New manufacturing firm settles in Wilson County
Texas Arms Corporation plans a new 3000 square foot machine and fabrication shop in northeastern Wilson County off C R 439 near Stockdale with aims to produce an all-ter rain military vehicle for the Sidewinder Motorsports division. Owner Jerome Shield expects operations by September and will relocate some staff from Amarillo along with new hires. contracts include DoD, Kelly Air Force Base and bases in Ohio and Utah with Raytheon and General Electric among customers. Shield sought incentives from the Wilson County Economic Development Foundation and preferred to own the site rather than lease.
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Wilson County
Texas Arms Corporation
Amarillo
C.R
Stockdale
Jerome Shield
Department of Defense
Sidewinder Motorsports
Shield
Kelly Air Force Base
Ohio
Utah
Wilson County Economic Development Foundation
James Jay
Foundation
Two Juveniles Arrested After Wilson County Crime Spree
Wilson County deputies linked a June spree of vandalism and burglaries to two 15 year old males arrested after witnesses saw them fleeing a Shady Oaks Lane home. Items stolen include a cellular phone VCR and an IRS check. Damages total thousands.
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Wilson County
Shady Oaks
Jasper McDonald
Calvin Pundt
U.S. Postal Service
Pundt
Shady Oaks Lane
McDonald
Dickie Jackson
Red Cross to Open County Office in Wilson Courthouse Annex
Wilson County officials approved Red Cross plans to establish an administrative office in the courthouse annex this fall serving Wilson Karnes Atascosa and McMullen counties. Grace Emery said the unit will begin Oct 1 with a part time volunteer staff then become paid. a shipment of supplies is already at the courthouse storage building. A separate air quality resolution supported by local leaders seeks EPA backed Accelerated Attainment Agreement as an alternative to federal standards for the San Antonio area.
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Anthony Trevino
U.S. 181
S.H. 97
Floresville
Trevino
Rudy Lomas
San Antonio
Trevinio
Lomas
Wilson County
American Red Cross
Wilson
Karnes
Atascosa
McMullen
Grace Emery
Emery
Marvin Quinney
Quinney
Red Cross
Veterans Service
Phil Thurman
Alamo Area
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Fernando Mireles
His
Ruth
Texas Arris Corporation
Antonio Sanchez
la Vernia
Lloyd B. Sells
County Line Animal Hospital
Allianz Life Insurance OF
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Fidelity Union Life
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company
All McCallum & Methvin
P.C
Birmingham
Alabama
Mississippi
Nixon
Nixon Ave
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China Grove
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LaVernia
W. Hwy
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