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The number of Floresville residents casting votes in the Floresville City Council contests and a city sales-tax proposition reached 1,242 in Oct. 13-23 early voting. Of that total, 250 voted at Floresville City Hall, and 709 voted at the Wilson County Annex Building. Another 283 people mailed in their ballots. Any number of the people voting at the City Hall […]
Floresville 4A Corp.: Plan more activity for event center
[Video below] “We put most everything on hold due to the coronavirus, but we need to start planning,” Floresville 4A Corp. President Bill Gleeson said at the corporation’s Oct. 21 meeting. Floresville Facilities and Events Manager Chezare Perez informed board members that the Lauro G. De Leon III Floresville Event Center, which they oversee, had seen little use over recent […]
Floresville dedicates Lodi Park improvements Oct. 23
It was seven months later than planned, but a dedication ceremony for a new pavilion finally took place Oct. 23 at Floresville’s Lodi Park. The date on the plaque reads March 2020, when the dedication was originally scheduled, but the event was delayed because of the coronavirus epidemic. In addition to the pavilion — which features fixed picnic tables and […]
Do you need help with your mail-in ballot?
Do’s and don’ts for voting by mailIf someone drops by and says they’ll put your absentee ballot in the mail for you, “That’s a NO,” said Olga Marrero, Wilson County elections administrator. It’s among a number of questions she and other elections officials have fielded about mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 elections. No more absentee ballots will be sent to voters in Texas; the […]
Rollover near Stockdale injures one
One man is in critical condition after being involved in a single-vehicle accident near Stockdale Monday morning. At approximately 10:40 a.m. Oct. 26, emergency crews responded to the accident on U.S. 87 near C.R. 417. First responders discovered a blue pickup truck had crashed and rolled over. According to Wilson County District 3 EMS Director David Rice, the driver and […]
New efforts afoot to expand historic El Camino Real in Helton Nature Park
A local organization is working at the national level to create a trail that connects Floresville to San Antonio. Trail de Flores, the local chapter of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association (ELCAT), is working in conjunction with the National Trails Office of the National Parks Service. Their goal is to connect two missions — […]
Sheriff’s office investigates horse’s apparent killing near Floresville
A horse was found dead Oct. 16 on property near Kicaster Creek, after apparently being shot. The owner, Patti Sue Graham Young of Floresville, searched for the horse after she realized it was missing earlier the same day. She said she found the horse with a bullet wound in the lower left side of its chest. “The shock of finding […]
Faith-based dorm volunteers wanted
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is looking for volunteers, churches, or organizations interested in sponsoring a faith-based dorm, a 12-month volunteer program that seeks to unite corrections and the faith community to effect an inner transformation of inmates. If you are interested or would like to become a faith-based dorm volunteer, email volunteerservices@tdcj.texas.gov.
POLICE BLOTTER
Area law-enforcement agencies have reported the following recent activity: Wilson County Attorney’s Office •Oct. 14, Johnny Ray Servantes, 45, of Floresville was arrested on a warrant for deceptive business practices and securing the execution of a document by deception of more than $100 but less than $750. Floresville police •Oct. 16, Sergio Erasmo Lara, 50, of Floresville was arrested on […]
COURT UPDATE
The following defendants are listed on recent dockets for the 81st District Court in Wilson County: •Landon Ray Lopez, 24, of Stockdale was charged with arson in May 2020, after allegedly trying to burn down a house northeast of Stockdale. He is being monitored for his mental competence to stand trial. •Ethan Wilson, 27, of Sutherland Springs was charged with […]
