Local News

CATI Volunteer Spotlight: Frank Wallace

When it comes to the behind the scenes work that makes the Come and Take It Celebration run smoothly, one name always comes up: Frank Wallace. For several years, Frank has served as the Grounds …

CATI food vendors cover a wide assortment of edible delights

There is something for every tastebud and every craving patrons could have among the food vendors at the Come and Take It Celebration, which begins Friday, Oct. 3 and continues through Sunday, Oct. …

Fletcher Clark to perform program on ‘Gonzales Legacy’

Singer-songwriter Fletcher Clark will perform a special program, “The Gonzales Legacy,” at the DeWitt’s Colony Station and Trading Post (aka Stockton Building), 600 Saint Lawrence …

Miss Gonzales Pageant will be held Saturday, Sept. 27

For the first time in three years, there will be a Miss Gonzales Pageant held and the coronation of a new royal court of girls, boys and young women to represent the community as youth ambassadors …

Volunteer Spotlight: Food Chair Christy Day

One of the biggest highlights of the Come and Take It Celebration is the food, and this is the second year that Christy Day has taken on the important role of Food Chairperson. Christy works with …

Council approves seeking grant to install Fitness Court

Gonzales City Council authorized City Manager Tim Crow to apply for a grant from the National Fitness Campaign to install an active outdoor fitness course on the southeastern corner of the City Hall …

Mother-daughter duo played important role in Gonzales’, Texas’ push for independence

American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in 1976 wrote what is a now often-overused quote: “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” Ulrich’s intent was to show how history …
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Opinion

Letter To The Editor

To the Editor, Nonprofits are truly the pulse of Gonzales County. They are often the driving force behind projects, places, and programs that strengthen our community, built quietly through volunteer hours, personal sacrifice, and a deep love for this town.

Blessed, Stressed, and 21 Days In

The third week of January is a strange place to sit. For some people, life is still moving slow — quiet mornings, empty calendars, soft resets. For others, the pace has already snapped back into full speed. School schedules are steady. Work is piling up. The glow of “new year, new me” is fading, replaced by the very real rhythm of real life.

The Middle Is Where It Gets Real

By the fourth week of January, the conversation around resolutions has mostly faded. January no longer feels new — it feels familiar. Schedules are full again, deadlines are real, and the energy of a fresh start has quietly given way to routine. And maybe that’s exactly where change actually begins.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter for the people that have registered to participate in these upcoming elections.