Wilson County News

At just 11 months old, this beautiful black Terrier mix is full of life, love, and excitement for whatever adventure comes next. She’s already spayed and more than ready to find the forever family she’s been dreaming of. Here’s why you’ll fall in love with Savannah: walks beautifully on a leash, great with other dogs, loves kids, friendly, affectionate, and eager to make everyone her friend, young...

Help is invited from members of the public to help find a missing kangaroo and return him to his Wilson County home. Peanut, a 5-year-old male kangaroo, went missing Aug. 1 from his home on Arbor View in the Whispering Oaks subdivision north of Floresville. “He got out when we had air-conditioning people here,” said his owner, Margaret Browder. Peanut was last seen Saturday on Arbor View near Even...

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Falls City Independent School District (ISD) students and parents are invited to Meet the Teacher on Monday, Aug. 10. The schedule for elementary students is: •Pre-K and new students – 6 p.m., auditorium •Returning students K-2nd grade – 6 p.m., classroom •Returning students 3rd through 6th grade – 6:30 p.m., classroom The schedule for junior high and high school students will be: •7th grade and n...

All students in the East Central Independent School District (ISD) have access to free meals. All East Central ISD campuses are participating in the Community Eligibility Provision program for the 2026-27 school year. This means that all East Central ISD students have access to free breakfasts and lunch each school day. In addition, all elementary campuses have now started the district’s school-wi...

Rilee Welliver of Falls City was named to the Mississippi State University (MSU) spring 2026 President’s List. Students on the President’s List achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework. Article Link

As students made their way to La Vernia Independent School District (ISD) campuses for the first day of the new school year Monday, tributes were mounting at the southern edge of the city on U.S. 87, where a La Vernia High School student lost her life in the early morning hours Sunday. The 16-year-old female was traveling northbound on U.S. 87 near the city limits in a 2015 Lexus RX3 around 3:50 a...

Wilson County Emergency Services District (ESD) 5 firefighters ensure the flames are extinguished on a hay baler July 28 near the intersection of C.R. 330 and U.S. 181 in Floresville. ESD 5 Chief Adam Strzelczyk shared that the driver of the tractor pulling the hay baler was moving the equipment from a field near Dittmar Lumber shortly after 4 p.m. when he smelled smoke, so he pulled the baler awa...

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Tyler Traube of Lone Star Awning takes measurements as he meets with Kyle Scheel July 21 to select new awnings and begin painting the entrance of the Wilson County News office on C Street in Floresville. “The Wilson County News is excited to be part of the ongoing changes and growth of downtown Floresville, as we continue to document history as it happens!” said Publisher Elaine Kolodziej. Article...

Tyler Traube of Lone Star Awning takes measurements as he meets with Kyle Scheel July 21 to select new awnings and begin painting the entrance of the Wilson County News office on C Street in Floresville. “The Wilson County News is excited to be part of the ongoing changes and growth of downtown Floresville, as we continue to document history as it happens!” said Publisher Elaine Kolodziej. Article...

Members of the Floresville Peanut Festival Association’s 2026 Court-elect visit the La Vernia City Council July 9, inviting everyone in La Vernia to attend this year’s festival, set for Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 8-10. Welcoming the visitors were (back, l-r) councilmen Garrett Rabel and Justin Oates, Mayor Gary Gilbert, Mayor pro tem Dianell Recker, and Councilwoman Katie Evans. Article Link

Members of the Floresville Peanut Festival Association’s 2026 Court-elect visit the La Vernia City Council July 9, inviting everyone in La Vernia to attend this year’s festival, set for Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 8-10. Welcoming the visitors were (back, l-r) councilmen Garrett Rabel and Justin Oates, Mayor Gary Gilbert, Mayor pro tem Dianell Recker, and Councilwoman Katie Evans. Article Link

The city of Floresville got a test of its emergency response procedures with a recent gas leak. Floresville police officers responded to reports of the smell of gas in the 1100 block of Plum Street north of downtown July 28; detecting a strong odor of natural gas, they closed Third and Plum streets in the vicinity as a precaution. The incident prompted the Floresville Police Department to implemen...

The city of Floresville got a test of its emergency response procedures with a recent gas leak. Floresville police officers responded to reports of the smell of gas in the 1100 block of Plum Street north of downtown July 28; detecting a strong odor of natural gas, they closed Third and Plum streets in the vicinity as a precaution. The incident prompted the Floresville Police Department to implemen...

Join the Floresville Lions Club for its next monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13. The Lions meet on the second Thursday of each month at noon, at Jack’s Café, 507 10th St. (U.S. 181) in Floresville. When it comes to meeting challenges, the Lions Club’s response is simple: We serve. In 207 countries, in hospitals and senior centers, in regions battered by natural disaster, in schools and eyeglass...

Join the Floresville Lions Club for its next monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13. The Lions meet on the second Thursday of each month at noon, at Jack’s Café, 507 10th St. (U.S. 181) in Floresville. When it comes to meeting challenges, the Lions Club’s response is simple: We serve. In 207 countries, in hospitals and senior centers, in regions battered by natural disaster, in schools and eyeglass...

Nearly three-fourths of cyclosporiasis cases detected in Texas have been confined to two regions, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Texas Department of State Health Services provided numbers for each of the state’s eight public health regions. Most cases this year, from the beginning of May until late July, have been reported in two regions: Region 11 and Region 6/5S. Region 11 includes Corpus...

Nearly three-fourths of cyclosporiasis cases detected in Texas have been confined to two regions, The Dallas Morning News reported. The Texas Department of State Health Services provided numbers for each of the state’s eight public health regions. Most cases this year, from the beginning of May until late July, have been reported in two regions: Region 11 and Region 6/5S. Region 11 includes Corpus...

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Hours for the Wilson County Public Libraries will be changing on Monday, Aug. 10. New hours will be: •Sam Fore Jr. Public Library, 1103 Fourth St. in Floresville — Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. The computer lab shuts down one hour before closing. •Jane Yelvington McCallum Public Library, inside Camden’s Adventure Zone at 2954...

Hours for the Wilson County Public Libraries will be changing on Monday, Aug. 10. New hours will be: •Sam Fore Jr. Public Library, 1103 Fourth St. in Floresville — Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. The computer lab shuts down one hour before closing. •Jane Yelvington McCallum Public Library, inside Camden’s Adventure Zone at 2954...

The Poth Independent School District (ISD) will propose a voter approval tax rate election — “VATRE” — on the Nov. 3 ballots. A VATRE is used to adjust a school district’s tax rate, changing the maintenance and operations (M&O) portion of a district’s property-tax rate to allow for perpetual spending flexibility, according to information Poth ISD has released. This results, the district said,...