Did we mention it's FREE??
Mark your calendars for Sat., June 13, between 3 PM and 9 PM in downtown Edna to catch performances by Emma New, Chris Zuber, Adysen Malek, and Greg Morales. They're performing as part of the First Annual Flag City Celebration.
Come join us!
Edna, Did You Know?
Railroad owner Count J. Telfener loved his daughters so much that we recognize their names nearly 150 years later.
As the Count built the New York, Texas and Mexico Railroad between Victoria County and Wharton County, he named railway stations in his daughters’ honor. Those stations grew to be the towns of Edna and Inez. Louise, however, is a slightly different story. Although "The Cavalcade of Jackson County" lists Louise as a daughter, other records available at the Texana Museum show her to have been Count Telfener's sister-in-law and an aunt to Edna and Inez.
Nonetheless, Telfener’s 1881 map shows the entire length that he originally planned to build, prior to the creation of the stations that later became Louise and Inez.
- Texana Museum
- “The Cavalcade of Jackson County, Third Edition,” page 110.
- Map By Giuseppe Telfener - UTA Libraries Cartographic Connections: map / text, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106360262
Edna, Did You Know?
Have you ever driven or walked on Ed Linn Street by the theater and wondered what that large metal object in the pavement is?
It formed the base that held a stop sign before the signs were moved to the side of the road. They were installed in 1937 around town, but only the one by the Edna Theater remains. As traffic lights were installed, the signs in the middle of the roads were removed.
- Photos courtesy of Mr. Roy Ortolon.
Edna City Manager Gary Broz, along with Victoria Economic Development Corp. Regional Partnership President Jonas Titas, CEcD, and Operations Director Diane Drussell, traveled to Washington, D.C. for the 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit where Bauner Inc. announced it will build a $15 million facility in Edna. The facility will be located at the old rice dryer on Fannin Street and will produce aluminum siding products.
The Antique Car Show is rolling into downtown Edna as part of the First Annual City of Edna Flag City Celebration on Sat., June 13, 2026.
The show starts at 3 p.m. on Main Street by the Jackson County Courthouse Square. Come check out the cars that would have cruised the streets back in the day!
City of Edna Cleanup is closed for today. We will reopen tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., weather permitting. Thank you for your understanding.
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Residents in Edna City Limits
The City of Edna will be hosting Lifeguard Training on May 4th–7th from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
Registration will be held at City Hall on April 28th and 29th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Description, requirements and cost are attached. You can pick up a registration form at City Hall 126 W. Main Edna, TX 77957.
