Local
Step increases remain issue in Floresville police contract
The city of Floresville and Floresville police moved close at a June 8 meeting to agreeing on pay raises over...
Floresville takes action to clear rubbish-filled property
Broken furniture, nonworking appliances, yard tools, splintered lumber, bathroom fixtures, and empty liquid containers. These were among the rubbish that...
Election Coverage
River authority orders Nov. 2 election
Five seats on the 12-member San Antonio River Authority board of directors will be up for election in the fall....
Property appraisal concerns axe bid for ESD 6
In light voting throughout the Wilson County area, people who did cast ballots in local elections May 1 decided a...
May 1 local election coverage
Election Day: May 1, 2021, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Unofficial election results will be posted here after 7 p.m....
Early voting ends; Election Day May 1
Early voting for the May 1 general elections ended April 27. Voters can cast Election Day ballots at their respective...
Obituaries
Dr. Inez R. Ramirez
Dr. Inez R. Ramirez passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 88...
Ralph E. Joseph
Ralph E. Joseph was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 24, 1928, to George W. Joseph and Marion White...
Clarence Alfons Henke
On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, Clarence Alfons Henke gained his angel wings at the age of 77 years, surrounded by...
Steven William Moy
Steven William Moy went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 10, 2021, surrounded by his family and many...
Editorial
The Wilson County News continues with a life of its own
As I learned at one of the first newspaper conventions I attended in Houston, the Wilson County News was and...
Black progress, achievement since the ’60s has been substantial
Listening to all the rhetoric in the popular media, you would think America is the most unfair, racist nation in...
South Texas Living
St. Anthony parish in Elmendorf marks 125th anniversary with Jubilee Mass
St. Anthony Catholic Church in Elmendorf is celebrating 125 years as a parish, serving the community. Established in 1896, the...
Sports and Youth
DRT Chapter awards scholarship to Raylee Faris
The Joshua D. Brown Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas is pleased to announce that their 2021...
Floresville baseball athletes receive honors
Congratulations to the Floresville High School baseball athletes who’ve earned District 28-5A All- District honors! First Team All-District Shortstop: Preston...
Agricultural & Outdoors
Abandoned fawns?
Well, it’s started. A post on a neighborhood chat site read: “Baby fawn in our backyard – how do we...
Get to the root of dying mountain laurel branches
Q. We have a Texas mountain laurel that has been growing attractively for five years in the front yard. Now,...
Blogs
Texas Governor’s Tough Talk Runs Into Local Resistance
Lifting the hopes of beleaguered border residents, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to use state law enforcement officers to arrest illegal aliens...
Fly Your Flag; Show It Off
Fairfax, Va. – In recognition of Flag Day in the United States, Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued...
Video Vault
This week’s videos: 6/16/2021
Floresville City Council, 6/10/2021 –Floresville’s city election remains ‘uncertain’ –Meeting Watch
