Seguin Gazette

01/12/2026

The place that boasts the Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade is out for another distinction, and the city of Seguin needs your vote. City staff is asking residents, fans, friends, visitors and more to place their votes for the town to be dubbed “America’s Favorite Small Town” in a national contest.

Time is running out, but votes are still being cast and counted in Parade magazine’s America’s Favorite Small Town contest. Winning the national title would bring significant recognition and celebration to the city.

Votes are cast online and will be accepted until Jan. 20. Visit americasfavoritesmalltowns.parade.com/ to cast your vote to let the whole country know Seguin is America’s Favorite Small Town.

The place that boasts the Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade is out for another distinction, and the city of Seguin needs your vote.

01/12/2026

MISSING PERSON

The Seguin Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Raul Arebalo.

Raul has been missing since 4:19 p.m. yesterday and was last seen wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and a camouflage backpack at the River Shade RV Park.

If you have any information regarding Raul’s whereabouts, please contact the Seguin Police Department immediately.

📞 Seguin PD (Non-Emergency): 830-379-2123
📞 Emergency: 911

Please share to help bring Raul home safely.

01/11/2026

Speaking during the Guadalupe County Commissioners regular meeting, Sheriff Joshua Ray expressed his intention to discontinue his office’s operation of the county animal shelter at the beginning of the next fiscal year.

On Thursday, Ray clarified his statements and offered a fuller accounting of his intentions and some of the rationale behind them. Providing animal services — such as corralling estray livestock, conducting animal cruelty investigations, performing rabies control authority duties and providing animal-related public safety — statutorily fall under the sheriff’s purview. So, those operations will continue, Ray said.

Running an animal shelter is a different story, he said. “We will still continue to try to provide the same level of services in relation to our statutory responsibility,” Ray said. “I have no intention of separating from our animal control officers. The enforcement aspect of what we do needs to stay with the sheriff’s office.”

Amid growing budgetary concerns and other considerations, the Guadalupe County sheriff on Tuesday let county leaders and residents know of his future plans for the local animal shelter.

01/10/2026

Guadalupe County football stars Braddock Gallini ( #22), Jaiden Riley ( #10), Kade Pape ( #2) and Damian Garcia ( #8) gear up the the San Antonio Sports All-Star game. Kick off is at 5:30.

01/10/2026

Team West comes up short against Team East during the Navy All-American Bowl, 17-14. Corey Dailey completed 18 of his 21 pass attempts for 118 yards and a touchdown.

01/10/2026

Seguin senior quarterback and Pitt commit Corey Dailey gears up for the Navy All-American Bowl. Kick off is at 12:30 p.m.

01/10/2026

After years of removing non-native plants from Seguin’s Park West, the Guadalupe Master Naturalists are taking the park back to its native roots.

With the help of the H-E-B Trees for Texans grant, the local chapter of Master Naturalists planted more than 130 native trees in the park.

01/09/2026

🏆✨ The Winners Have Been Crowned! ✨🏆

The votes are in, and we’re proud to officially announce the 2026 Best of the Best winners!

Thank you to everyone who voted, supported local businesses, and joined us in celebrating the people, places, and organizations that make Seguin and Guadalupe County such a special place to live, work, and play.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners — your community showed up and spoke loud and clear! 👏 Supporting local never goes out of style.

📖 Check out the full list of winners: https://tinyurl.com/5xch7v78

01/09/2026

A special night recognizing the heart of our community. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first-ever Best of the Best Gala, celebrating local excellence and the community that supports it.✨💙

Cheers to an unforgettable night and many more to come!🥂🏆

01/09/2026

Marion leadership and community members welcomed the city’s newest hire Monday morning following a months-long wait.

Marion Police Department Chief Brian Ferrante officially started work Monday, filling a post that had been vacant for nearly a year. Marion Mayor Danny Loyola previously said Ferrante was scheduled to start work in October 2025 pending a background check and additional procedural steps. The wait finally ended last week, Ferrante said.

01/08/2026

Guadalupe County Commissioners Court further pushed back approval of its proposed countywide thoroughfare plan.

Commissioners discussed for longer than an hour the Guadalupe County Master Thoroughfare Plan, which has been reworked and discussed for years in hopes of completing an update from its current 2012 version.

01/07/2026

The city of Seguin has seen more than its fair share of wrecks on Interstate 10 in the past three months.

Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 30, the city’s police and fire departments responded to 69 wrecks on Interstate 10, of which 63 occurred in the construction zone, Seguin Police Chief Jason Brady said Tuesday during Seguin City Council’s regular meeting.

Brady, along with city staff and police department personnel, met with representatives from TxDOT and Webber Construction to find solutions to reduce the number of collisions in the stretch of I-10 that runs through Seguin.