Noel Wilkerson Holmes

A Gallup poll issued last week found that teens spend nearly five hours a day on social media apps. The Gallup survey included research from 1,500 adolescents. The survey showed the places where teenagers spent at least four hours per day were on social media apps like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and X. Five hours a day equals 1,825 hours […]

Pleasanton Express Publisher Noel Wilkerson Holmes and Managing Editor Daniel Elizondo embrace the 2023 Texas Press Association Sweepstakes award earned at the TPA conference held last week.

This weekend at the Texas Press Association annual convention was the most magical. That is saying a lot! My family has been attending Texas Press Association conventions my whole life. Thank you, Texas Press Association, for hosting and organizing a working convention that set a fire in our souls for the bright future of print and digital journalism. I will […]

The recent presidential debate was a debacle. It raises a pressing question: Is it time we considered age limits on who can run for president? The U.S. Constitution specifies a minimum age of 35 for presidential candidates, as stated in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5. The founding fathers established this requirement to ensure that a presidential candidate would possess […]

T he Safer Path Family Violence Shelter’s Bags & Bling Bingo is hands-down one of my favorite events.

A public comment made by local businessman John Mayse at the recent Pleasanton City Council meeting set off a firestorm of comments from the community after the Pleasanton Express posted a video of it on our Facebook. We posted this video because it was big news that had a big impact on the community. The beloved 86’D Pleasanton High School […]

A s you read this column, my hope is that I am on the Port Aransas beach on Mile Marker 16 surrounded by family and friends, the sun, clear blue skies, the sand, the waves and the sound of seagulls in the background. The forecast for this week is rainy but that is not dampening our spirits whatsoever. This year […]

The Pleasanton Express is set to launch a daily digital news site in September, marking a change in the way news will be delivered to Atascosa County. Since 1909, the Pleasanton Express has operated as a weekly print newspaper. While the publication has had a website since 2011, offering breaking news and earning multiple first-place awards for best newspaper website […]

Urban Bricks closed last Wednesday. It was a sad day for local businesses and for the entire community of Atascosa County. Everyone knew where Urban Bricks was located. Nobody could have given more back to the community than Brad and Misty did. They created great food and beverage happy hours to draw in crowds, provided live entertainment and were prominently […]

You might see a video crew out this week filming key sites for the Atascosa County Economic Development Group’s (ACED) website. The crew will be in Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Poteet, Charlotte, and Lytle. They will also interview key leaders from H-E-B, Methodist Hospital Atascosa, and United Steel. ACED is a newly formed group whose mission is to attract big businesses, industry […]