Featured Stories
October 8, 2024
Members of the Floresville Peanut Festival Association’s 2024 “Court of Rooted Legacies” gather Sept. 22 in a peanut field on...
October 8, 2024
“After 15 gallons of flushing, the water is still blood brown,” Carrie Willcoxson, a resident of Arrowhead subdivision in Floresville,...
October 8, 2024
The newest staff member at the Floresville Independent School District has four legs! K9 Officer Tema began her first day...
October 8, 2024
The Wilson County News invites candidates facing opposition on the Nov. 5 ballots to participate in our print “Candidates’ Forum.”...
October 1, 2024
Hand in hand, Floresville High School students unite in prayer Sept. 27 around the flagpole at the school during a...
City of Floresville: Arrowhead water concerns do not affect city water
In a press release issued Oct. 10, the City of Floresville addresses a recent TV news article regarding water quality...
Red Cross seeks disaster-relief volunteers; training Oct. 10, 12
As natural disasters become more frequent and intense, the American Red Cross of Central & South Texas is urgently calling...
Floresville EDC partners with Small Business Administration
Floresville Economic Development Corp. (FEDC) board president Ray Lamberth (right) and Small Business Administration (SBA) District Director David Elizondo sign...
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Three vehicles catch fire in Walmart parking lot
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87 Armory celebrates grand opening!
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Olivia Grace Zidek
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Failure to control speed causes crash of three vehicles near Shannon Ridge
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Three-vehicle crash on U.S. 181 north of Floresville stalls northbound traffic
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‘Silence is not the answer’
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Floresville Peanut Festival Association to honor past presidents as parade grand marshals
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Floresville native named LSC Football Player of the Week at Angelo State
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Arrowhead residents raise concerns about their ‘blood-brown’ water
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POLICE BLOTTER
General Election Candidate List – Nov. 5, 2024
Early Voting October 21-November 1 Main Location: Wilson County Annex Building, 1103 4th St., Floresville Monday, October 21-Friday, October 25,...
East Central voters to decide $360M bond, tax rate, trustees
The East Central Independent School District (ISD) board of trustees unanimously approved calling for a school bond and tax rate...
Elections change makeup of city councils, school boards
It’s unofficial — at least until canvassing — but some city councils and school boards in the Wilson County News...
May 4, 2024 Election
Unofficial election totals are as follows. Municipal and school elections – Election Day: May 4, 2024, 7 am-7 pm Candidates...
Dorothy Mills Joyner
1-8-1928 — 9-22-2024 Widow of M.T. Joyner; mother of the late Deborah Sedki and Sarah Franz; and sister of...
Tom Arch ‘Tommy’ Allen III
4-29-1940 — 10-11-2024 Husband of Ann Mary; and father of Stephanie Lynn Allen, Tom Arch “Bubba” Allen IV (Kristy),...
Rebecca Jane (Hook) Lombard
6-4-1949 – 10-9-2024 Mother of Wendy Grant (Jason); grandmother of Thad Underwood and Benjamin Grant; sister of Malinda Forshage and...
Reginia ‘Gigi’ Sefrina Jaskinia
•10-16-1942 — 10-4-2024 •Daughter of the late Stanley Anton Peter Jaskinia and Margaret “Maggie” Martha Laskowski Jaskinia; sister of Florence...
Helen Marie Gingrich Mauer
Helen Marie Gingrich Mauer was born in Robstown, Texas, on Oct. 26, 1935, to Oliver George Gingrich and Esther Bittner...
Charlotte Ann Leonard Sutton-Noble
Charlotte Ann Leonard Sutton- Noble, age 77, of San Marcos, Texas, passed away on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Charlotte was...
Tommy Joe Jensen
It is with profound sadness that Marilyn shares the passing of her beloved husband, Tom. He left this world on...
Karl Lynn Tow
Karl Lynn Tow never knew a stranger and always had a smile on his face. He was a great servant...
Shorts and stops: Day of Observance, FEMA, newspapers
Remember hostages Hamas and other terrorist groups abducted 251 people, including many women and children, from Israel in a reign...
A good enough debate
J.D. Vance is a smooth talker and a far more disciplined debater than the man he is running with. He...
Meet the 80th annual Floresville Peanut Festival
The Royal Court invites you to the Coronation of the Floresville Peanut Festival Queen Tunaep & King Reboog Thursday, October...
Jaguars pounce on Lady Eagles, Arabians
The Floresville High School varsity Jaguars volleyball team went 2-0 for the week, starting with their win over the Pleasanton...
Floresville native named LSC Football Player of the Week at Angelo State
SAN ANGELO — Braeden Fuller of Floresville, the starting quarterback for the Angelo State University Rams football team, has been...
As high as the horizon
Ancient Babylonians began building a tower to reach the heavens. It sounded like a prideful thing to give them power....
Fall llama show season comes to an end
September has come and gone and, along with it, the 2024 fall llama show season also has concluded. Area llama...
How We the People Conduct Our Elections
"I love working the polls!" a friend told me recently. "It strengthens my trust in the whole process. And it's...
Americans Notice Hypocritical Disconnect in Biden Administration’s Response to Hurricane Helene
As the disastrous impact of Hurricane Helene reverberates through the nation and the southeast braces for the impact of Hurricane...
This week’s videos: 10/02/2024
The following meetings include Wilson County News video coverage and meeting coverage in the Wilson County News 10/2/24 edition as...
This week’s videos: 9/25/2024
The following meetings include Wilson County News video coverage and meeting coverage in the Wilson County News 9/25/24 edition as...