News Staff Shopping in El Campo stores is picking up, according to the city’s main economic indicator, and officials hope the trend continues. The State Comptroller’s Office announced the city’s sales tax collections were up 11.37 percent during the latest reporting period, and reflects purchases made in August during the height of back-to-school shopping. Sales tax rebates … Read more
The Wharton Lions Club named Sadie Favors as the winner of the Peace Poster Contest. She is an eighth grader at Faith Christian Academy. Her poster will advance to the district contest. The Peace Poster Contest is an annual event held by Lion Club International for children ages 11-13. One grand prize winner and 23 … Read more
The 2022 National Wreaths Across America ceremonies will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17th, at more than 2,500 locations across the United States, at sea and abroad. A ceremony will be held In Wharton at 1 p.m. at the Wharton County Courthouse. The wreath-laying event is made possible by volunteers who organize local ceremonies, raise … Read more
Almost a year after it shut down — renovation of the Danevang Post Office started again only to be stalled by a swarm of bees which made their home in the building at some point after its closure last January. The swarm was thought to have been dealt with before the first floorboards were removed … Read more
More volunteers are needed to set up booths and distribute candy at the upcoming Trunk Or Treat Halloween night in the El Campo Civic Center. The El Campo Police Department was hoping to have 30 booths for the little goblins and ghouls to enjoy as they eschew taking to the streets in favor of the … Read more
A social media post that mistakenly identified Wharton High School football fans as the ones who made a threat to “shoot up the football stadium” at the end of Wharton’s game Friday in Brookshire Royal resulted in the stadium being evacuated. The post, allegedly from the opposing team’s school, stated that they were upset about … Read more
Victoria Police Department officers arrested Wharton resident 39 yearold Ralph McAfee on multiple warrants as well as on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of marijuana 4 ounces to 5 pounds. The arrest was made in cooperation with the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf … Read more
An El Campo City Councilwoman will spend six months on probation and pay a $200 fine after ultimately pleading no contest to disrupting the peace, 16 months after her initial arrest for repeatedly refusing a police officer’s request for music to be turned down. Had Anisa Longoria Vasquez pleaded guilty initially, the violation of the … Read more
A 74-year-old man who has been living in a travel trailer in town has been given 60 days by the Wharton City Council to find another place to stay. Haywood Ross requested a third extension of an ordinance variance to stay in the trailer on his property at 517 Black Street. The council has previously … Read more
An 18-year-old man who is facing charges related to a shooting that injured two people in Wharton this summer turned himself into Bay City police this week on a murder accusation. Jerome “JJ” Clayton Sanford Jr. of Houston is accused of shooting to death Devante Keishawn “KeKe” Baugh of Bay City shortly after 11 a.m. … Read more