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5 days ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
An investigation which spanned more than a year culminated in the arrest of a Gonzales man for numerous drug trafficking charges by a combined task force led by the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Sergeant TFO of Group D-53, alongside the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division Sergeant.
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1 week ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
Gonzales County commissioners unanimously approved new procedures and a new permit for putting in driveways off county and state roads outside city limits during their Monday, June 9 meeting.
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1 week ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
Cattle Country Festival came to Gonzales in April. Two months later, in June, local officials now can see the huge boost it had on the economy in the form of sales tax allocation. The city of Gonzales received the most it has ever gotten in the month of June and the third-highest monthly allocation ever, thanks in large part to the three-day music and camping festival which brought big names in country music and rock to the Come and Take it city from April 10-12.
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1 week ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
Gonzales City Council members are going to wait to discuss who and where the Visitors Center will be until after the end of 2025 after a vote was taken at the Thursday, June 12 meeting. In March, former City Councilmember Ronda Miller had requested that the city move the Visitors Center from the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, where it has been for many years, to the Riverside Center building, which has been leased by the Pilot Club for 46 years.
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2 weeks ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
At their Monday, June 9 meeting, Gonzales ISD board members approved a districtwide LED lighting conversion program that is expected to save more than $142,000 in energy and maintenance costs each year. The board also heard a report on what administration has planned for the highly successful Ballet Folklorico program in the 2025-26 school year.
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2 weeks ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
Gonzales County took steps Monday, June 9, to battle the threat of a New World Screwworm fly infestation that could devastate the livestock industry in Texas and throughout the nation.
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3 weeks ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
Gonzales-based Christian/Gospel artist Neva Ford Nation is looking to get back on the Billboard charts as she reminds her listeners of the importance of getting “Back to the Ways of God.”Last month, Nation released her newest single with that same title that she co-wrote with international Christian soul recording artist Sheila Moore Piper, Nation also announced she will be hosting her very own online show, "The Unforgettable Neva Ford Nation Show," which will debut in December 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
The competition to be recognized as one of the “best of the best” Texas barbecue joints by Texas Monthly has heated up faster than a propane grill in Hank Hill’s experienced hands. For the 2025 edition of this quadrennial list, TM barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn and his staff of taste testers went to more restaurants than ever before — 319 stands, smokehouses, shacks or pits, to be exact.
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3 weeks ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
Gonzales County commissioners have agreed to spend $150,000 in “soft costs” to determine the full extent of work needed to restore the Randle-Rather Building so it meets requirements as a contributing building to the Gonzales Commercial Historic District. On Tuesday, May 27, John Duke of CPM, the county’s construction advisor, presented the court with a report of findings from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) engineering firm regarding the facade assessment they conducted in April 2025.
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1 month ago | 
gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn
Historical accuracy will be a big factor when it comes to bringing the story of Gonzales to life for the immersive Texas Legacy in Lights experience that begins filming at a nearby ranch next month. A highly experienced and impressive crew has been brought on board by director and native Gonzalean John Franklin Rinehart to help execute this cinematic vision.
