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Elementary School Fourth nine weeks First grade Superior Honor Roll: Asher Cavazos, Owen Heubaum, Hayden Jaskinia, Jacob Lee, Saige Moy, Wyatt Nieschwietz, Everett Parsons, Emma Pollard, Brantley Rapstine, Mason Stone, Kenedy Weisman. A Honor Roll: Case Binhenheimer, Benjamin Corey, Isla Crawford, Madison Fenner, Toby Garcia, Henry Lavergne, Tessa Nickels, Camilla Pruski, Lyla Tiemann. A/B Honor Roll: Desmond Brysch, Capri Camber, Sarah Malik, Adilynn Moseley, Owen Osuna. Second Grade Superio...
Junior High School Semester 2, Cycle 3 Sixth grade All A’s: Azlynn Akin, Colson Akin, Nikolai Bailey, Steven Baze, Lauren Bosell, Garrison Caldwell, Ruben Centeno-Balbino, Addison Coats, Jaxson Cochrum, Blake Cooper, Jade Deaver, Chezneigh Evans, Lilliana Farrell, Cadence Flood, Rylee Flood, Brynn Freeman, Cooper Gallop, Cael Galloway, Harper Gann, Tyler Gaulke, McKenzie Gibson, Trason Gordon, Britlee Hastings, Lexi Hurt, Jackson Johnson, Amelia Jueco, Brantley Klopp, Sierra McLaskey-Mason, S...
La Vernia Independent School District (LVISD) summer library reading will be available Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, and 25, from 5-7 p.m., in the La Vernia Intermediate School. All students are welcome.Article Link
Kristin Bowling of Floresville was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2024 term at University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.Article Link
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Floresville Allstars 10U Nathaniel Arenal (37) Max Bingham (6) Kody Dovalina (42) Easton Guerrero (19) Dawson Holbeck (12) Ricky Morones (16) Maddox Morales (44) Jase Olivarez (61) Chezare Perez (28) Timothy Trevino (11) Brandon Urbanczyk (8) Javier Veliz (45) Coached by: Eric Guerrero, Matt Bingham, and David Morales “Floresville Little League this year had a new high of enrollments reaching 377 kids making 31 teams for the season. We finished our regular season a few weeks ago and have had ...
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The Roger Winkler Memorial Foundation gives back to the community through scholarships. Wilson County recipients have an opportunity to receive scholarships from 0 to [post_excerpt],000 through community service, helping to keep our Texas highways clean during the year and volunteering at bingo events at Kosciusko Hall. Jacob Stahl from La Vernia is the foundation’s [post_excerpt],000 scholarship recipient and all other students received 0 each.Article Link
The Wilson Area Children’s Foundation provides scholarships, back-to-school clothing, meals during Thanksgiving, and Christmas gifts to support children in Wilson County and surrounding areas. This year, scholarships were awarded to nine students in five of the area schools. The foundation’s annual golf tournament funds these programs and will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, at River Bend Golf Course in Floresville. If interested in a team or sponsorship, email lexysvoboda@gmail.com.Article Link
Across the nation, Flag Day — June 14 — is the day we, as Americans, honor our nation’s flag, Old Glory, by displaying her in numerous ways to show our patriotism. On this day in 1777, during the American Revolution, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the “Stars and Stripes” as the official national flag. Throughout American history, the flag has been honored, inspiring, feared by our enemies, and defiled by our own people. Throughout these times, Old Glory stands proud. Today, ...
Since the election of a new mayor and two different council members May 4, the Floresville City Council has almost completely replaced the membership of two city boards and one city committee. A 3-2 council vote June 13 approved a new makeup for the Floresville 4A Corp. and the Floresville Planning & Zoning Committee. By replacing three holdovers on the Floresville Economic Development Corp., the same council majority also totally changed the membership of that board; the other members ha...
Members of the 2024 Floresville Peanut Festival Court of Rooted Legacies are welcomed to Austin by Gov. Greg Abbott May 13, as they visit the state capital on an annual goodwill tour. This year, the festival — held on the second full weekend in October —celebrates its 80th year!Article Link
Area law-enforcement agencies have reported the following recent activity: Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested and charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt. Floresville police •June 5, Raymond G. Robles Jr., 39, of Floresville was arrested at his residence in the 1000 block of Plum Street and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. La Vernia police •June 3, John E. Offer, 40, of Adkins was arrested in the 100 block of F.M....
A portion of U.S. 181 was closed about eight and a half hours June 10, after an 18-wheel tanker truck rolled over on the highway just inside Karnes County. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. just south of C.R. 204 in Wilson County. Because the truck was fully loaded with jet fuel, both lanes of traffic were closed until the tanker could be safely moved. The Karnes County Sheriff’s Office, the Karnes County fire departments, and the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol were the pr...
While Karnes County experienced phone and Internet services outages June 16, emergency calls to 911 went to Wilson County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers. The Karnes County phones were down almost 24 hours before AT&T returned them to service around midnight, according to Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva. However, the downtime didn’t stop Karnes County sheriff’s deputies from responding to calls. “The sheriff’s office could still communicate with radios,” Villanueva said. “We were ‘pa...
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed two judges to the new Fourth Business Court Division in San Antonio, which was created last year to provide an efficient mechanism for businesses to resolve complex commercial disputes in Texas. The governor has appointed Marialyn Barnard and Stacy Sharp to be judges of the Fourth Business Court Division, effective Sept. 1, for terms set to expire on Sept. 1, 2026. The Fourth Business Court Division is composed of the counties of Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, C...
Dear Dave, How important do you feel identity theft protection is today? Should my husband and I buy it just for ourselves, or should we cover the kids, too? Lastly, where does identity theft protection fall in your Baby Steps plan? Lanie Dear Lanie, Unless you’ve gone completely off the grid, and have been there for a long, long time, there’s a good chance someone out there has a few of your numbers. Unfortunately, that’s all part of living in today’s world. Between consumer carelessness and...
U.S. Representative Monica De La Cruz’s staff mobile office hours are coming to Wilson County this month on Monday, June 24 from 1-4 p.m. at the Sam Fore Jr. Wilson County Public Library. If you need help with a federal agency, you can meet with a caseworker at 1103 4th St. who can file a congressional inquiry on your behalf.Article Link
The University of Texas San Antonio Small Business Development Center wants to help your business grow. The center is offering a Virtual Quickbooks Online Class via Zoom on Tuesday through Thursday, June 25-27 from 10 a.m. to noon. This class will offer an introduction to Quickbooks on Tuesday and finish with how to run reports on Thursday. There is a 0 fee for this class. For more information, visit utsa.ecenterdirect.com/events/38945.Article Link
Mark Twain quipped, “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” Several years ago, rangers in the Kruger National Park in Africa needed to reduce the elephant population. They decided to send a large number of elephants to other parks. Because of the size of the elephants and the difficulty in transporting them long distances, it was decided to only sen...
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