Wilson County News

Semester 2 Cycle 2 Sixth grade All A’s: Sawyer Albert, Beau Brockman, Christian Escobedo, Xuya Fan, Cheyenne Frank, Molly Harton, Cambree Holloway, Kaylee Holloway, Tinley Hosek, Brennen Pape, Kade Posey, Kyler Poth, Anna Powell, Jase Richardson, Aleah Sanchez, Kylie Stuman, Cash Toborg, Kaylee Zamora A/B: Case Caraway, Teagan Cofield, Diego DeHoyos, Madyson Garza, Hagen Hartmann, Alexander Hood,...

Summer is full of opportunities for students to learn, explore, and stay active through Summer@ ECISD, hosted by the East Central Independent School District (ISD). Camp Explore offers a wide range of enrichment camps designed to engage both minds and bodies. Students can discover new interests and build skills through activities like archery, self-defense, art, dance, robotics, and cheerleading....

Stockdale track and field athletes competed in the Regional track meet May 1-2 in Seguin and secured eight State qualifiers. Congratulations! State qualifiers Peyton Mills - high jump Cooper Warrick – 3200-meter run Jersey Brantley - 4x100-meter relay Jessica Theesfield - 4x100-meter relay Aryani Rangel - 4x100-meter relay Abrielle Chavez - 4x100-meter relay Adisen Magill – 100-meter hurdles Ayden...

Members of the East Central High School baseball team, along with Harmony Elementary School staff and families, volunteer to help beautify the elementary school campus during a Love Your School event. Article Link

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Claire Laskowski and Alyssa Pawelek of Falls City, Brady McClure and Magdalyn Moczygemba of Poth, and Halle Orth of Floresville have been selected to receive the 2025-26 All American Scholar Award, sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance. Each year, Catholic Life Insurance awards 35 scholarships worth [post_excerpt],000 each to graduating high school seniors who have not only demonstrated outstanding...

FLORESVILLE — A local family has lost their stable, where they spent more than 20 years training racehorses, to a fire. Elida and Ignacio Bustamante are second generation horse trainers who moved to Floresville in 2003. Elida’s father spent a lifetime of training racehorses in Three Rivers, where Elida and Ignacio lived most of their lives. Their home in Floresville on S.H. 97 is on the same prope...

[Video below] Father-and-son owners of land on Goliad Road are aiming to develop homes on the 40- acre site and establish an access point from the street to Business Loop 181. Gabriel Andonie and his father, Victor, discussed their idea — which involved rezoning land at 500 and 501 Goliad Road from single-family residential to multi-family use — during a public hearing May 6 with the Floresville P...

Gary Rodriguez, president of the San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum, makes a point during the Floresville Heritage and Railroad Museum’s first National Train Day event May 9 to share an artist’s concept of a restored railroad track crossing Trail Street near the Floresville El Camino Trail. If realized, along with the restoration of the historical depot as a museum, a short passenger train could...

Carol Chitty, Wilson County Historical Society president (left) and Viola Henke, Floresville Opry producer present high school senior Henry Neff with a [post_excerpt],000 “Face of the Youth Award for Classic Country Music” scholarship at the May 7 Floresville Opry. Henry, the son of Brandon and Lindsay Neff, plans to attend Texas A&M University in the fall. Scholarship criteria included partic...

Robert Casarez checks out his “speeder,” a 1983 railroad track inspection car that he transported from San Antonio for a display on National Train Day, May 9, at Floresville’s old railroad depot. Those attending Saturday’s “meet and greet” reviewed and shared ideas about the future of the structure that once played a role in the city’s railroad history. See more from the event on pages 1A, 3B. Art...

Members of the Floresville Chamber of Commerce visit Ancira Ford May 8, to name the dealership the chamber’s Business of the Month for May. The Ford dealership, located at 501 10th St. (U.S. 181) in Floresville, sells new and used cars, trucks, and certified pre-owned vehicles, and offers servicing. For information, call 830-216-4040 or visit https://www.ancirafordfloresville.com. Article Link

Effective at end of June, Jason Gilstrap will no longer be the superintendent of the Floresville Independent School District (ISD). After five years as the district’s superintendent, Gilstrap submitted his resignation, which was accepted by the board of trustees during their May 4 meeting. Trustees are currently deliberating the district’s next steps regarding leadership, as Gilstrap prepares to t...

Volunteers are invited to apply for the Floresville Charter Review Committee; those selected will review the existing city charter and recommend changes and/or amendments to the charter to the Floresville City Council. Residency within city limits is required for membership on this committee. Dates and times for the Charter Review Committee meetings will be determined after committee selection. Ap...

The City of Floresville invites high school students ages 16-18 to apply for its Student Internship Program by Friday, May 22. This paid 8–12-week program is designed to give local students real world experience in public service, in partnership with Workforce Solutions and Floresville High School. The program creates meaningful opportunities for students to •Explore careers in local government •G...

The Floresville High School Band Boosters invite community members, band alumni and parents, and the Floresville Independent School District community to join them Thursday, May 21, to honor high school Band Director Jim Cathey. Cathey is retiring after leading the Mighty Tiger Band for more than 20 years. He came to the Floresville ISD in 2005. A retirement party and farewell will take place Thur...

Wilson County ESD 3 EMS recently announced the arrival of its two new ambulances, with a new look! The district was advised last November by Frazier, the manufacturer, that the two vehicles should be ready for delivery in the spring. ESD 3, which provides emergency medical services to all of eastern Wilson County, including the cities of Stockdale and La Vernia, submitted a letter of intent to Fra...

Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows released a statement last week saying they support lifting the law. Nearly 20 camps have sued to block th...

A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic training course scheduled for May 15-17 has been canceled. The purpose of the course, sponsored by the Wilson County Office of Emergency Management, is to train citizen volunteers on how to prepare and respond to local emergencies. According to an Emergency Management spokesman, the cancellation is due to too few individuals registering for the tuit...

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock said state sales tax revenue totaled .7 billion in April, 9.8 percent more than in April 2025. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April. Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in April 2026 was up 7.9 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Sales tax is the largest sourc...

WCN “Meeting Watches” present highlights from recent meetings of some area entities; not all entities, or their actions or discussions, are included here. View WCN’s video coverage of these meetings online at wilsoncountynews.com/meeting-coverage/. Commissioners May 11 Wilson County Commissioners Court Meeting:: Regular meeting, May 11, 9-9:50 a.m. https://youtu.be/6Lh-SzD0yw4 Actions: •Approved p...

Dear Dave, My wife and her siblings each inherited about ,000 when their dad passed away. One of her siblings, who was named executor of the estate, told my wife that she plans to withhold the money from one of their siblings. She said it’s because she thinks she’s financially irresponsible. My wife and I don’t think this is the right thing to do, and we’re wondering if it’s even legal. Can you gi...

Clever schemers with nefarious intentions continue to come up with new ways to try to take advantage of people. Two Falls City residents were the recent targets of a scam by phone. Crystal and Jeffery Heubaum were driving April 28 when the call came in. “We received a call from someone claiming to be with the Karnes County Sheriff’s Office, telling Jeff there was a criminal warrant for his arrest,...

In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, all city and county offices will be closed, including city halls in China Grove, Elmendorf, Floresville, La Vernia, Poth, St. Hedwig, and Stockdale. All Wilson County Public Libraries, including Sam Fore Jr. Public Library in Floresville, Jane Yelvington McCallum Public Library in La Vernia, and Sarah Bain Chandler Public Library in Stockdale, will...

Touchstone Communities and the Texas State Veterans Board are partnering with nonpro.t Dream Flights to honor Texas senior veterans on Memorial Day with flights in a 1943 Boeing Stearman open-cockpit biplane — the same aircraft used to train U.S. military aviators during World War II. One of two Touchstone Communities events will take place Monday, May 25, in the San Antonio area as part of the 20...