County issues first burn ban ticket amid wildfire threats
Wilson County volunteer firefighters battled six fires in three days amid extreme fire danger across South Texas. A deputy issued a Class C misdemeanor ticket for violating the burn ban after a brush fire near Terrace Hill Farms. Fire crews from Floresville Sutherland Springs and La Vernia fought the blaze on foot due to blocked access while officials warned of heat exhaustion risks.
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South
Texas
Wilson County
Terrace Hill Farms
Floresville
Sutherland Springs
la Vernia
Wilson County Health and Public Safety
Edwin Baker
Baker
Larry Thompson
Kansas
Jasper McDonald
Thompson
Johnie Deagen
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
C.R. 401
Poth
Man dies from stabbing in Floresville. suspect charged
Eusebio Watson, 22, of Floresville, died after a stabbing in a vacant lot in Whispering Oaks southwest of La Vernia. Martin Shattuck, a Floresville man in his thirties, was charged with murder and released on 100000 bond. A deputy found Watson in the bed of a pickup, knife recovered and sent for testing.
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Floresville
Eusebio Watson
Martin Shattuck
Wilson County
Cimarron Subdivision
U.S. 181
Joe Tackitt Jr
Watson
Justice of the Peace
Emilio Flores
Whispering Oaks
la Vernia
Tackitt
Shattuck
Wilson County declares drought disaster on countywide losses
County officials led by County Judge Marvin Quinney and commissioners signed a disaster declaration for Wilson County amid hot, dry conditions. The USDA FSA report notes June to September drought harming pastures and a 60 percent loss in non irrigated peanuts, prompting requests for emergency feed and credit assistance and potential low interest loans for farmers.
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Wilson County
Marvin Quinney
Roger Lopez
Wayne Stroud
Bobby Lynn
John Olenick
Fran Randall
Randall
USDA
Wilson County Farm Service Agency
FSA
Jesse Bayer
Leonard Ortmann
Harold
Jarutowicz
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Quinney
Gov
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