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Noon, Breakfast Lions club sponsor annual Peace Poster Contest

The Gonzales Noon Lions Club and Gonzales Breakfast Lions Club are jointly holding their annual Lions International 2024-25 Peace Poster Contest, which is open for junior high students ages 11-13 as …

RWOYA to sponsor Constitution essay contest, scholarship

The Constitution Essay Contest is held by the Republican Women of Yoakum Area in celebration of Constitution Day, Sept. 17. High school seniors from Lavaca, Gonzales and DeWitt County schools, …

Saddle up, flutter over to Boots and Butterflies Gala

Thriving Hearts Crisis Center (THCC), formerly Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter, is excited to host its annual Boots and Butterflies Gala. The fundraising event will be held on Thursday, …

Commissioners hold final subdivision ordinance workshop

Gonzales County commissioners held Monday, Sept. 23, the last of three workshops on rewriting the county’s subdivision ordinance to bring it up to date. Attorney Eric Gomez of the Braun …

Nixon tells Nineteenth Club city cannot tear down private fence

Representatives of the Nineteenth Club Civic Center were left with answers they did not want to hear after the Nixon City Council declined Thursday, Sept. 19, to either tear down a private fence or …

Nixon annexes Tractor Supply, approves budget, discusses monument

Nixon City Council voted unanimously Thursday, Sept. 19, to annex a little more than six acres of property along US 87 that includes the new Tractor Supply, the Gonzales County Emergency Services …

Come & Take It Golf tournament rapidly approaching

The Gonzales High School Class of 1964 and the Community Foundation of the Gonzales Area (CFGA), a 501(c)(3) organization, are quickly moving forward with their plans for the sixth annual golf …
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Opinion

Dear Editor,

My name is Sharon (Nay) Hastings, a proud member of the Gonzales Apaches Class of 1985. I am writing to share some inspiration with my fellow classmates and the broader Gonzales community. …

Milsaps family paid price for Texas’ freedom

Isaac Milsaps, age 40, wiped his brow with the back of his hand as he finished hoeing the garden. Although cooler weather seemed to be coming a little later this year, this fall of 1835 in Gonzales, …

Old Gonzales County church tells story of a people

I was talking the other day to a friend of mine about how many churches there used to be in Gonzales County. Every community, every settlement had a church, and now they were all gone. He told me …

Gun show owner says support needed to keep show alive

Dear editor, The Real Texas Gun Show, has enjoyed bringing the best little gun show to the citizens of Gonzales and surrounding areas. We have endeavored to bring the best and latest merchandise …