturday, May 6 Unofficial totals until canvassed CITIES China Grove Mayor Mary Ann Hajek, 108...


Welcome to the Wilson County News Candidates’ Forum
Welcome to the Wilson County News Candidates’ Forum! In continuing this longstanding WCN tradition, we invited candidates in contested races...
Get ready to vote Saturday; early balloting is over
Watch for local unofficial totals when they are posted: click here Many area voters will have opportunities to cast ballots...
Leona Zimmerman Skelton
8-8-1949 – 6-1-2023 Wife of J. Dwain Skelton; mother of Lisa Nixon (Bobby), Tammy Brothers (Paul), and Stephanie Sweat...
Donna Carol Dickens Horton
6-25-1968 – 5-28-2023 Wife of Randy Horton; mother of Cody (Theresa Moczygemba) Dickens and Amanda Horton (Travis Buch); daughter...
Larry Wayne Rieck
3-7-1959– 5-27-2023 Husband of Heather Rieck; father of Kaiden Wayne, Larry, Martha, and Crystal; son of Charles “Fred” Rieck...
Margie Grams
1-16-1935 – 5-30-2023 Widow of Gilbert Grams; and mother of Richard and Dottie Grams, Terri and Steve Connelley, Pamela...


Alice Agnes Brysch Jarzombek
Alice Agnes Brysch Jarzombek, 84, of Falls City, Texas, passed away peacefully in the John Paul II Nursing Home in...


Cecilia Florence Pawelek Pruski
Cecilia Florence Pawelek Pruski, 99, of Pawelekville, Texas, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May...


Harry V. Felux
Harry V. Felux, 63, of Floresville, Texas, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Harry was born July...


Forrest Charles ‘Bee’ Balser
Forrest Charles “Bee” Balser, 99, of Falls City, Texas, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, in San Antonio. Bee...


To save agriculture, eat real food: more meat and dairy
Those of us growing up around agriculture have an appreciation for the hard work that it takes to run a...


Welfare work requirements make everyone better off
The Congressional Budget Office has just released its latest projection for the next 10 years. “In the agency’s updated projections,...


Numbers fall into place for Raven Herron
This article, which first appeared in the Horseshoe Bay Beacon, is reprinted here with permission; it was originally titled, “For...


Celebrate National Trails Day June 3 in Floresville
Join members of the Trail de Flores Chapter of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trails Association...


2023 SOUTH TEXAS SPRING CHAMPIONS
The 3rd/4th Poth Pirates Extreme Flag Football team, with their coaches Head Coach Ben Reed and Assistant Coach Mark Vara,...


A passion for the frontline
With a heart for assisting people and animals, becoming a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery (DAR)...


How deep is the ocean?
Well, sometimes, it’s too deep to reel in healthy fish. Actually, you can fish any depth as long as your...
Time for Texas to pass an E-Verify law
Border agents stationed in Texas encountered more than 1.4 million illegal immigrants in fiscal 2022. That's more than the entire...
Ask the Master Gardener: June
Q: We have had such a lovely spring with nice rain, but now summer is coming. What are some good...
School’s out! Kick off summer with Elmendorf Community Library
WCN Live #155 — School's out! Kick off summer with Elmendorf Community Library Join us for WCN Live #155 with...


This week’s videos: 5/31/2023
The following meetings include Wilson County News video coverage and meeting coverage in the Wilson County News 5/31/23 edition as...