Local News

Grief Support Program starting Jan. 28

Are you grieving the loss of a loved one?  Few people understand how painful and isolating your grief can be but that doesn’t mean you have to suffer by yourself.  There are others …

Chamber seeks nominations for Walshak, Community Service awards

The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Community Service Award & David B. Walshak Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented at the 103rd Annual Chamber …

Nixon adopts fee schedule for certified inspections

The city of Nixon adopted an ordinance Monday, Jan. 13, setting a fee schedule for certified inspections performed by Bureau Veritas North America, as well as establishing an administrative fee of 10 …

New structural building material facility to bring up to 145 jobs to Gonzales

Up to 145 new jobs will be created in Gonzales with the construction of a structural building material operation by Synergos Companies, an innovative home industry corporation with a business model …

Melissa Taylor hired as new Gonzales Chamber executive director

The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will have a new executive director on board starting Jan. 23, Chamber Vice President Lawren Kridler announced to members Friday, Jan. 10. …
Gonzales Apaches Head Coach Joey Rivera addresses his team after a close 34-31 bi-district loss to Gatesville in 2023.

GISD posts job opening for athletic director/football coach

The Gonzales Independent School District will be looking for a new athletic director and head football coach for the 2025-26 school year. Apaches head football coach/athletic director Joey …

GVEC scholarship being offered

The Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) is pleased to once again offer scholarships to high school seniors graduating in Spring 2025. For eligibility information and the online …
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Opinion

What does 2025 hold in store? Nothing new, according to Ecclesiastes

I was having a discussion on Christmas Day while visiting my family and we were discussing urban legends and “facts we didn’t know.” One such “fact” about the …

1830 Darst family Christmas was first on Texas soil

Jacob Darst awakened early on this morning - it was Christmas morning, 1830. He and his wife, Margaret, and children David and Nancy, were on their way to Gonzales, Capitol of Green DeWitt's Colony. …

Cotton gins played role in Gonzales County history

He stirs from the bed in the pre-dawn light of this July day. The breeze has awakened him. Making his way to the kitchen, he puts on the coffee. He thinks for a while of all the work to be done …

Digging up the past in Gonzales

Riding my bike through Independence Park this week I noticed the nice new sidewalk going in along US 183. Alongside the sidewalk was a row of dirt piles that had been excavated during the …