Two Tragedies Mark Floresville Graduation
FLORESVILLE Two tragedies shadowed the Floresville ISD graduation week as San Antonio scholar athlete Gregory D Chavez, 18, died after a rural road crash near Natalia while returning from a party. Duane E Barrett, 33, Floresville band assistant director, died after a car crash in San Antonio.
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Floresville
Wilson County
San Antonio
Natalia
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Chavez
Gory Chavez
Loop 410 East
Barrett
University Hospital
Crews
Greg Chavez
State agency faces farm loan audit and debt collection concerns
Four years after a USDA inquiry into the now defunct Farmers Home Administration reforms many programs into Rural Development and the Farm Service Agency. Officials must decide how to service delinquent loans while avoiding sweeping asset liquidation of Wilson County farmers and ripple effects on local businesses. Congressman Ciro Rodriguez warns against a sudden aggressive collection effort that could devastate the regional economy.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Old Farmers Home Administration
FHHA
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Home Administration
Rural Development
Farm Service Agency
U.S
Ciro Rodriguez
Wilson
Rodriguez
Agriculture Department
Office of the Inspector General
Commissioners back bridge project and hydrant survey
The Wilson County commissioners approved funding for a federal 1 percent share of a 1.9 million bridge replacement project and endorsed a plan by SS Water Supply to color code rural fire hydrants and map their capacities. They also mediated a tense clash between county officials while noting Judge Schnabel's absence.
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Commissioners Back Bridge
SS Water Supply
Commissioners
Steven Snider
Larrison
Snider
Albert Pruski
Martha Schnabel
Bobby Lynn
Roger Lopez
Wayne Stroud
Pruski
Randall
Russell Wilson
Wilson
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Ers
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Joy Beavers
Todd Roy Sixto
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Sixto
Righta Pawelek
City
D'Hanis
Brian K. Murphy
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