Wilson County News

Area residents can have their say about proposed budgets and tax rates at upcoming public hearings. These meetings are open to the public. The meetings present taxpayers with an opportunity to see what local taxing entities plan to spend tax revenue on in the coming fiscal year, and the proposed tax rates to support the budgets. Upcoming hearings include: •Bexar County Emergency Services District...

CPS Energy and AEP Texas will host three “open house” meetings next week in Alice, George West, and Floresville for community members to learn more about construction of 150 miles of new 765 kV transmission line proposed through parts of Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Duval, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, and Wilson counties. The project will connect AEP’s Blu Lacy Station and...

CPS Energy and AEP Texas will host three “open house” meetings next week in Alice, George West, and Floresville for community members to learn more about construction of 150 miles of new 765 kV transmission line proposed through parts of Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Duval, Jim Wells, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, and Wilson counties. The project will connect AEP’s Blu Lacy Station and...

Prop A Nov. 3 East Central ISD’s Proposition A — “Prop A” — will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot with statewide races, including governor and U.S. Senate, with the school district measure appearing near the end of the ballot. To vote Nov. 3, voters must be registered by Oct. 5. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The East Central Independent School District (ISD) board of trustees voted unanimously Aug....

Prop A Nov. 3 East Central ISD’s Proposition A — “Prop A” — will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot with statewide races, including governor and U.S. Senate, with the school district measure appearing near the end of the ballot. To vote Nov. 3, voters must be registered by Oct. 5. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The East Central Independent School District (ISD) board of trustees voted unanimously Aug....

Prop A Nov. 3 East Central ISD’s Proposition A — “Prop A” — will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot with statewide races, including governor and U.S. Senate, with the school district measure appearing near the end of the ballot. To vote Nov. 3, voters must be registered by Oct. 5. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The East Central Independent School District (ISD) board of trustees voted unanimously Aug....

Dear Dave, My husband and I have our [post_excerpt],000 beginner emergency fund in the bank, and we’re about to start paying off debt. Currently, I’m a stay-at-home mom taking care of our new baby. My husband brings home about ,000 a month, and we have ,000 in student loan and credit card debt. My mother-in-law said we could move in with her for a while, in order to make it easier to save money, p...

Dear Dave, My husband and I have our [post_excerpt],000 beginner emergency fund in the bank, and we’re about to start paying off debt. Currently, I’m a stay-at-home mom taking care of our new baby. My husband brings home about ,000 a month, and we have ,000 in student loan and credit card debt. My mother-in-law said we could move in with her for a while, in order to make it easier to save money, p...

Dear Dave, My husband and I have our [post_excerpt],000 beginner emergency fund in the bank, and we’re about to start paying off debt. Currently, I’m a stay-at-home mom taking care of our new baby. My husband brings home about ,000 a month, and we have ,000 in student loan and credit card debt. My mother-in-law said we could move in with her for a while, in order to make it easier to save money, p...

New inventions and technologies, from the lightbulb to the farm tractor to the automobile to the laptop computer to Uber drivers, cause serious job market disruptions. They also cause a backlash, as horse and buggy operators, cab drivers, video rental stores and typewriter makers inevitably predicted chaos and job losses. Artificial intelligence will make life much better and healthier for most pe...

New inventions and technologies, from the lightbulb to the farm tractor to the automobile to the laptop computer to Uber drivers, cause serious job market disruptions. They also cause a backlash, as horse and buggy operators, cab drivers, video rental stores and typewriter makers inevitably predicted chaos and job losses. Artificial intelligence will make life much better and healthier for most pe...

New inventions and technologies, from the lightbulb to the farm tractor to the automobile to the laptop computer to Uber drivers, cause serious job market disruptions. They also cause a backlash, as horse and buggy operators, cab drivers, video rental stores and typewriter makers inevitably predicted chaos and job losses. Artificial intelligence will make life much better and healthier for most pe...

When Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s media mouthpiece, announced that it would be selling advance access to Trump’s posts, I thought they were kidding. I mean, have they no shame? When the announcement met with a round of criticism and Democratic demands that the SEC investigate, I figured they’d back off. Why do I keep underestimating the greediness of Trump Inc.? How many times will they...

When Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s media mouthpiece, announced that it would be selling advance access to Trump’s posts, I thought they were kidding. I mean, have they no shame? When the announcement met with a round of criticism and Democratic demands that the SEC investigate, I figured they’d back off. Why do I keep underestimating the greediness of Trump Inc.? How many times will they...

When Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s media mouthpiece, announced that it would be selling advance access to Trump’s posts, I thought they were kidding. I mean, have they no shame? When the announcement met with a round of criticism and Democratic demands that the SEC investigate, I figured they’d back off. Why do I keep underestimating the greediness of Trump Inc.? How many times will they...

Editor: Re: “Building freedom one ramp at a time,” Aug. 12 Thank you for the excellent coverage in the Wilson County News highlighting our mission and the volunteers led by David Teel. Stories like yours mean so much to organizations like the Texas Ramp Project, and I want to send you our heartfelt thanks for supporting our cause. If there is anything we can do for you, please reach out. Thank you...

Editor: Re: “Building freedom one ramp at a time,” Aug. 12 Thank you for the excellent coverage in the Wilson County News highlighting our mission and the volunteers led by David Teel. Stories like yours mean so much to organizations like the Texas Ramp Project, and I want to send you our heartfelt thanks for supporting our cause. If there is anything we can do for you, please reach out. Thank you...

Editor: Re: “Building freedom one ramp at a time,” Aug. 12 Thank you for the excellent coverage in the Wilson County News highlighting our mission and the volunteers led by David Teel. Stories like yours mean so much to organizations like the Texas Ramp Project, and I want to send you our heartfelt thanks for supporting our cause. If there is anything we can do for you, please reach out. Thank you...

Update 8/18/26: As of 12:10 pm the fire is mostly out. Crews remain on scene for mop up. Multiple agencies are battling a fast-moving grass and brush fire west of Floresville. The fire, initially reported shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 3100 block of C.R. 104 near county roads 105 and 106, rapidly moved to another nearby property. The location is between F.M. 536 and S.H. 97. Crews from Wilso...

The Wilson County News’ Newspapers in Education program will start distributing hundreds of newspapers to classrooms Aug. 19, and each week during the school year to area school districts and private schools. The program is funded by business sponsors and readers to provide newspapers to classrooms at no charge to teachers or students.  To request newspapers, teachers may use the online form at ht...

Football is officially back in Nixon as the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs began preparations for the 2026 season with an energetic and competitive first week of practice. After months of offseason work, summer strength and conditioning, and preparation, the Mustangs finally returned to the practice field, helmets on, with a new season ahead. The opening week brought strong attendance, plenty of energy, an...

Two Wilson County siblings returned home with state championships after representing their community at the 2026 SPJST State Youth Showcase in Temple. Tillie and Colt Lynn proudly represented SPJST Lodge 107, Floresville and Wilson County. They competed against youth from across Texas and earned multiple state titles. The annual Showcase brings together SPJST youth ages 5 to 18. Members compete in...

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Poth’s Brody Reed earned third place in boys shot put 13-year-old division at the Track and Field Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa Aug. 5. Coming into the meet, he was ranked #9, so he knew that he needed to perform his best to make the finals, which is the top 8. He dug deep and threw a new Personal Best of 43’ 3” even in the wet, slick ring. Brody is in eighth grade at Poth Junior High School...

The Nixon-Smiley Lady Mustangs ushered in the 2026 volleyball season by creating a new tradition, hosting the program’s first-ever Midnight Madness practice to celebrate the official start of UIL volleyball workouts. Held as a closed practice in the Nixon-Smiley High School Gym, the event marked a memorable milestone for the Lady Mustang program. The late-night practice was designed to energize, e...