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...
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...
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...
