Agriculture Today
· Hello Dolly, goodbye cotton
· Import labor or import food — who will decide?
· Local group going strong
· Multiple-pasture system promotes savings
· TDA market recap
Business
· Garza joins Andros Eye Center helping patients to see better
· KimCo specializes in customized printing
Editorial
· There is a difference between being liberal and being blind
· Trying to dig out from the oil-addiction abyss
Frog Hospital
· On Fir Island
· Summer Days
Front Page Archive
· Front page August 6, 2008
Funeral Notices
· Bettie Jo Caraway
· Dixie D. Taylor
· Jessie LaVerne Wood
· Tom Kortz
Get Inspired!
· Thanks, La Grange, for 11-year Southern ride!
Home, Health, and Family
· Health center plans grand opening
· Health fair set for Aug. 9 in SA
· Hurricane victims need food items
· Lions Club welcomes members
· Sponsorships sought for family of local Olympian
· Spry magazine coming Aug. 13!
· University to offer classes
Meeting Agendas
· St. Hedwig council meeting
· St. Hedwign Zoning Map Public Hearing
Movie Reviews
· Rare 'Swing Vote' balances laughs, tears,
Obituaries
· Asa Lee Ellis
· Eudelia ‘Lilly’ Longoria
· Rosie H. Wiatrek
Occasions
· Baggs, Hartl to wed
· Coleman reunion set
· Moczygemba, Castillo plan Oct. 18 wedding
Outdoors
· Fishing report
· Practice ATV safety
· TWAF gives conservation awards
Political Punches and TKO's
· Toll plans continue to put special interests over public good
· Where is the Legislative 'Cavalry' when we need them?
Roadmap for America
· SSN No-Match
South TX Living Features
· Neshyba family works to preserve rural history
Sports
· August heat poses dangers to those outside
· Champs crowned
· Team Morones wins BIG
· Training Day
TEEN SCENE
· 'The Rocker' is a class above 'School of Rock'
· Dorm décor; green gear
· New book features dragons and drama
· On the road to Chadulu: A college student reflects on visit to Tanzania
· Video-game review: 'NCAA Football 09'
Youth and School
· Hats off to a great VBS!
· Library concludes reading program, recognizes children
· Poth High School to hold registration
· Rey Feo scholarship recipients
· SHS to hold orientation
· Trinity University offers student grants
Playing guitar
Clare Goode Fussell plays the guitar in Nashville in 1985.
Read part II of a story about Clare Goode Fussell, "The Texas girl moves to Georgia," by Lois Zook Wauson in this week's Wilson County News in print.
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Clare Goode Fussell plays the guitar in Nashville in 1985.
Retirement fun
Former Floresville City Secretary Josie Escamilla (center) enjoys her retirement party with family and friends July 25.
Escamilla is joined by (front, from left) her daughter, Jennifer Hand; granddaughter, Payton Hand; (back) son-in-law, Greg Hand; and husband, Edward.
Former Floresville City Secretary Josie Escamilla (center) enjoys her retirement party with family and friends July 25.
Celebrating the cowboy
Kenneth Wyatt's paintings are collected by many, including President George W. Bush.
A mobile art gallery featuring the artist’s work will be at Nest Feathers, 222 N. Main St. in Pleasanton Aug. 15-16. Painter, poet, author, pastor … Wyatt is perhaps best described as a Renaissance man.
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Kenneth Wyatt's paintings are collected by many, including President George W. Bush.
Pelican lands
This young brown pelican perches on a fence in Floresville after Hurricane Dolly blew through South Texas July 23.
This young brown pelican perches on a fence in Floresville after Hurricane Dolly blew through South Texas July 23.
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August 5, 2008
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(More) ECISD continues with campus renovations August 5, 2008
EAST CENTRAL — Bricks, plaster, and other material fell to the ground in a billow of dust, to the cheers of a large crowd gathered for the historic moment.
(See video of demolition within this story.) (More) East Central graduate dies in B-52 crash August 5, 2008
U.S. Air Force officials confirmed that Capt. Michael K. Dodson, 31, a 1995 graduate of East Central High School in San Antonio, is one of six airmen who died July 21 when a B-52 Stratofortress known as Raider 21 crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Guam.
(More) Charter committee studies mayor's powers, council size August 5, 2008
FLORESVILLE — Increasing the powers of the mayor and the size of the city council are among some of the proposed changes considered by members of the city’s Home Rule Charter Amendment Advisory Committee at its July 29 meeting.
(More) Appraisal district meeting
August 4, 2008
The board of directors for the Wilson County Appraisal District will be meeting Friday, Aug. 8, at 9:30 a.m. in the Floresville Independent School District administration building, located at 908 10th Street in Floresville.
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Fires claim two homes (July 1, 2008)
Grass fires plague region (July 1, 2008)
Nixon man busted for ‘meth’ possesion (July 1, 2008)
Supreme Court strikes down 32-year ban on handguns (July 1, 2008)
Taxpayers: Mark calendars for July 1 (June 30, 2008)
Body found in Fairview (June 26, 2008)
Guadalupe County bans sale, use of fireworks (June 26, 2008)
Property tax hearing set for July 1 (June 26, 2008)
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Elmendorf Police Department floods (June 24, 2008)
Floresville council plays 'musical chairs' (June 24, 2008)
Grass fire threatens Dittmar Lumber (June 24, 2008)
Secretary of Agriculture visits Holmes Foods (June 24, 2008)
Traffic stop nets ‘meth’ bust (June 24, 2008)
Guadalupe County bans sale, use of fireworks (June 23, 2008)
Appraiser: Values based on property sales (June 17, 2008)
Beirut native warns U.S. about radical Islam (June 17, 2008)
Elmendorf passes ordinance to ensure property values (June 17, 2008)
Former commander of coalition forces in Iraq... (June 17, 2008)
High winds destroy home in Denhawken (June 17, 2008)
La Vernia city may expand, add water well (June 17, 2008)
Officials face ‘meth’ problem (June 17, 2008)
Floresville city runoff election (June 14, 2008)
Tomatoes return to H-E-B shelves (June 13, 2008)
Early voting totals; election day Saturday (June 11, 2008)
High winds destroy home in Denhawken (June 11, 2008)
'Substantial' increase in trash pickup rates... (June 10, 2008)
Appraisals bring complaints, confusion (June 10, 2008)
Avalon files Chapter 11 bankruptcy (June 10, 2008)
Little city, no bright lights (June 10, 2008)
Situation reaching crisis proportions ‘Down... (June 10, 2008)
Flores a no-show at ‘Meet the Candidates’... (June 3, 2008)
Local officials investigating weekend vandalism... (June 3, 2008)
Skyrocketing appraisals anger local taxpayers (June 3, 2008)
Trustees accept Jendrusch’s resignation (June 3, 2008)
Two receive injuries in rollover (June 3, 2008)
Two Stockdale teens injured in wreck (May 28, 2008)
Bus cameras, scoreboard approved by LVISD trustees (May 27, 2008)
Council disagrees with Morones (May 27, 2008)
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Poth council discusses poor road repairs (May 27, 2008)
Poth swears in councilmen, adopts sign ordinances (May 27, 2008)
Subdivision regulations subject to changes... (May 21, 2008)
Suspect sought in Wells Fargo heist (May 21, 2008)
Elmendorf imposes parking bans, limits road use (May 20, 2008)
Falls City residents to pay more for services (May 20, 2008)
Floresville council considers $800,000 loan (May 20, 2008)
Meth lab found near Stockdale (May 20, 2008)
Plan a fun day in La Vernia (May 14, 2008)
Commissioners join St. Hedwig in regional... (May 13, 2008)
Elections bring old, new faces (May 13, 2008)
Motel, hundreds of new homes coming to Floresville (May 13, 2008)
Poth EDC to purchase landmark (May 13, 2008)
St. Hedwig addresses streetlights, bright... (May 13, 2008)
Stockdale council passes building code, ordinances (May 13, 2008)
Morones unseats Mendoza – Flores, Sack to... (May 10, 2008)
Municipal/school unofficial election results (May 10, 2008)
Chardavoyne resigns as SAWS CEO, Puente tapped... (May 6, 2008)
FELPS considering $3.5M bond issue (May 6, 2008)
Floresville churches join in Day of Prayer... (May 6, 2008)
Joint sessions solve disunity in council (May 6, 2008)
La Vernia council talks façade ordinance (May 6, 2008)
Some crying foul over Floresville city elections (May 6, 2008)
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Hug-A-Hero gets national recognition (May 1, 2008)
City officials want residents to help ‘Flower... (April 29, 2008)
Fire levels Stockdale home (April 29, 2008)
IESI offers options for garbage pickup (April 29, 2008)
Poth cancels city elections (April 29, 2008)
Poth to replace aging sewer lines (April 29, 2008)
Rising gas prices creating pattern of changes,... (April 29, 2008)
Fire claims mobile home (April 23, 2008)
Council rescinds March SEDC vote (April 22, 2008)
Fire destroys mobile home in Kosciusko (April 22, 2008)
Officers investigate Nixon death (April 22, 2008)
Residents urged to visit ‘jacal’ (April 22, 2008)
Wreckers, commissioners finally reach compromise (April 22, 2008)
City votes to provide services for residents (April 15, 2008)
County commissioners unanimously lift lengthy... (April 15, 2008)
Floresville Chronicle-Journal ceases operations (April 15, 2008)
Floresville duo charged in robberies (April 15, 2008)
Jansky defeats Whitfield in runoff (April 15, 2008)
Police bust suspected meth lab (April 15, 2008)
SEDC replaces SISD as council hot topic (April 15, 2008)
Floresville duo charged in robberies (April 10, 2008)
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Driver damages St. Hedwig road (April 8, 2008)
Floresville City Council agenda (April 8, 2008)
Pipeline project perturbs politicians (April 8, 2008)
Suspects sought in armed robberies (April 8, 2008)
Trooper returns runaway to family (April 8, 2008)
Unofficial runoff election totals (April 8, 2008)
Bees attack elderly couple (April 7, 2008)
Earthquake rattles residents (April 7, 2008)
Suspects sought in armed robbery (April 2, 2008)
Commissioners meet with towing operators (April 1, 2008)
ECISD continues campus improvements (April 1, 2008)
Floresville ISD trustees discuss school-bus cameras (April 1, 2008)
La Vernia trustees discuss bus cameras, finances (April 1, 2008)
Merchants experiencing gas drive-offs (April 1, 2008)
Polling locations for primary runoff (April 1, 2008)
‘Boil order’ lifted for Eagle Creek (April 1, 2008)
Keep your eyes on the skies (March 26, 2008)
TxDOT rehabilitating area roads (March 26, 2008)
Voges Street flooding concerns continue to... (March 26, 2008)
Woman murdered south of Seguin (March 26, 2008)
‘I’m everyone’s secretary’ (March 26, 2008)
$500 reward offered for Elmendorf vandals (March 19, 2008)
City’s public works director rehired (March 19, 2008)
La Vernia ESD suffers setback (March 19, 2008)
Man charged with killing landlord (March 19, 2008)
Ortmann retires from TxDOT after 40 years (March 19, 2008)
Poth school board backs head coach (March 19, 2008)
Reward offered for historical marker (March 19, 2008)
Seguin man charged with murder (March 19, 2008)
City addresses roads, cleanup (March 12, 2008)
Commissioners renew burn ban (March 12, 2008)
Floresville City Council agenda (March 12, 2008)
Free spay, neuter clinic set (March 12, 2008)
Kenedy woman dies in motorcycle wreck (March 12, 2008)
Trustees discuss FCISD priorities, recognize... (March 12, 2008)
Blaze quickly consumes mobile home (March 5, 2008)
Galindo takes over at DPS Floresville (March 5, 2008)
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Two survive head-on crash (March 5, 2008)
Wilson County receives federal funds (March 5, 2008)
Fire destroys OK Corral restaurant (February 27, 2008)
Floresville police step up drug enforcement actions (February 27, 2008)
Kenedy schools open after brief closure (February 27, 2008)
Mendoza replaces Ortiz on Floresville council (February 27, 2008)
No burning on Sunday and Monday (February 27, 2008)
Pandora residents want water (February 27, 2008)
Refinery near Nixon could mean new jobs (February 27, 2008)
Wilson County Gardening Day March 1 will feature... (February 27, 2008)
Blincoe leaving Stockdale ISD (February 20, 2008)
Councilman Ortiz resigns (February 20, 2008)
EDC discusses park, fair days (February 20, 2008)
Fire destroys local restaurant (February 20, 2008)
Floresville PD makes drug bust (February 20, 2008)
Mendoza new councilman (February 20, 2008)
No quorum for council meeting (February 20, 2008)
Polls now open for early voting (February 20, 2008)
Blood drive set for Tanneberger Feb. 19 (February 13, 2008)
Elmendorf bans outdoor burning, discusses... (February 13, 2008)
Floresville City Council agenda (February 13, 2008)
Pandora to get public water? (February 13, 2008)
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Rock house, dance halls make list of endangered... (February 13, 2008)
Stelera Wireless launches locally (February 13, 2008)
FELPS, GVEC talking Internet partnership to... (February 6, 2008)
Grass fires continue to plague area (February 6, 2008)
La Vernia seeking new city clerk (February 6, 2008)
Las Cabras to receive funding (February 6, 2008)
Shooters target Floresville businesses (February 6, 2008)
Three injured in wreck at U.S. 181 and F.M. 775 (February 6, 2008)
