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May 17, 2022
Did you watch the lunar eclipse Sunday night? The “Super Flower Blood Moon” event — the full moon passing through...
May 17, 2022
A fire that destroyed a two-story home on C.R. 347 near La Vernia May 12 also has claimed the life...
May 17, 2022
[Video below] The Floresville City Council and the Floresville 4A Corp. took quick action May 12 to approve the replacement...
May 10, 2022
Two men face multiple charges, including theft, possession of controlled substances, and assault, after the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office served...
May 10, 2022
Antique cigar-store Indians. Humble Oil gas pumps. Radio promotion equipment. Old King Ranch saddles. David Martin Phillip, owner and operator...
Structure fire near La Vernia proves fatal
According to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, a fire that destroyed a two-story home near La Vernia May 12 also...
Help La Vernia police locate burglary suspects
La Vernia Police Department invites help from the public to locate two people, “La Vernia’s most wanted,” in relation to...

Terry Rolland joins Floresville City Council
Wilson County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Sara Canady swears in Terry Rolland as a member of the Floresvill...

Floresville seeks applicants for boards, committees
[Video below] Floresville citizens who want to serve on city boards and committees will go through a different process this...
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Structure fire near La Vernia proves fatal
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Stockdale ISD taps Paul Darilek as new superintendent
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Wilson County Sheriff’s Office arrests two men during narcotics search in Stockdale
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Patricia Mueller
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Connally Memorial responds to nursing concerns
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Heavy-equipment work keeps John Olenick going — at 88 years young
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Lyssy attends Yale medical school
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Meet St. Hedwig’s new city manager, Maria Hernandez

Early voting continues in Republican, Democratic primary runoff elections; Election Day is May 24
Early voting will continue through Friday, May 20, in the primary runoff elections for Republican and Democratic candidates on the...
Get ready to vote in Republican, Democratic primary runoff elections
Area voters have another chance to determine the Republican and Democratic candidates on the ballot in November. Several races in...

May 7, 2022 Election Day Coverage
Unofficial elections results from the Wilson County coverage area will be posted here after the polls close at 7 pm....

Vote Saturday in local elections, constitutional amendment proposals; five polling locations in Wilson County
Election Day for local city council and school board places, along with two proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, is...
Walter H. Keller
2-12-1932 – 5-14-2022 Widower of Berniece Keller; father of Walt Keller (Loretta), Diane Keller (Blair Dalgleish), Elaine Schott (Steve),...
Freeman ‘F.O.’ Leonard
8-2-1930 – 5-12-2022 Widower of Bernice Leonard; father of Linda Broemer, Gary A. Leonard, Craig Leonard, Laurie (Scott) Franke,...
Patricia Mueller
10-29-1945 – 5-8-2022 Wife of Mark Mueller; and mother of Brenda (Kevin) Davy, Mark (Wendy) Mueller Jr., and Anne...
Antoniette C. Foster
8-12-1931 – 5-10-2022 Mother of Michael Foster, Teresa Floyd, Lisa Taylor, and Sharon Rakowitz Visitation: Wednesday, May 18, 9-10...

Antoniette C. Foster
Antoniette C. Foster passed to her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age...

Patricia Mueller
Patricia Mueller left this world on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Patricia was born Oct. 29, 1945, in Floresville,...

Lois Eva Zook Wauson
Most people who knew Lois Zook Wauson well — and even those who only knew her through social media —...

Ismael Juarez Salinas
Ismael Juarez Salinas of Elmendorf, Texas, entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 29, 2022, at the age of 81....

It’s politics, politics, politics, and — more elections
While we may be focused on the big presidential election in 2024, we can’t take our eyes off what is...

American idea of freedom is rooted in sanctity of life
In 1955, an unmarried, pregnant University of Wisconsin graduate student left her home and traveled to San Francisco to a...

Meet the 2022 ‘mystery plants’
Did you enter the “Plant ID” contest in the Wilson County News earlier this year, leading up to the South...

Texas Select All-Star Showcase taps Schmid
The Texas Select All-Star Showcase for softball welcomes La Vernia High School’s Peyton Schmid to the roster. The organization puts...

POTH FFA LAND TEAM COMPETES AT NATIONALS
After qualifying for State in November, the Poth FFA Land team competed in Stephenville at the State contest and placed...

Shannon chosen for AgriLife leadership program
Samantha Shannon, agriculture and natural resources agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Wilson County, is among 23 AgriLife agency...
Rethinking ‘The Common Defense’
It is good at times to conduct a reality check on what this country supposedly stands for, and what it...
Making ‘Impregnators’ pay their fair share
Long before a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion revealed that by summer Roe v. Wade will likely be overturned, only...

This week’s videos: 5/18/2022
Stockdale City Council, 5/10/2022 – Meeting Watch www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/meeting-watch-292/ Floresville Council and 4A Corporation, 5/12/2022 – Meeting Watch www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/meeting-watch-292/ – Cool...

This week’s videos: 5/11/2022
Wilson County Commissioners, 5/9/2022 –Meeting Watch MEETING WATCH St. Hedwig City Council, 5/5/2022 – St. Hedwig council reviews ordinances, swears...