Wilson County News

Wilson County Historical Commission members (top row, l-r) Anthony Delgado, Jed Elrod, Steve Raabe, Tambria Read, Elaine Stephens, Sandy Migl, and Nicki Stohr join Wilson County Commissioners Aug. 10, after County Judge Hank Whitman presented the commission with the Texas Historical Commission’s Distinguished Service Award (in foreground). The award recognized the commission for its accomplishment...

Wilson County Historical Commission Chairman Anthony Delgado (left) displays the Land Legacy Award with County Judge Hank Whitman Aug. 10, after county commissioners approved the historical commission’s recommendation that the award to go to Ruth Mueller Ander. Her grandfather acquired over 200 acres of land on both sides of Cibolo Creek near Sutherland Springs in 1915; the family has continued to...

At the climax of a graduating commencement ceremony in a certain Bible Institute in India, the entire graduation class rises to commit themselves to the Lord’s work with these words: “Today, I stand as a dead man. I declare that in Jesus Crist, I am saved by His blood, and thus I am dead to sin, and no longer dead in my sin. Today, I stand and declare that I surrender my will and my life to His wi...

During the heat of a Texas summer, many families opt to spend time cooling off — splashing in a pool, tubing a river, wading the waters on a Texas beach. But Nikki Hardwick, clinical operations manager and community paramedic with Wilson County Emergency Services District 3 (ESD 3), and her two kids turned out on a hot Saturday morning July 11 with a group of other volunteers to make life a little...

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Wilson County Republican Women’s Club President Anna Willis (center) receives a recognition July 11 commemorating the club’s 25 years as a member organization of both the National Federation of Republican Women and the Texas Federation of Republican Women. Presenting the recognition are Karen Newton, first vice president of the National Federation of Republican Women (left), and Ruby Manen, Texas...

FLORESVILLE — The Wilson County Democratic Party has announced that State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, will be the keynote speaker at their “We The People…Rural Rally” on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 7-9 p.m. at the Floresville Event Center, 600 SH 97 W. in Floresville. “We are excited to welcome Gina Hinojosa to Wilson County,” said Sarah Guevara, chair of the Wilson...

COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably, people don’t like thinking or talking about it. But we must. We now know, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul’s doggedness and Anthony Fauci’s supreme arrogance that he freely expresses in his diary, almost every decision made by the medical industrial complex was exactly the wrong thing to do. Fauci...

Anthony Fauci is an American hero. He spent his entire life in public service. He took on impossible challenges — and impossible people. He saved millions of lives around the world. And what does he get for it? A comfortable, well-earned retirement to spend as he pleases with family, friends and colleagues? No, he is consigned to lawyers’ conference rooms preparing to defend himself from a derange...

Newspapers’ webpages are being overrun with bots. Content written by and for real people is grabbed by millions of automated crawlers that continually comb the internet. These automated crawlers often are from foreign countries — China being one of the main culprits — that essentially steal content from those who created it. These bad bots slow down pages for users and undermine the painstaking wo...

Editor: Re: “Serving for a century: Poth Volunteer Fire Department celebrates 100 years,” Aug. 5 Congratulations and a huge thank you to our Poth Volunteer Fire Department on celebrating 100 years of service. Poth is blessed to have such a dedicated volunteer organization. While many of our citizens leave town every day to work elsewhere, I have always felt our city was in good hands while we were...

Editor: Congress continues to spend billions subsidizing industrial meat and dairy production even as these industries contribute significantly to climate change, water pollution, and other environmental problems (Euronews, Feb. 23, 2026). Instead of addressing the root causes of these impacts, policymakers are investing even more in a system that increasingly relies on technological fixes rather...

Editor: I recently opened a petition to bring Aldi to Floresville to get our town more options for cost-friendly grocery shopping. Throughout the years, I have depended on Aldi to help as I don’t make a whole lot of money and they make it easily accessible. I have since moved to Texas from South Carolina and would like to have an Aldi close by. I hope we can bring something great to Floresville. Y...

“I kind of see music like a puzzle; you have to find the right chords,” said 11-year-old Hailey Grace Ochoa, an upcoming sixth grader at Floresville Middle School. Hailey is the granddaughter of Raymond R. Narro Jr., a Tejano Roots Hall of Fame bajista, or bass player. His father, Raymond G. Narro Sr., was a Tejano conjunto musician who established a band in 1957, “Cielo Azul,” which now includes...

Miss Jewel Westerman was born in the Fairview community in western Wilson County in October 1896. She graduated from Baylor University. She was a schoolteacher, a librarian, a historian, a Christian. She had a master’s degree at a time when it was rare for anyone, especially a woman. She was fluent in Spanish. Miss Jewel was a member of First Baptist Church in Floresville and financially supported...

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Some members of the Floresville Peanut Festival Association’s 2026 “Court of Confectionery Creations” court-elect take time Aug. 1 to enjoy Kids’ Day at the Floresville H-E-B. The Texas grocery chain is one of the association’s largest sponsors. Article Link

Members of the Coffee, Cars & Veterans group gather July 30 at the Dairy Queen in Floresville to share their classic vehicles and enjoy Blizzard frozen treats, during Dairy Queen’s nationwide fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network. Article Link

Volunteers (l-r) Josh Scribner, JJ Birdwell, Becky Scribner, and Brooke Locker take a brief break July 27 while sorting and hanging donated clothing at Blessed Again Thrift Ministry at Christ Methodist Church in Stockdale, as the ministry hosted a bag sale. Find Blessed Again Thrift Ministry at 102 W. Main St. in Stockdale. Article Link

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The community is invited to American Legion Post 539 in St. Hedwig for a fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 14410 F.M. 1346 in St. Hedwig. Pulled pork plates with potato salad/chips will be available for per plate. Proceeds will benefit a Legion member’s daughter who is facing lumpectomy surgery and recovery. For more information, call Riley Harpool at 512- 786-7441. Artic...

Enjoy free camping for the weekend Friday- Sunday, Sept. 11-13, at Helton Nature Park, 15662 F.M. 775 north of Floresville. All campsite fees are waived for the weekend. Registration is required. To reserve a free campsite, visit www.sariverauthority.org/parks-trails/ reservations/. Article Link

Dance to your favorite tunes at the Comal County Country Music Show on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 7:30-10 p.m. in the Columbus Club Hall located at 111 Landa St. in New Braunfels. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The show will feature guest performers Gabe Galvan and Courtney Eoff. Soft drinks, candy, sandwiches, and coffee will be available. Admission is with all proceeds going to charity. Article Link

LULING — Women are invited to participate in the Family Structure Does Matter initiative’s sociological survey to harness women’s informative experiences and utilize them to determine root causes of human suffering within families and society. Through real-life accounts, observations, lessons learned and wisdom gained, the initiative hopes to find solutions that can address and help heal common so...