News Staff Basic concept drawings for a new El Campo city service center are being developed although whether the actual construction will be done depends on future city council action. The current service center site was built in 1900, with a few upgrades along the way. The city is looking at renovating an existing building in the … Read more
The Wharton County Junior College Jazz Band will pick up the pace for its upcoming concert, “Rock On.” Scheduled for tomorrow night at 7 at the Horton Foote Theatre in the Duson Hansen Fine Arts Building on the Wharton campus, the show is free and open to the public. Band Director Joe Waldrop says the … Read more
Two correctional officers and a deputy suffered minor injuries last week when an El Campo man decided to fight while being booked into the Wharton County Jail. The man, 36-year-old Damion Jermaine Wilkerson remains in jail because of the parole violation and $56,000 in bonds, and now faces three counts of assault of a public … Read more
The El Campo Ricebirds already have the district championship secure. However, against the Brazosport Exporters, the Ricebirds will play for their third straight undefeated district championship Friday night in El Campo. The Exporters are coming into the game off a win over Navasota. The Ricebirds’ offensive line has continued to gel and grow since the … Read more
The Edna police department handled a traffic stop recently involving a vehicle of concern. They found a previous convict in the vehicle with $48,000 stashed away in a cell phone box. Edna PD booked the convict for transporting over $10,000 cash as well as a warrant from another county. The convict was previously booked for … Read more
The Lavaca-Navidad River Authority would like to congratulate the City of Edna and the Carancahua Community VFD on being recipients of a 20-22 LNRA Community Development Partnership Program Grant. The Carancahua Community VFD received a grant in the amount of $50,000 for renovations and new additions to their facility . The City of Edna was … Read more
El Campo City Mayor Chris Barbee announced Nov. 7th to the 11th will be Municipal Court Week in the city. The week is designed to recognize the work done by judges, court clerks, prosecutors, bailiffs and more. Barbee says “more people come in contact with municipal courts than all other Texas courts combined and public … Read more
Half a dozen El Campo students avoided injury early Tuesday morning when the school bus they were riding in slid off a gravel roadway while trying to get the youngsters to class. Early rain showers seem to have contributed to the bus ending up in the ditch. There were students from Hutchins, the middle school … Read more
Jackson County commissiomers heard good news regarding part of the old Jackson County Jail renovation at its last meeting. The County will not have to do lead abatement, but will have to do an asbestos abatement to prepare the building for renovations that have been planned for months. Lead-based paint and asbestos have to be … Read more
Entries already are starting to be submitted for the Nov. 22nd Christmas Holiday Parade of the Wharton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. The deadline for parade entries is Nov. 17. It’s the same deadline for vendors, and those spots are almost filled up. You can grab all the entry forms and rules at whartonchamber.com/parade. Meanwhile, … Read more