Sutherland Springs News

Patillo 'Pat' Higgins Jr. inspects his Buffel grass. A variety he discovered was named for him by a U.S. Department of Agriculture plant geneticist.

Plan now to attend the Bulverde Fall Fest, October 14, 1989 at Downtown Bulverde Emporium.

Disclaimer: The author of this entry is responsible for this content, which is not edited by the Wilson County News or wilsoncountynews.com. October 13, 2009 1 comment If you have been enjoying the historical information included in this sesquicentennial column, you may enjoy a copy of the commemorative Wilson County Sesquicentennial History Book.

COURTESY PHOTOS Ruby Lira and Erica McMurray set up the Freedom Riders 4-H Club banner at the 2009 La Vernia Wild West HammerFest Bicycle Ride and Festival Sept.

Comment on this article 'Back in the saddle' is the attitude of 2009 La Vernia Wild West HammerFest Bicycle Ride and Festival organizers and participants, after a disappointing cancellation last year due to Hurricane Ike.

Wilson County News September 2, 2009 A fund has been established to help defray medical costs for America Hernandez, who was shot Aug.

This invitation to 'A Grand Ball' in the Wilson County Courthouse is part of a collection of Polley family memorabilia belonging to local historian Shirley Grammer.

Wilson County News August 28, 2009 SUTHERLAND SPRINGS -- A father and daughter are in critical condition at San Antonio hospitals and a man is to be magistrated after being arrested for allegedly shooting them at a home on Santa Gertrudis Drive in the early-morning hours of Aug.

The area was under fire Friday. Two structure fires kept firefighters busy on opposite ends of the county, sending one patient to the hospital, gutting a home and destroying a barn full of hay.

Comment on this article A local man is behind bars after leading law-enforcement officers on a pair of high-speed chases through Guadalupe and Wilson counties during the late night to early morning hours of July 17-18. According to Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr., the pursuit began on F.M. 775 in Guadalupe County, as a state trooper ...

Comment on this article Life is motion and, thus, everything changes until the day it dies.

June 23, 2009 Keith and Deborah Braden celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday, May 31, 2009, by renewing their wedding vows in the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, with Pastor Frank Pomaroy officiating.

May 26, 2009 In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

On the left, this view of the northern side of the Wilson County Courthouse shows the original structure, which was built in 1884, and some of the additions to the building's rear during the 1950s and 1980s.

Faint smoke rises from the rubble of this mobile home on C.R. 342 near Sutherland Springs that was destroyed by fire Feb.

Little remains of the OK Corral restaurant near the intersection of U.S. 87 and S.H. 97 other than deformed steel and charred debris.

Firefighters from the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department work feverishly Jan. 8 to prevent a grass fire from reaching the city park.

May 5, 2009 Thomas Moore Paschal was born Dec. 14, 1845, in Alexandria, La. He moved with his parents to San Antonio in 1846.