Wilson County News

Post a comment The National Weather Service in Austin-San Antonio has issued a * flash flood warning for... Northeastern Bexar County... Southern Comal County... Southwestern Guadalupe County... North Central Wilson County... * until 630 pm CDT.

Torchlight expects the drilling process to take under 30 days and will move directly into completion after analyzing the drilling results.

Post a comment A Watermelon Growing Contest will once again be held on Thursday, June 13, in conjunction with the 69th annual Stockdale Watermelon Jubilee.

Post a comment May 2013 22, 29 -- Team roping practices. 7-9:30 p.m. $20 per person per night.

Post a comment The Wilson County Show Barn Committee will sponsor the Tri-County Antique Tractor Pull and the fifth annual IBCA Barbecue Cook-off Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1, at the Wilson County Show Barn located off S.H. 97 east of Floresville.

Moms, dads, and now students old enough to vote are enthusiastic about the voting on Saturday in the La Vernia Independent School District elections in Wilson County, Texas.

One of two brothers suspected of being involved in an immigrant-smuggling operation that was raided over the weekend near southeast Bexar County has chosen to stay in jail.

Post a comment WILSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT #1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS' MEETING AGENDA Wilson County Emergency Services District #1 Board of Commissioners will hold an open meeting at: GVEC COMMUNITY ROOM, 13849 U.S. HWY 87 W., LaVERNIA, TX 78121 time/date: 6:30 pm Thursday May 9, 2013 NOTICE: This meeting may include interaction with ... (more)

Post a comment MARTINEZ -- The 2013 Multi-County Beef Cattle Field Day, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Agricultural Committee, is set for Friday, May 24, in Martinez.

Post a comment Are you interested in babysitting this summer? Attend the free Safety Whys Child Care babysitting training course on Saturday, May 25, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the conference room of the Connally Memorial Medical Center at 499 10th St.

Post a comment May 2013 8, 15, 22, 29 -- Team roping practices. 7-9:30 p.m. $20 per person per night.

Post a comment The Falls City Independent School District will hold its Luther Thomas Elementary Summer Playschool Program for 4- and 5-year-olds during the month of June.

SMITH/ Reprints @ wilsincountynews.com Firefighters battle to contain a blaze destroying a mobile home on U.S. 87 south of La Vernia May 8. Post a comment LA VERNIA -- A mobile home on U.S. 87 south of here is a total loss, following a late-afternoon fire May 8. Firefighters with the La Vernia, Sutherland Springs, & Stockdale volunteer fire ... (more)

Post a comment Gustavo and Cynthia Cavazos of Poth, Texas, are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Monica Yvonne, to Rosendo Lawrence Montoya, the son of Rosendo and Angel Montoya of Floresville.

Post a comment FLORESVILLE -- A Feral Hog Management Workshop will be held Friday, May 31, from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Floresville Event Center located at 600 S.H. 97 W. in Floresville.

Disclaimer: The author of this entry is responsible for this content, which is not edited by the Wilson County News or wilsoncountynews.com. Post a comment U.S. Army Pvt.

Authorites were about to raid a mobile home in a rural area just outside Bexar County when the trailer's back door flew open and 40 to 50 immigrants suspected of being here illegally ran out, some barefoot and others wearing nothing but underwear as they jumped fences trying to get away.

Officials said immigration authorities had been watching a mobile home there for at least a week.

Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. said an unknown number of suspects fled officers on foot.

Post a comment Joseph Sho Martinez of Floresville has been accepted for membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars .