A total of 21,475 registered voters in Wilson County cast ballots during the two weeks of early voting ahead of the Nov. 5 election. That’s 54.93 percent of the 39,092 county residents registered to ...

Tyler Billings of Floresville displays the 1980 John Deere 4440 that he restored for the 27th annual Chevron Tractor Restoration Competition in Indianapolis, where he won Grand Ch ...

GREGORY RIPPS/Wilson County NewsCherie Tummel, South Texas representative for the Texas Geocaching Association, investigates a potential hiding place for a geocache in Pecan Park during an Oct. 29 ...

A ringtail — often called a ringtailed “cat” — spends the day in the Holbeck family treehouse Oct. 24, located on their property north of Floresville. These elusive nocturnal creatures are common ...

Introducing La Vernia High School’s 2024 Homecoming king and queen — Isaiah Sanders and Ashlyn Engelke! The two seniors were crowned Nov. 1 during halftime festivities as the Bears hosted the ...

COURTESY/Send photos to [email protected] for possible publication.The Floresville High School Mighty Tiger Band has earned a spot at the State UIL marching contest for the third year in a row.

Bexar County has a Countywide Polling Place Program, or vote centers; voters there may cast a ballot at any location in Bexar County on Election Day.  Wilson County does not have that system. Register ...

Hail a ride or join a route on any of the three official Wilson County Connect shuttle buses — Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Alamo Regional Transit has finalized three of the four ...

Husband of Marie Brown; father of Gilbert Brown (Kathy), Charles Brown (Michelle), Jennifer Brown (Alex), Robert “Bobby” Brown (Brandi), Michael Brown (Maria), Adrian Brown (Shandi), Christina Leal ...

Q: What is the plant with fluffy blooms in front of the library? A: This lovely plant is one of the celosias. It is considered an annual here since it freezes at 32 degrees. Celosias are members of ...

What happens in our lives is often out of our control. But making common sense investments in our families is something we can control — at the ballot box.  When I was a kid, I had no idea we were low ...

I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the ocean. Yeah, I think it’s called Puerto Rico.” This racist pseudo-joke, uttered by Tony Hinchecliffe at ...