Wilson County News

The Floresville Police Department and Wilson County Sheriff’s Office want you! The two law-enforcement agencies are teaming up again to host National Night Out in Floresville on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 7-9 p.m. at the sheriff’s office, 800 10th St. (U.S. 181) in Floresville. The event will include a haunted house and trunk or treat. Area businesses, organizations, and community members are invited t...

There is something special about watching someone discover that they have something important to give. That was on display at the Wilson County Extension Master Gardeners’ Plant Bingo fundraiser Aug. 29, where the Pioneers of Stomping Ground Ventures stepped up to serve their community. They helped serve lunch, brought baked goods, bused tables, and took care of whatever needed to be done. For the...

Dear Dave, I want to try to get control of my finances. But after living so long from paycheck-to-paycheck, and having so much debt, I’m almost afraid to open all the bills to find out just how bad things really are. I make about ,000 a year, but it’s a real struggle just to keep my head above water financially. My checking account is always overdrawn, and I don’t know where to start when it comes...

What’s in your wallet? Have your say on proposed budgets and tax rates at these 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: •Wilson County ESD 4 — Tuesday, Sept...

The Senate Republican leadership is pouring tens of millions of dollars into the U.S. Senate campaign of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is locked in a tight race with Democratic nominee James Talarico. A super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune last week purchased about million in television broadcast ads across the state’s major media markets, The Texas Tribune reported...

We’ve all seen it. A kid or even a young adult, rolling down the road on a scooter or moped and blowing through a stop sign without looking. These scooters are becoming more and more common sights on our roads. As with anything that is a part of our roadways, the more we see of them, the higher likelihood of accidents and fatalities. Many accidents are preventable — with a bit of knowledge and fol...

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The crisis staff of Camino Real Community Services marks September as Suicide Awareness Month in Wilson County following a proclamation approved Sept. 14 by Wilson County Commissioners Court. Commissioners also approved a proclamation designating September as National Recovery Month in the county to promote support and assistance for people trying to recover from substance abuse. (For more action...

A certain father was trying to teach his son the value of sacrificing for the things we really want in life. At the moment the boy could think of nothing grander than to own a BB gun. His father wanted to help, so he told the son that he would double anything that the boy saved. That sounded pretty generous and the boy began at once. Things went along pretty well for a while, and the funds grew ra...

Two individuals face charges, following a pursuit Aug. 31 in eastern Wilson County. On Aug. 31, La Vernia police Sgt. Joshua Johnson noticed a vehicle that had been reported as stolen, traveling eastbound in the 13000 block of U.S. 87 around 11:30 a.m. in La Vernia. Johnson, joined by other La Vernia officers, pursued the vehicle, a red Chevrolet Impala. The vehicle fled at a high rate of speed be...

Area law-enforcement agencies have reported the following recent activity: Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested and charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt. Texas Department of Public Safety •Sept. 4, Gregory C. Washington, 50, of Corpus Christi was arrested at the intersection of S.H. 123 and F.M. 537 near Stockdale and charged with possess...

The following defendants were among those listed on recent dockets for the 81st District Court in Wilson County: •Jenny L. Alfaro, 43, of Floresville was charged with credit or debit card abuse, possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1/1B, fraudulent use or possession of fewer than five items of identifying information, and theft of property valued at less than ,...

The China Grove Police Department has received 2,000 from the federal government — not from the Texas Governor’s Office, as reported in “ICE discussion heats up China Grove,” in the Sept. 9 Wilson County News. Also, Sandra Lopez was misidentified as Angela Lopez in the same article. Al Pruitt celebrated his birthday with the line dancing class in the First Baptist Church Family Life Center, not at...

View WCN’s video coverage of these meetings online at wilsoncountynews.com/meeting-coverage/. Commissioners Sept. 14 St. Hedwig City Council Sept. 10 Floresville City Council Sept. 9 Floresville EDC Sept. 9 China Grove City Council Sept. 3 China Grove City Council Meeting: Regular meeting, Sept. 3, 7:01-10:17 p.m. https://youtube.com/live/MWk0pxvxmgc Actions: •Approved the minutes of the regular c...

We continue our celebration of the 2026 Falls City Beaver Roundup! In addition to the representatives of eight Falls City High School classes pictured in the Aug. 26 Wilson County News article, “Falls City alumni hold 33rd annual Beaver Roundup,” here are four other classes also represented at the Aug. 1 event. Article Link

The world has spent trillion to combat climate change since 2020. That is a World War II-type number. Except we won WWII. But now even the left admits that this torrent of money has accomplished ... nothing. According to ESG Today, citing a 2026 United Nations report, the “multinational goal to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 C, identified as the threshold to avoid the most significant im...

Lindsay Clancy deserves to spend her life in prison. She strangled her three children, one after another. She knew what she was doing and knew it was wrong. She did it anyway. She is a murderer and should be treated as one. Of course she was mentally ill. So what? Many — maybe most — people who commit heinous crimes are not mentally healthy. If mental illness were an excuse for committing crimes,...

We’ve been through 9/11, the financial crash in 2008, and the COVID pandemic. Despite all of the financial challenges that came during those tough economic times, never did the City of San Antonio resort to raising the property tax rate. In fact, the rate hasn’t been raised here in 33 years. Yet now, the mayor and a majority of my colleagues seem to think raising your property taxes is a good idea...

A family’s commitment to Type 1 diabetes awareness and research is taking a colorful new form this month: LEGO Bingo. Tamara Pfeil and her family will host the fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 26, at American Legion Post 38, 1412 Fourth St. in Floresville. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and games begin at 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Breakthrough T1D, the organization formerly known as the Juvenile Diabete...

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Dear Annie: My husband and I absolutely adore our grandchildren, and spending time with them is one of the great joys of our lives. The problem is that our son and daughter-in-law have very different parenting styles, and we keep finding ourselves caught in the middle. Our son is much more relaxed about things like bedtime, sweets and screen time. Our daughter in-law is stricter and likes to keep...

Descendants of Guiseppe Sarto Krawietz will hold their 30th family reunion on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. in the Falls City Diner in Falls City. Each family is asked to take a meat dish, a salad or vegetable dish, and a dessert large enough to feed their families and share with other relatives. Utensils, coffee, and tea will be provided. Lunch will start at noon. A short program after the meal wi...

The Duelm family will hold its 49th annual family reunion Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Hermann Sons Lodge in La Vernia. A potluck lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m. Items are being accepted for silent auction. The Hermann Sons Lodge is located at 122 Bluebonnet Road (F.M. 775) in La Vernia. For information, email 4thSundaySeptember@gmail.com. Article Link

Wilson County News and C Street Gift Shop will host a community blood drive on Friday, Sept. 25. The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center bloodmobile will be at 1012 C Street in Floresville from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Each blood donor will receive a free T-shirt. For questions regarding blood donations, call South Texas Blood & Tissue at 210-731-5590. To reserve a time to donate, visit https...