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Smiley sells fire station land to ESD 2 for $50,000 - The Gonzales Inquirer

1 week ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

Smiley City Council voted 4-0 with one abstention to accept an offer for the land on Farm-to-Market Road 108 on which the Smiley VFD fire station sits from Gonzales County Emergency Services District No. 2 for $50,000 at a special called meeting Wednesday, April 30. ESD 2 is working to combine the Nixon Fire and Rescue with the Smiley Volunteer Fire Department into a single entity — Gonzales County Fire South — which would have jurisdiction over the entire southern quarter of the county.
First Schott! Veteran actress hired to play Sarah DeWitt for Texas Legacy in Lights - The Gonzales Inquirer

1 week ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

The historical impact Sarah Seely DeWitt had on colonial Texas and the Texas Revolution is not lost on the actress who will follow in her footsteps. “She never could have thought when she decided at that moment … this was her little act of defiance and what a powerful statement it is still today!” said Seguin resident Peggy Schott, who will portray the first lady of the Green DeWitt Colony in the Texas Legacy in Lights project, which begins filming next month near Gonzales.
Anzaldua defeats Sucher in mayoral rematch; Miller recalled - The Gonzales Inquirer

1 week ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

Gonzales will have a new mayor as Isaac Anzaldua unseated incumbent Mayor Steve Sucher during complete but unofficial returns in the Saturday, May 3 election. Meanwhile, both incumbent Gonzales ISD trustees, Gloria Torres and Justin Schwausch, were returned to office by voters in their respective districts. And District 4 city voters approved a measure to remove Councilmember Ronda Miller from office by a 53-vote margin.
One dead, one injured in county railcar incident - The Gonzales Inquirer

1 week ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

Gonzales County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an incident which claimed the life of one man and sent another to a San Antonio hospital in serious condition Friday, May 2. Deputies responded at about 8:30 a.m. Friday to an emergency call for assistance concerning two individuals who had lost consciousness inside a railcar at the TXGN Railroad yard at 1045 County Road 284 in Gonzales. Also responding was the Gonzales County Emergency Services District No. 1 EMS and other first responders.
Gonzales County schools receive A-F ratings from 2022-23 - The Gonzales Inquirer

2 weeks ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

Gonzales County schools finally saw their 2022-23 A-F accountability ratings released by the Texas Education Agency on Thursday, April 24, following a lawsuit-induced two-year delay. The news was mixed as Nixon-Smiley Consolidated ISD received an overall rating of B and had three of its four campuses (Nixon-Smiley Elementary, Nixon-Smiley Middle School and Nixon-Smiley High School) rated the same. A fourth campus, the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program, was not rated.
Bat City Fieros bring Roundup event back to Gonzales - The Gonzales Inquirer

2 weeks ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

If you thought you were in a time warp back to the 1980s while in Gonzales on Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27, well, “stranger things” than that could have happened, especially with numerous Pontiac Fieros of various colors driving the streets of the First Shot city. However, it was the “Bat City Fieros” car club from Austin hosting one of their biennial meetings, the Fiero Roundup, in Gonzales — an event which attracted a number of Texas area clubs to town for fellowship.
County issues $11.78 million in tax notes to pay for annex, Randle Rather fixes - The Gonzales Inquirer

2 weeks ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

Gonzales County essentially got $420,000 in “free money” from investors to help pay for renovations to the Gonzales County Annex on Sarah DeWitt Drive and to shore up the Randle-Rather building on Monday, April 28. Commissioners voted unanimously to issue $11.78 million in tax notes with an average interest rate of 3.687 percent to fund the two projects and will pay back that amount in seven years using an interest and sinking tax rate of 2.89 cents per $100 valuation beginning next fiscal year.
Sales tax allocations fall for Gonzales and Nixon, but rise for Smiley and Waelder - The Gonzales Inquirer

3 weeks ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

While sales tax allocations for Gonzales and Nixon dropped this month, the city of Smiley received its largest-ever monthly allocation check from state — eclipsing its previous best by more than $6,200. Sales tax allocations for the four municipalities in Gonzales County combined were up by just $613.27, or less than two-tenths of a percent above the amount received during April 2024, according to figures released by the Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office.
Nixon council accepts Rancho subdivision plans - The Gonzales Inquirer

3 weeks ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

Nixon City Council members were excited Monday, April 21, to officially accept plans for a new Rancho subdivision on the north side of town that will see the building of nine new houses. Subdivision developer Shawn Shaw presented the plat to the council at their regular meeting, during which City Administrator Darryl Becker told the council he was pleased with all the steps that had been taken to prepare the property.
Gonzales City Council rejects Tinsley Creek bridge bids - The Gonzales Inquirer

3 weeks ago | gonzalesinquirer.com | Lew Cohn

It’s back to the lab again for the city of Gonzales when it comes to replacing five bridges along Tinsley Creek and fixing a low water crossing on Johnson Street — a project which was first budgeted five years ago. On Thursday, April 17, council members, at the request of engineer J.