Featured Stories
February 18, 2020
La Vernia police responding to a report of a major one-vehicle crash Feb. 9 at the intersection of U.S. 87...
February 18, 2020
Stockdale residents gather Feb. 5 for a picture taken with community member Kings Cano’s drone. The photo and a video...
February 18, 2020
(Video with story) The Floresville Economic Development Corp. (FEDC) has to work out a few matters before providing Floresville police...
February 18, 2020
Can you identify this plant? Send your best guess to Plant ID, Wilson County News, 1012 C St., Floresville, TX...
February 11, 2020
Howdy! South Texas Trail Riders slow down Feb. 5 as they pass the Regency Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Floresville,...
Breaking News
Early voting begins in March 3 party primaries
Early voting continues through Friday, Feb. 28, in the Republican and Democratic party primaries in Texas. Friday, Feb. 21, is...

Stockdale man faces murder charge
A Stockdale man is being charged with murder, after his wife was found at their home on 6th Street with...
Local

Commissioners prepare for cowboy breakfast
The Wilson County Commissioners cook up a resolution during the Feb. 10 commissioners court meeting, in support of the 18th...

Chamber wins vote to fund visitor center
(Video with story) It took three motions, but the Floresville Chamber of Commerce finally got funding to keep the city’s...
Trending
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Stockdale man faces murder charge
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Joe D. Tackitt Jr.
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La Vernia crash reveals surprise stash
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March 3, 2020 Primary Election: Sample Ballots
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Richard Allen Cordes
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Johnny Waclawczyk Sr.
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Early voting begins in March 3 party primaries
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Hornets triumph over Clemens Buffaloes
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Melissa Tong, Rice to Go celebrate two decades of the American dream
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Fabian ‘Bubba’ Mutz, Pct. 1
Election Coverage
Welcome to the WCN Candidates’ Forum
The Wilson County News continues its election tradition, and here presents its March primary candidates’ forum. This is a free...

Gary Martin, Pct. 1
With our county population over 50,000, the biggest challenge facing Wilson County is growth. This growth, while bringing additional tax...

Fabian ‘Bubba’ Mutz, Pct. 1
Improving and maintaining our roads and preserving our water are the primary issues that I will work towards in my...

Larry Bratten, Pct. 3
Wilson County is at a crossroads and needs to transition to a growing metropolis; we must plan the growth coming...
Funeral Notices
Richard Allen Cordes
1-25-1952 — 2-15-2020 Husband of Janis Cordes; father of Megan Cordes and family Brittany and Cai Laird, Blane Cordes...
Johnny Waclawczyk Sr.
7-5-1946 — 2-18-2020 Husband of Elsie Lyssy Waclawczyk; father of Johnny Waclawczyk Jr. (Sandi) and Lisa Rainosek (Brent); and...
George A. Pawelek
3-7-1937 — 1-16-2020 Brother of Lorraine Pruski, Vivian Behrends, Helen Moczygemba, and Barbara Kotara Visitation: Monday, Jan. 20, 9...
Pearl Marie Harrell Burkett
8-31-1927 — 2-17-2020 Widow of Garnet Dibrell “Dib” Burkett; mother of Rhonda Althaus and husband Travis, Tammye Mitchell, and...
Obituaries

Sarah Rose ‘Tinker’ Dunn
Sarah Rose “Tinker” Dunn entered eternal rest on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at the age of 73. Sarah was born...

Madelyn Kowalik Benson
Madelyn Kowalik Benson, a longtime resident of San Antonio, Texas, entered eternal rest on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in San...

Liborio Perales Ortiz Sr.
Liborio Perales Ortiz Sr. passed away on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Floresville, Texas, at the age of 83 years,...

Lorene Pruski Yosko
Lorene Pruski Yosko, a longtime resident of the Three Oaks community in Wilson County, Texas, entered eternal rest Friday morning,...
Editorial

Government largesse becomes government overreach
Governments are essential to maintain social order and to provide protection from foreign enemies, i.e. to do that which citizens...

President Trump is paving the way
The disproportionate number of African American special guests hosted by President Donald Trump at the State of the Union address...
Sports and Youth

Area students color their way to victory
GVEC’s Louie the Lightning Bug Electrical Safety Program and Coloring Contest has named its 2020 winners, and sent none other...
Agricultural & Outdoors

Collared game wardens
At the January Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission meeting, two new wardens received their badges. One was named “...

Falls City’s Sartwelle wins scholarship
JD Sartwelle, a senior and FFA member at Falls City High School, is presented with a $10,000 scholarship from the...
Blogs
Fighting Climate Change Without Regulations
Speaking at the United Nations in December, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew cheers by saying the United States was “still...
With Coronavirus, Vaccine Calls for Animal Research
The World Health Organization has officially declared the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern.” Already, over...
Video Vault
This week’s videos: 2/19/2020
•Wilson County Republican Party candidates’ forum, 2/10/20 –Republicans question candidates •Floresville Economic Development Corporation, 2/10/20 – Floresville firing range plans...
This week’s videos: 2/12/2020
•Floresville City Council, 2/6/2020 –Floresville City Council catches up on business –Meeting Watch •Wilson County Commissioners, 2/10/2020 –Meeting Watch
























