News Staff Wharton Community Choir will present a Christmas Concert at the Plaza Theatre in downtown Wharton on this Saturday, December 10th, at 7 p.m. and then again on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The concert will feature the choir, instrumental performers, a dance ensemble and audience sing-a-longs. Free Admission – Santa Claus will visit with the children … Read more
The El Campo Leader-News and El Campo Rotary Club are kicking off their annual food donation drive benefiting seniors as the holidays near. After the program’s success following Winter Storm Uri, organizers decided to continue the effort. “The two groups have distributed around 110 canvas grocery bags, each containing around three plastic bags worth of … Read more
The theme of the Western Rice Belt Consumers’ Conference program on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the El Campo Civic Center will be “Celebrating 40 Years of Rice Recipe Family Favorites.” The program, sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, and Wharton counties, will provide education, rice recipe demonstrations and fun. … Read more
A teenager was detained on Sunday in the weekend shooting death of an 18-year-old Victoria woman. The teen, who is 15 and male, was taken into custody at an Austin motel, police say. Authorities had not released the teen’s identity as of Monday evening. The teen was taken to the juvenile justice center in Victoria … Read more
Los Cucos Mexican Café – a longtime restaurant in Wharton – was lost in a fire early Sunday morning. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but Wharton Volunteer Fire Department Chief Anthony Abbott says it looks like the blaze started in the kitchen. According to a statement from the Wharton Police Department, … Read more
A plan for a local marketing company to collaborate with Victoria’s animal services department on a rebranding project was approved by Victoria County commissioners on Monday. Victoria County Animal Services is working with Building Brands Marketing, which has an office in downtown Victoria, to design a new logo for the department. Once Animal Services decides … Read more
Residents of Wharton County can expect to see an increase in train traffic in the coming months following the buyout of Kansas City Southern by Canadian Pacific and the completion of a project to double-track the route through Wharton. The merger of the two railroads will create the Canadian Pacific Kansas City and strengthen the … Read more
With students returning to campuses, illicit substances come with them and El Campo ISD is taking steps to avoid that trend, reinstating dogs and testing to catch around a dozen students a year. Trustees approved a new contract with Canine Contraband Detection, out of Victoria, on October for $320 per day for 10 days.The district … Read more
Ring in Texas State Parks’ 100th birthday in style when hitting the trails in 2023. Park lovers can now purchase official Texas State Parks 100-year celebration merchandise from a state park or the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website. The parks will be buzzing with activities throughout the centennial celebration, and we encourage all Texans … Read more
Wharton County Sheriff Shannon Srubar recently received permission from the state jail commission to temporarily add a dozen bunk beds to the Wharton County Jail to help alleviate overcrowding. That will allow the jail to house 24 more inmates than the 144 it currently houses for the next year. As of Thursday, the county was … Read more