59th Stockdale Watermelon Jubilee Parade Highlights
The 59th Stockdale Watermelon Jubilee featured Queen Melone LIX Dusty Barrier waving to crowds during the Saturday parade. Local businesses Hochheim Prairie Insurance and Yorktown Chamber of Commerce attended, promoting Western Days. The three day event closed with a rodeo and a Cory Morrow concert.
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Stockdale
Hochheim Prai
Rie Insurance
Yorktown Chamber of Commerce
Cory Morrow
Two Afternoon Accidents Claim Woman and Burn Victim
Accidents on June 17, 2003 near River Bend and north of Karnes City left Linda Satell, 51, of Adkins dead after a one vehicle crash on Business Loop 181. Driver Justin Robles, 19, of Floresville, was jailed on intoxicated manslaughter charges as investigators probe cause. A Pico Petroleum fuel truck rollover on Highway 181 injured Mike Martin, ? at least third degree burns, receiving Air Life transport to a San Antonio hospital.
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Air Life
River Bend
Wilson County Sheriff’s Department
Texas Department of Public Safety
Floresville Fire Department
E.M.S
Linda Satell
Adkins
BAMC
Justin Robles
Floresville
Wilson Memorial Hospital
Robles
Wilson County
Highway 181
Karnes City
Pico Petroleum Products
Mike Martin
Kenedy
San Antonio
September Amendment Election Discussed by Wilson County Officials
Wilson County Commissioners discussed polling locations for the September 13 Amendment Election, proposing sites at Eagle Creek Fire Department Floresville County Courthouse Canada Verde Fire Department Path City Hall La Vernia Fire Department Sutherland Springs and Stockdale community buildings. They also addressed precinct line corrections for Floresville and outlined Hazard Mitigation Plan workshops scheduled June 26 in Pleasanton with a 1 to 5 pm workshop and 6 to 7:30 pm public meeting.
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Pat Kopecki
Chronicle-Journal
Wilson County
Albert Gomez, Jr
Leonard Rotter, Jr
Bobby Lynn
Tom Wayne Stroud
Ing
Wilson County Commissioner’s Court
Eva Martinez
Eagle Creek Fire Department
Floresville
Canada Verde Fire Department
Path City Hall
la Vernia
Sutherland Springs
Stockdale
Russell Wilson
Wilson Ad
Justice Department
LeAnn Hosek
Wilson County Emergency Management
Alamo Area
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Pace
North Side
Picosa
Strozier
Loma Fresa
Steve Jordan
Brandwater Estates
CR 320
Stroud
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