Featured Stories
October 6, 2020
Members of the Floresville Peanut Festival Association’s Court of Avian Artistry gather Oct. 3 for a luncheon at Studio C...
October 6, 2020
Wilson County will not be seeking an exemption from Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask requirement, as Karnes County Judge Wade...
October 6, 2020
Although Stockdale High School graduate Henry Brigman now lives in Frisco, Texas, he still has fond memories of his days...
September 29, 2020
“She has been found in Houston and her family is there with her.” Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr....
September 29, 2020
Outgoing, loving, and loyal. These are traits many of us look for in a friend. Richard Garcia found just that...
Breaking News
Breaking News

Wilson County COVID-19 report: Oct. 6
Wilson County presents COVID-19 case counts for Oct. 6. As of 4:35 p.m. there are 1035 total, 0 active cases,...

Meet your Floresville candidates in live forum Oct. 13
Join the Wilson County News live on Facebook (Like and follow our page now, then tune in to facebook.com/wilsoncountynews) on...
Local

No ‘Dark Side of F Street’ this year, but food donations still welcome
Roy and Sylvia Madero are not staging their annual “The Dark Side of F Street” haunted house in Floresville this...
Trending
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Judge Jackson: No exemption for masks
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Why is Fox News Protecting George Soros?
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Wilson County COVID-19 report: Oct. 5
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Candidates – Nov. 3, 2020 General Election
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Wilson County COVID-19 report: Oct. 6
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Desiree Lynn (Madrano) Kavanaugh
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Desiree Lynn (Medrano) Kavanaugh
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For crown and county
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Robert James ‘Bobcat’ Jenkins
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Jewel Imogene Helmke Koepp
Election Coverage
WCN live Floresville council forum is Oct. 13
Get ready to tune in on Facebook Tuesday, Oct. 13, as the Wilson County News hosts a live forum for...
Greet, eat with Republican candidates
Gather to meet candidates and enjoy fellowship over a meal on Friday, Oct. 9, from 5:30-9 p.m., as the Constitutional...
Candidates – Nov. 3, 2020 General Election
General Election: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Early Voting October 13-30 – two locations: • Wilson County Annex Building, 1103 4th...
WCN plans Candidates’ Forum; deadline Oct. 7
The Wilson County News invites candidates facing opposition on the ballots in the Nov. 3 general election and local elections...
Funeral Notices
Allen Louis Gilley Jr.
5-16-1924 — 10-3-2020 Widower of Loraine Rosenbush Gilley; and father of Allen L. Gilley III, Harold T. Gilley and...
Fred Louis Gawlik
2-8-1930 — 10-4-2020 Widower of Carol Ann Gawlik; and father of Robert (Patricia) Gawlik, Richard (Linda Solis) Gawlik, Gerald...
Sylvia Katherine Cowey
7-6-1936 — 10-3-2020 Widow of James H. “Buddy” Cowey; mother of the Rev. Michael L. Cowey (Jamye) and Lanny...
Jewel Imogene Helmke Koepp
7-21-1926— 10-4-2020 Widow of Ewald Koepp Jr.; mother of Dwight Koepp and wife Patricia, Hiram Koepp, and Melissa Beck and...
Obituaries

Robert James ‘Bobcat’ Jenkins
Robert James “Bobcat” Jenkins, born in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 23, 1954, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in...
Juanita Baldibinos DeLeon
Juanita Baldibinos DeLeon passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Seguin, Texas, at the age of 97 years, 9...

George E. Zidek
George E. Zidek, a lifelong resident of the Blackhill Community, entered eternal rest on Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2020, at...

Desiree Lynn (Medrano) Kavanaugh
Desiree Lynn ( Medrano) Kavanaugh passed away Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, at the age of 28 years. Desiree was born...
Editorial

There are risks when we fill our ‘dash’ with living
To be absolutely safe, we can live our lives in sanitary isolation — but is that really living or is...

Blacks achieve economic success under Trump administration
President Donald Trump just rolled out his new “Black Economic Empowerment Platinum Plan.” The plan focuses on building on his...
South Texas Living

Introducing the 2020 Court of Avian Artistry
Meet the 2020 Floresville Peanut Festival Court of Avian Artistry! The coronation of Queen Tunaep and King Reboog will be...
Sports and Youth

Tigers thump the Dragons in home opener
On Friday, Oct. 2, the Floresville Tigers held their home opener versus the Southwest Dragons. While the crowd was less...
Jaguars defeat Eagle Pass Winn
Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Floresville Jaguars hosted Southwest Legacy in a district volleyball match. The first game saw the Jaguars...
Agricultural & Outdoors

A man took time to mentor me
A recent survey showed that kids without mentors seldom grow up hunting or fishing. Makes sense. Like any other activity...
Peanut acres up, yields likely down
Texas peanut harvest is underway, and producers are expecting lower per-acre yields than last season, according to a Texas A&M...
Blogs
What to do with leaves and when to apply fall fertilizer
Q: I do not have a compost pile and don’t want to be bothered with one. However, I do have...
Why are people complaining about innovative COVID treatments?
Gilead Sciences just announced it will charge $3,120 for a full course of Remdesivir, the first new FDA-approved treatment for...
Video Vault
This week’s videos: 9/30/2020
Floresville City Council, 9/24/2020 –Meeting Watch Wilson County Commissioners, 9/28/2020 –Meeting Watch
This week’s videos: 9/23/2020
Wilson County Emergency Services District 1, 9/10/2020 –Meeting Watch Wilson County Commissioners, 9/14/2020 –County will help fund ESDs at least...
























