The City of Smiley has ordered a general election for the public for Saturday, May 6. The election will be held at the Smiley Volunteer Fire Department located at 208 N. Farm-to-Market Road … more

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of seven new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three separate deer-breeding … more

Service and Friendship. That is the motto of Pilot Club International. We are lucky to have the Pilot Club of Gonzales in the community, celebrating their local club’s 50th anniversary of … more

Both the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District (GCUWCD) and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) are moving forward out of the preliminary stages into the administrative … more

The Gonzales High School One Act Play company of “Leading Ladies” performed at the District contest on March 11. The company had their best performance and came home with the following … more

Soup is on when the Gonzales Noon Lions hold their third annual Empty Bowl Project on Tuesday, March 28 at the Gonzales Elks Lodge, 1222 E. Sarah DeWitt Drive. This is a come and go event that … more

Gonzales will again serve as the raucous starting point for the annual Texas Independence Relay as staggered cannon booms and gun smoke will announce the departure of teams from the Gonzales Memorial … more

Gonzales County and Fayette County sheriff’s deputies are searching for an unknown number of occupants who fled the scene after crashing a stolen pickup truck in a wooden area following a … more

A criminal complaint filed against a Gonzales man alleges he fired several rounds at Texas Department of Public Safety SWAT team and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms officers who were executing … more

Gonzales County commissioners on Monday, March 13, approved the creation of a new long-term permit that can be granted to companies that need to lay temporary water line over or along county roads … more

The city of Gonzales saw an increase of more than 7.7 percent in sales tax allocations this month as the post-Christmas economy remained healthy for the county’s largest city, according to … more

The Gonzales City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, March 9 at City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St. One of the big agenda items discussed was ordinance number 2023-7 about the … more

Gonzales County and its four municipalities will split $17,102.42 in proceeds from the Opioid Abatement Trust Fund as Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar begins disbursing the first funds from the … more

Nixon City Council members discussed how the upcoming Feather Fest is taking wing during their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 7, at City Hall. Feather Fest was once a major event in Nixon which … more

Gonzales Economic Development Corporation executive director Jennifer Kolbe unexpectedly resigned last week from her position with the municipal corporation. “I love Gonzales. I left my job and the GEDC in much better shape than when I got there,” Kolbe told the Inquirer. “With the support of the board, we were able to settle hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt owed; fund water tower studies; provide Main Street grants; work with Remschel, Snavely, Laurel Ridge and Shear Designs; and put in processes and implemented rules and procedures that were not there when I got there that will only make the community better in the future. more

Nixon City Council members approved new employment contracts for City Manager Harold Rice, City Secretary Tanya Torres, City Attorney Eddie Escobedo and Police Chief Miguel Cantu following a lengthy … more

The teachers, nurses and instructional aides at Gonzales Independent School District will receive raises for the 2023-2024 school year from a newly approved compensation plan.  The GISD … more

The 2023 Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show kicks off this Friday, March 10, and concludes this Saturday, March 11, at the Nixon Smiley Livestock Show Barn and Arena on East Central in Nixon. “Our … more

Among the top priorities recently identified by the Gonzales Economic Development Corporation has been the need for a new water tower in the Gonzales Industrial Park area north of town, said GEDC … more

The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture celebrated Texas Independence Day with a red, white and blue Lone Star-spangled awards banquet at the JB Wells Expo Center on Thursday, March … more