2022-06-08

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Scorching temperatures settle across Texas; stay hydrated, don’t leave kids in cars


Update 6/10/22: The heat advisory now is in effect Saturday afternoon through early Sunday evening. Update, 4:15pm: Due to the anticipated extreme heat this weekend, the National Weather Service-Austin/San Antonio has issued a Heat Advisory for areas along and east of U.S. 83 for Friday, June 10, from 1-7 p.m. Elevated locations of the Hill Country are not included in the […]

This week’s videos: 6/8/2022

Floresville Economic Development Corporation, 5/31/2022 – FEDC members evaluate Ben Reed in open session www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/fedc-members-evaluate-ben-reed-in-open-session/ St. Hedwig City Council, 6/2/2022 – St. Hedwig mayor, new councilman take oath of office www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/st-hedwig-mayor-new-councilman-take-oath-of-office/

2022-06-08 E-Edition

L. Jansky’s — Pumping gas for 50 years



Gas was 28.9 cents per gallon when the garage doors opened at L. Jansky Service Center in Poth on June 1, 1972. On June 1 this year, customers were paying $4.29 per gallon for unleaded fuel. A lot has changed in the 50 years Lawrence Jansky has been in business. But some things are the same — the warm smile […]

Four decades with Roy Barrera

The job Sylvia Madero almost didn’t take


“He taught me to think independently and quickly, and that things are not always as they seem.” Sylvia Madero of Floresville recently attended a retirement party for her former boss, iconic San Antonio attorney and former Texas Secretary of State Roy Barrera Sr. He decided to step away from his practice at the age of 95. She learned a lot […]

Campus safety: Area schools invite feedback



School safety is on everyone’s mind in the wake of the May 24 shooting at a Uvalde elementary school that claimed 21 lives, including 19 schoolchildren. The Floresville Independent School District invited parents and community members to share their concerns about security and safety during a June 7 “Safety & Security Forum.” The purpose, according to district officials, was “to […]

Floresville Community Market moves to former FELPS site



The Floresville Community Market has changed locations. Beginning June 11, the very family-friendly event will take place at the former Floresville Electric Light & Power System headquarters at the corner of Fourth and C streets. Although the location has changed from The Beer Warehouse, the event will continue to take place between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on the second […]

FEDC members evaluate Ben Reed in open session



[Video below] Floresville Economic Development Corp. board members resumed their evaluation of the corporation’s executive director May 31, after approving a 5-percent cost of living allowance for its two employees. This pay raise was in line with the Floresville City Council’s May 26 action to help employees cope with inflation. Corporation Executive Director Ben Reed said the raise, effective June […]

Observing Memorial Day

Floresville city employees Johnny Villarreal (l-r), Evelyn Garcia-Olivo, Christina Cantu, and Cynthia Sturm, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8555 Commander Polly Sanders (kneeling), City Councilman Gloria Cantu, Floresville Mayor Cissy Gonzalez-Dippel and her husband, Frankie Dippel, get ready to place small flags May 27 at the graves of veterans in the Floresville City Cemetery in advance of the Memorial Day […]

Court of Exotic Destinations meets Floresville City Council

Members of the Floresville Peanut Festival’s 2022 Court of Exotic Destinations attend a Floresville City Council meeting May 26, to introduce themselves and present Mayor Cissy Gonzalez-Dippel and council members with a token of appreciation, on behalf of the association. In attendance were (l-r) Peanut Festival Association President Carolyn Palacios, Councilman Marissa Ximenez, Councilman Terry Rolland, Prince-elect John Pullin, Princess-elect […]