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A new 4-H year is underway across Texas, and youth are encouraged to join the nation’s largest youth development organization as enrollment opens for the 2026-2027 program year. Texas 4-H, a program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, provides young people with opportunities to develop leadership, citizenship, and life skills through hands-on learning experiences. Members can particip...

An early evening storm Aug. 27 toppled a shop building on the Kiolbassa property near Floresville, leaving it a pile of rubble. Gusty winds from the summer storms that night and the following day also caused power outages across the area. Mendy Kiolbassa said last Thursday’s storm blew in around 7 p.m., and the strong winds took down a 50-year-old welding shop on the family’s property on C.R. 119...

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The Floresville City Council has reapproved installing automated license plate recognition cameras — commonly called “Flock cameras” — within the city. In a 3-2 vote Aug. 26, council members approved a resolution authorizing the mayor or her designee to enter into a multiple-use agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the installation and operation of the cameras on U.S. 181, S.H...

Sir Tom. Drama Papa. Sir Punchalot. The Man. Oscar Thomas Detamore Jr. — Tommy Detamore — a renowned musician and music producer and engineer known by many nicknames, passed away Aug. 5, bringing to a close a rich life and decades-long career in music. Though he was born and grew up in Virginia, music brought Tommy to Texas. He played guitar and later pedal steel throughout his high school and col...

After coming to Floresville with his family for his senior year from California, Braeden Fuller took over the reins of the Tigers as QB1 in 2021 and proceeded to have a season for the record books. Fuller led the Tigers to a 9-3 record during his lone season with the Tigers. He helped take Floresville into the third round of the state playoffs while throwing for 1,828 passing yards and 24 touchdow...

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In celebration of the annual Floresville Peanut Festival, the following royal courts of past years will display their wardrobes in the storefronts of Floresville businesses for the community to enjoy. •Sept. 11-17 — 1996 Court of Timeless Treasures, Queen Lacey Farris and King Jerrett Pfeil •Sept. 18-24 — 2006 Court of Natures Grandeur, Queen Caitlin Abbott and King Andrew Shoemaker The wardrobes...

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Do you remember where you were on Sept. 11, 2001, when you heard about the planes flying into the World Trade Center in New York? It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since those events that shook our nation and have continued to shape the world since. The Wilson County News is taking a look back at that day, and the days immediately following 9/11. We invite readers and community members to sh...

Every year Smith Gas celebrates its anniversary for the entire month of September and this year is no different. Join Smith Gas Company, Inc. to ring in its 98th year in business — all month long! Stop by the Floresville and La Vernia locations to register for prizes and cool off with some soft-serve ice cream. Customers will receive [post_excerpt] off each cylinder filling and no coupon is requir...

Community members can help save lives by donating blood Friday, Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the gym at Jon Wayne Service Co. All donors will receive a T-shirt, cool swag, snacks, drinks, and entry in a prize drawing for a Visa gift card. Jon Wayne Service Co. is located at 9272 U.S. 87 E. in San Antonio. To schedule your donation, go to donor. southtexasblood.org/ donor/schedules/drive_ s...

The Children’s Alliance of South Texas-A Child Advocacy Center is planning several community events to build awareness and raise funds this fall. A community “trunk or treat” event is set for Saturday, Oct. 24, in Floresville, and a “Ho, Ho, Ho, Hope and Bingo” event is planned for Saturday, Nov. 14, in Karnes City. Donations are being sought to help make these events a success: •Trunk or Treat: b...

The pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the Texas Standard reported. Dozens of legislators and state officials have been calling for scrapping the transmission buildout so the Legislature can reassess, while Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement of an audit...

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In observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7, 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 be...

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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: •City of Floresville —Wednesday, Sept. 9,...

The Poth Independent School District (ISD) is among four Alamo-area schools awarded Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants recently. Poth ISD will receive a 1,792 grant to train 45 students as nurses in partnership with Palo Alto College in San Antonio. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the awards totaling [post_excerpt],113,310 on Aug. 27, awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The JET gra...

SAN ANTONIO — Two former GEO Karnes Correctional Detention Facility employees have been federally indicted for allegedly exploiting their positions to smuggle methamphetamine and other illegal contraband into the facility in exchange for payment. Joseph Adrian Padilla, 50, and Julian Esquivel, 20, were arrested less than one week apart by U.S. Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) age...

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 •Aug. 20, Nuwley B. Gonzales, 49, of Stockdale was arrested on S.H. 123 in Stockdale on three warrants for failure to appear in court; he also was charg...

The Wilson County Grand Jury met Aug. 14 and returned indictments in 21 cases. The following 8 individuals are among the defendants scheduled for arraignment Sept. 3: •Alexander J. Ramirez, 45, of Floresville was indicted on a charge of murder for allegedly causing the death of a girl in October 1995 by applying pressure to her throat or neck or blocking her nose or mouth and starting a fire. •Que...

Dear Dave, My husband and I are trying hard to pay off debt and get control of our finances. The other day, my dad called and asked if we could give him 0 to take care of an overdraft at his bank. My dad’s a good man, but he has never managed money well. There have even been times he has gone to friends or my grandparents for money, and he’s 60 and has a job. What do you think we should do? We’re...