Featured Stories
July 13, 2021
Some little ones are knee high to a grasshopper; Bruce, the smallest bull in Texas, is barely knee high to...
July 13, 2021
Ernie Gonzales, the National Junior High Rodeo Association Reserve World Champion chute dogger, wrestles a steer to the ground. The...
July 13, 2021
The trial of the man accused of the capital murder of San Antonio police Detective Ben Marconi began this week,...
July 13, 2021
Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd has soundly rebuffed a request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which recently demanded...
July 6, 2021
[Video below] Bailouts. Immigrants abandoned by coyotes. Stolen vehicles. Cut fences. Signs of illegal activities and weakened border security along...
Breaking News
Truck stuck on E Street
A semi hauling sand is stuck on E and Third streets near downtown Floresville. Law-enforcement personnel have blocked access to...
Crash prompts lane closure on U.S. 181 north of Floresville
A crash on U.S. 181 north of Floresville has caused first responders to close one northbound lane of the highway....
Local

Floresville council looks at water, wastewater budgets
[Video below] Floresville City Council members seemed to go along with staff and employee recommendations on water and wastewater budgets...

Floresville Lions .roar’ for golf tournament winners
Fourteen teams came together for an 18- hole scramble during the Floresville Lions Club’s first-ever golf tournament at River Bend...
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Roger Moehrig gets 37-year jail sentence
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Shjan Nicholas Abney
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Wilson County property owners file 7,644 tax protests
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Local lawmen take on border security battle
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...
Funeral Notices
Richard Arnold Baird
• 8-30-1946 – 7-8-2021 • Richard is survived by his 2 sons, Dennis James Baird and Kody Arnold Baird; his...
Harold Wayne Sowa
3-27-1937 — 7-14-2021 Widower of Ramona Sowa; father of Sharon Harral (Tommy), Barbara Smith (Tom), Susan Gifford (Mark), Donna...
Maria Piedad Flores Martinez
4-16-1923 — 7-11-2021 Widow of Jose C. Martinez; mother of Pedro G. Martinez, Juanita Lopez and husband Jose, Belia...
Mark Andrew Miles
•11-26-1979— 7-8-2021 •Father of Mark “Andy” Miles II, Amber Miles, and Alexander, Emmalina, and Dylan, the children of his former...
Obituaries

Shjan Nicholas Abney
Shjan Nicholas Abney, 20, of Stockdale, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Shjan was born April 12, 2001,...

Norman David Kallies Sr.
Norman David Kallies Sr., 85, passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021, in his home in Stockdale, Texas, surrounded by...

Rosa Z. Cantu
Rosa Z. Cantu, 88, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, July 5, 2021....

Curtis Glenn Russell
Curtis Glenn Russell, 78, died peacefully in his home on Friday, July 9, 2021, in Wilson County, Texas, after a...
Editorial

The cost of Biden’s big government
It is one of the unfortunate ironies coming out of the Biden administration that, with all the obsession about so-called...
South Texas Living

David Crockett Grange focuses on family, community service
The Texas State Grange will host its annual convention July 23-24 in southeastern Bexar County. Members of the local chapter,...
Sports and Youth

Yes, she shoots like a girl! You can, too!
Yes, she shoots like a girl! Would you like to learn how to shoot? Women and girls are the fastest-growing...

LV Little Leaguers earn Zone Championship!
Congratulations to the 2021 La Vernia Little League Boys Major International All-Star Team on winning the Texas District 31 West...
Agricultural & Outdoors

Ernie Gonzales grabs life by the horns
Ernie Gonzales represents the Stockdale community and spirit of steer wrestling on the world stage. The 14-year-old won the Junior...

Hunting dog instincts
When my eight-year-old granddaughter visits from Tennessee, she often ventures into my man-cave while I’m working to tell me about...
Blogs
Oil’s well!
The energy sector remains a key driver of the Texas economy. It dominates state exports; drilling, production, transportation, and processing...
Detentions Hit Highest Level Since March 2020; Is It Enough?
The number of illegal aliens in immigration detention centers is at its highest level since March 2020. This shouldn’t be...
Video Vault

This week’s videos: 7/14/2021
Floresville City Council budget workshop, 7/8/2021 – Floresville council looks at water, wastewater budgets Floresville 4A Corporation, 7/9/2021 – Floresville 4A...

This week’s videos: 7/7/2021
Falls City immigration forum, 6/28/2021 – Local lawmen take on border security battle – Cartels, coyotes, and concerned citizens Floresville...





















