Gregory Ripps

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Reporter at Wilson County News

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It’s up to residents to learn about nearby developments

1 month ago | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! Wilson County residents who want to know about housing developments near their neighborhood need to watch for notices posted on the county website or at the courthouse.
Police identify suspects in River Bend burglaries; two in custody

2 months ago | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! Floresville police have begun making arrests related to burglaries, thefts, and other crimes in the River Bend subdivision in Floresville.
County: Heritage Woods won’t be a ‘trailer park’

2 months ago | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! Plans for a subdivision southwest of La Vernia have changed, but they aren’t illegal, according to Wilson County officials.
Runaway Scrape unifies Texans after Alamo

2 months ago | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! Texans remember two big dates in the state’s formative history — March 6, when the Alamo fell, and April 21, when Sam Houston’s army defeated Santa Anna’s army at San Jacinto.
River Bend awaits action to resolve safety concerns

2 months ago | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! Residents of the River Bend subdivision in Floresville can expect that some additional security and safety measures will be put into place.
Geocachers zero in on Floresville for major Texas event

Mar 4, 2025 | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Anticipating the Texas Geocaching Association’s Texas Challenge Festival, March 11-16, geocachers Richard Maspero and Brenda Mark investigate a “gadget cache,” which presents a puzzle to solve before the finder can access the geocache log. According to Mark, who represents South Texas on the association’s board of directors, Maspero holds a record for being the first to find a geocache 640 days in...
Wilson County Elections Office faces challenge

Feb 11, 2025 | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Wilson County Elections Administrator Olga Marrero demonstrates how an Election Systems & Software (ES&S) electronic pollbook operates to check identification of registered voters before they cast their ballot. Similar systems failed in Dallas County; until a fix is approved by the Texas Secretary of State, the pollbooks cannot be used. GREGORY RIPPS/Wilson County NewsProblems with electronic soft...
ESD 5 calls for election in May on sales-and-use tax

Feb 4, 2025 | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Wilson County Emergency Services District 5 (ESD 5) is ready to try again to increase its revenue through a 1-1/2 percent sales-and-use tax. The ESD 5 board of commissioners voted at a special Jan. 27 meeting to approve a resolution calling for a sales-and-use tax election on May 3. ESD 5 provides fire and rescue coverage for western and central Wilson County — including Floresville, but exc...
2024: A year of milestones, celebrations, anniversaries

Jan 14, 2025 | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! A number of milestones were reached in or near Wilson County in 2024. The former church building of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs was demolished in August.
CPS Energy outlines plan to rebuild existing transmission line

Nov 26, 2024 | wilsoncountynews.com | Gregory Ripps

Audio articles on Wilson County News made possible by C Street Gift Shop in downtown Floresville! The reconstruction of a 46-mile transmission line passing through parts of Bexar, Wilson, and Karnes counties shouldn’t require the acquisition of additional easement.