Falls City Flood Impacts Local Businesses and Residents
Mayor Vi Malone reported about 200 residents evacuated in Falls City as floodwaters damaged four businesses. Gerry and Jeannette Wiggins faced 24 inches of rain, saved client files, and plan a portable building to store records while cleaning and rebuilding. Rhodes Funeral Home delayed services, and Farmers Gin shut down after flooding. Community aid from Red Cross and Salvation Army aided recovery.
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Falls City
Karnes County
Vi Malone
N. Front St
U.S. 181
Shorty
Gerry
Jeannette
Red Cross
Home Depot
Salvation Army
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Rhodes Funeral Home
Karnes City
Holy Trinity Catholic
Ernest Jendrusch
Farmers Gin
Jendrusch
Flood disaster hits area farms along San Antonio River
Farmers along the San Antonio River northwest of Floresville report missing cattle valued at tens of thousands after floods. Terrell Schellhase and Edwin Johns describe 70 acres of hay land washed out and corn crops ruined as debris and high water damage fences and flood-prone areas.
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Nature
San Antonio
Floresville
Terry Winyard
Vinyard
Wilson County
Charles Pfluger Jr
C.R. 128
FM. 775
Terrell Schellhase
Bermuda
Edwin Johns
Schellhase
Johns
River Binds Couple as Floods Test Their Love
Billy and Maxine Pavliska describe the San Antonio River’s 1946 flood that stranded them on Labatt Road for days and broke the Labatt Road bridge. The couple later wed in 1947, choosing the bridge as a symbolic halfway point between their farms.
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San Antonio
Billy
Maxine Pavliska
Wilson County
Pavliskas
Labatt Road
Maxine
Lamberth
Rural burning OK but not flood debris
County lifted rural burn ban after heavy rains easing wildfire risk. Controlled burns in unincorporated Wilson County require a weekday courtesy call to the Health and Public Safety Office to avoid false alarms. Flood debris will be collected at a precinct dumpsite with a large Calaveras dumpster. prohibited items include tires, hazardous materials, and appliances with Freon.
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Wilson County
Wilson County Health and Public Safety Office
Calaveras
Emergency Management Agency
Suspect Arrested in Stockdale Attempted Rape Case
Oscar Martinez, 22, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attempted aggravated sexual assault in connection with an attack on a 16 year old girl staying as a guest at a Stockdale home. He is jailed on 50 000 bond. The victim escaped after stabbing the attacker with a kitchen knife.
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Stockdale
Wilson County
Austin
Oscar Martinez
Johnie Deagen
Martinez
Deagen
Sheriff’s Department
Guadalupe Valley Hospital
Seguin
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Mary Drennon
Wilson County News
Gerry Wiggins
Nachito’s Grill
Nash Seguin
Nick Hencey
Marty Rufts
Jason Clark
Eagle Creek
Joe Cuevas
Rusty
Super S Foods
Brian K. Murphy
Carol Pavliska
Lil
F.M
Texas Water
Standard & Poor
Alvin Lussy
Third Street
Edwardjones.com
Edward Jones
Billy and
WCN
Omni
Synergy
Pleasanton
Texas
Land Resources Corporation
South St. Mary’s Street
Lloyd B. Sells
China Grove
Venetuary Clinic
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