News Staff The Scholarships for Wharton Agriculture Students or SWAGS Committee selected students to receive money for their animal projects. The mission of SWAGS is to provide funds to Wharton students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to purchase and raise an animal project. In order to receive the funds, these students had to fill out … Read more
National Night Out is happening on October 4th and the Wharton Police Department will be utilizing a centralized location in town to make the event more accessible for all to attend. It will be at parking lot No. 1 at W-C-J-C. All food, drinks, and activities will be free to those who attend. National Night … Read more
Workers hung a banner over far East Jackson Street recently announcing Prairie Days arrival in El Campo. The all-day event covers a wide variety of family activity from children’s games and activities to crafts booths, lots of food and musical offerings from classic country to Tejano. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, is … Read more
Six Bay City High School students turned into real-life superheroes when they helped save a neighbor and her family during an electrical fire recently. The heroes are; Jackson Plant, Caden Bradford-Ramos, Franklin Miller, Canaan Allen, Joel Davalos, and Jakob Pesina. According to Kristi Miller, her son had invited some friends over to cook for them, … Read more
Wharton Police officers Marshall Johnson, Sarah McDaniel, and Andre Murray were recently recognized for saving an elderly woman’s life using CPR back on Sept. 11th — a date often associated with tragedy. A letter from Wharton EMS personnel commended the officers for “performing high quality CPR on the patient” adding that had it not been … Read more
El Campo senior Rueben Owens II stepped up against the Navasota Rattlers to help the Ricebirds earn their first district win of the season 45-35, Friday night on the road. Owens carried the football nearly 40 times. l Campo will get to rest up this upcoming week with their bye. The Ricebirds’ next game will … Read more
The city of Bay City approved adopting a tax rate of $0.63500 per $100 of assessed valuation during a recent city council meeting. The adoption of the new tax rate of $0.63500 is effectively a 6.39 percent increase in the tax rate. City officials noted that this tax rate will raise more taxes for maintenance … Read more
The four courts in front of the skate park at Friendship Park on North Wharton Street in El Campo have been resurfaced and relined with markings for tennis and pickleball.
Hackers who infiltrated and shut down the computer system at Oak Bend Medical Center on Sept. 1st also siphoned off “sensitive patient and employee” personal information. The hackers, whose identify is still unknown to hospital executives, uploaded a ransom ware virus into the hospital’s computer system, effectively shutting it off until a ransom was paid.
A Lake Jackson man has been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery stemming from an incident where he allegedly pulled a gun and robbed a victim in Bay City. Christian L. Jones, 21, of Lake Jackson, was charged with aggravated robbery, evading arrest with a vehicle, and tamper/fabricate physical evidence.