Can you identify this plant? Send your best guess to Plant ID, Wilson County News, 1012 C St., Floresville, TX 78114, or email it to [email protected], with “Plant ID” in the subject line. Please include your name, hometown, and a daytime phone number where you can be reached. To be eligible for the prize, a gift certificate, courtesy of L. Jansky’s Service Center in Poth, your correct entry must arrive by Monday at 9 a.m. following the photo’s issue date. In the case of more than one correct answer, a drawing will determine the prizewinner. Congratulations to Fabiola Mendez...

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As the start of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo nears, trail ride groups from across South Central Texas are making their way to the annual event, with three of the organizations traveling to San Antonio via Wilson County. Prepare to welcome the trail riders on area roads and highways — from Falls City to Floresville, Nixon to Stockdale and Sutherland Springs, and La Vernia to Adkins and China Grove — as they trek on horses and mules, with chuck wagons and trailers, sharing their longtime traditions with a new generation. Making the annual journey with each group are...

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WCN “Meeting Watches” present highlights from recent meetings of some area entities; not all entities, or their actions or discussions, are included here. View WCN’s video coverage of these meetings online at wilsoncountynews.com/meeting-coverage/. Floresville ISD Feb. 2 LVISD Special Feb. 2, Commissioners Feb. 9 Floresville Convention, Tourist & Visitor's Advisory Board Meeting: Regular meeting, Feb. 2, noon to 1:06 p.m. Actions: •Approved to set a regular meeting schedule of the Floresville Convention, Tourist, and Visitor’s Advisory Board for the first Monday of the month at noon •Approved to recommend to the Floresville City Council allocating ,610 in hotel-motel tax funds...

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Dear Dave, My wife and I have paid off all of our credit card debt, but she doesn’t want to follow your suggestion to cut up the cards and close the accounts. She wants us to keep the cards in a safe deposit box at the bank, and use them for nothing but emergencies. I think this has something to do with the fact she grew up in a poor family. We’re doing okay, but it makes me wonder if some part of her is afraid of being poor again. We both know this isn’t what you recommend, but what...

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One morning Emma woke up with a start. Her husband, Jim, asked her what the matter was; she told him, “I just had a dream that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine’s Day. What do you think it means?” Jim replied, “You’ll know tonight.” That evening Jim came home from work with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, Emma opened it, only to find a book entitled, “The Meaning of Dreams.” Before me is a tattered book with torn edges and a torn cover. It’s not an old book, but a well-worn one. It...

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Katherine Johns is taking the stage for the first time in nearly two decades. Readers may recall Katherine and Brandon Johns’ story from the July 2, 2025 article, “Keeping up with the Johnses.” The two were just entering their first months of retirement from a combined 61 years of teaching. As Floresville South Elementary School’s beloved music teacher of 27 years, Katherine is no stranger to performance. Her retirement from public education has given her the space to revisit an old passion of her own — back on the stage. By the end of March, Katherine will be under the...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a victory in his lawsuit against VA Claims Insider, LLC. The lawsuit alleged VACI posed as a legitimate veterans’ assistance organization while deceptively charging disabled veterans fees for what it represented as help navigating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and claims process. Paxton’s lawsuit alleged VACI marketed its services as “free” coaching to assist veterans in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of VA benefit claims, despite not being accredited by the VA to perform those services. The lawsuit further alleged VACI misrepresented its cancellation procedures and its contract terms, including the...

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The following defendants were among those listed on recent dockets for the 81st District Court in Wilson County: •Victoria Ortiz, 34, of Floresville was indicted Dec. 12, 2025, on a charge of manslaughter, after allegedly recklessly driving a vehicle which struck an individual in December 2024. Ortiz is scheduled for pretrial hearing Feb. 17, docket call March 19, and jury trial April 6. •Devin J. McMahan, 29, of Stockdale was originally sentenced in July 2023 to five years of deferred adjudication-community supervision for a charge of assault of a family or household member by impeding breath or circulation, after an...

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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 ISD Police •Jan. 29, a 17-year-old male minor was arrested in the 1800 block of Tiger Lane and charged with possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Floresville Police Department •Jan. 30, Eric A. Contero, 29, of San Antonio was arrested in the 1100 block of Third Street and charged with falsification of a drug test or possession of a falsification device. Wilson County Sheriff’s Office...

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A man incarcerated for his involvement in killing three law-enforcement officers could walk out of prison after a hearing scheduled for March before the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. However, a letter-writing campaign aims to keep him behind bars. Kenneth Vodochodsky was tried for the murder of Atascosa County deputy sheriffs Thomas Monse and Mark Stephenson and Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol Trooper Terry Miller, who were killed in an October 1999 ambush just outside Pleasanton. Another man involved in the murder, Jeremiah Engleton, was killed during the shootout with the officers. Vodochodsky’s initial conviction in 2001...

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