Marion News

An arrest warrant, tear gas and the SWAT team couldn't drive Bobby Joe Phelps from his house.

WCN/N.KILBEY-SMITH * Reprints at wilsoncountynews.com New La Vernia Mayor Harold Schott presents an appreciation gift to former Mayor Brad Beck during the city council meeting June 12.

Some water and sewage lines in Marion will get much-needed improvements thanks to a $250,000 grant.

Green Valley Special Utility District directors have set a special meeting for Monday afternoon to consider repainting its fire hydrants red in an agreement worked out last week with firefighters in its service ...

Two of the four Calloway's Nursery Inc. locations in San Antonio that closed this month are expected to reopen soon under the names of other area nurseries.

Gilberto Zavala, age 19 of Cambria, died on Friday, May 9, 2008 at the UW Hospitals in Madison as a result of a motor vehicle accident. via Del Rio News-Herald

“They flat out refused to provide fire flows for the sprinkler system for a new school. It cost the school district $500,000 to tie into Cibolo's lines.”

The city of Schertz is issuing nine citations a day to a Marion-based water supply district, and Schertz, Cibolo and Guadalupe County are threatening to try to force the district to surrender its service area. via MySanAntonio.com

“I like learning about how the different kinds of fur feels and how different skulls are formed”

Remington Rehfeld was surrounded by chicks - the little, yellow, chirping variety. via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“I think we'll make a really good team”

The Marion ISD board of trustees will install a new member this month. Newcomer Joe Peck was elected to the board during Saturday's election as the top vote-getter, followed closely by incumbents Peggy Seiler ... via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“The district's failure to provide adequate fire protection water flow will have an adverse impact on all residential and commercial properties in the entire city, not just those in the district's city service area”

A local water district's practice of painting all of its fire hydrants black has prompted county commissioners to ask the utility to relinquish portions of its service area and make way for someone who could ... via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“We have developers looking at our area, but they are looking for water and we're working hard for a long-term commitment for water”

Three open at-large seats on the Marion City Council have drawn three incumbents and one challenger in an election that will be decided Saturday, May 10. via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“We never had new books, there were so many names in the back of the books by the time we go them that there was no place for our students to write their names.”

To Clarence Little, 1965 seems like a world away. Groceries were cheaper, paychecks were smaller and some people still saw the world in black and white. via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“A lot of people come and look to see if their bicycles are in possession of the police department. If they provide proof they can come and retrieve their bike”

It all began with the bicycles. Every year, the Seguin Police Department collects an inventory of bicycles, that have been either stolen, abandoned, lost or otherwise separated from their owners. via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“He can't wait to come out here and ride Cowboy, he gets mad if he doesn't get Cowboy”

Red Rock isn't an especially complicated creature. She enjoys snacking on greenery and isn't especially bothered if handlers tie her to a mesquite tree while she awaits her turn in the riding ring. via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“If I were a homeowner, I'd be furious”

The state representative who sponsored the bill that calls for defective or low-flowing fire hydrants to be painted black said he had no idea some rural water suppliers would see it as a reason to paint all of ... via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“It was not overbuilt at members' expense to provide fire flows.”

Updated 5 minutes ago MARION - A Marion-based water district that serves 25,000 customers in Guadalupe, Comal and Bexar counties has interpreted a new law in a way that has it painting all of its hydrants black ... via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“They're just old, and it's time to get them cleared out.”

The City of Marion has received a $250,000 grant to improve water and sewer facilities. via The New Braunfels Herald

“Children need to know where everything comes from, we need to be able to tie it back to the earth.”

Updated 15 minutes ago SEGUIN - There's nothing quite like an alpaca. "They're not like a dog at all," explained Caitlin Hollinshead, a young Seguin resident who held a handful of hay to the exotic fleecy ... via Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

“You can see the entire race, from the starting line to the finish line. You can see everything that goes on on the track.”

While the Road to the Final Four ends in San Antonio with college basketball's four best men's teams, the Road to the Nitro Jam championship begins in San Antonio. via MySanAntonio.com

Karl H. Saenger of New Braunfels, TX passed away at University Hospital in San Antonio on Friday, March 14, 2008. via The New Braunfels Herald