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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1978
Page
1
The Wilson County News announces a community picnic and dance set for Sunday August 27, 1978 in Kosciusko. Event details highlight local gathering with music and social activities for residents and visitors.
A Wilson County notice dated August 23 1978 outlines a countywide blanket coverage or program. The terse item indicates a regional focus and an official imprimatur.
The legislature failed to pass a bill creating a single county tax agency to replace city and school district offices. Proponents say big savings for Texas towns, though local control would shrink. In Nixon, audited city records show the charter lost and tax collections uncertain, prompting calls for a new charter and charter election.
The B C Corner Store in Stockdale on Hwy 181 and Business Loop 87 now operates under Chad and Brenda Wiatrek, replacing Hutton's Conoco. They offer groceries, ice, gas, and kerosene with two employees plus the owners who live in Stockdale with their 12 year old daughter Stephanie.
Wilson County producer Robert Cone, longtime watermelons grower from Stockdale, is cross breeding cantaloupes. His third hybrid cross may yield fruit exceeding 16 pounds with a potential average of about 20 pounds next year.
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