News Staff The Wharton City Council gave its blessing for two community events to take place downtown this fall. The council agreed to street closures, lights, trash cans, open containers of alcohol, traffic control, waiving fees, and other related items for the Monterey Square Wine and Arts Fair on Oct. 8th and the Party Under the Bridge … Read more
The city of El Campo declares an open season on blight next month with Rotary Park’s Fall Sweep – open to all residents. All you have to do is load up your old unwanted household items, even old tires. More than 2,500 old tires and 150,000 pounds of assorted other trash were collected during the … Read more
The Wharton Tigers had a good game on, but ultimately it was the El Campo Ricebirds speed and power that prevailed Friday night at Ricebird Stadium in the annual meeting of the Battle of the Colorado River. El Campo scored early and often as they beat the Tigers 50-14.
For the second time in recent years, Bay City Police Chief Robert Lister has been suspended from his duties on the police force. Bay City Manager Shawna Burkhart says by the end of September they hope to have a resolution to the 30 day suspension which began on August 31st. Burkhart plans to conduct an … Read more
A 27-year-old El Campo man accused of shooting his grandparents could spend the next 99 years behind prison bars if ultimately convicted. Attacked inside their home, both grandparents survived the Aug. 7th shooting, the grandfather was hit in the stomach and the groin and the grandmother was shot in the leg. Kristian Dre Cadriel was … Read more
It’s Homecoming 20-22 tonight at Ricebird Stadium as El Campo and Wharton square off at 7:00pm. It’s the annual battle for the Colorado River tonight. Going into tonight’s game, The Wharton Tigers have a 2-1 record so far this season compared to the El Campo Ricebirds at 1-2. That hasn’t happened since 2015. On a … Read more
Wharton Chamber of Commerce presents The 5th Annual Party Under the Bridge from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, October 20th, at Dinosaur Park, 403 Colorado St. There will be free t-shirts, train rides, food trucks, music, admission is free.
The Victoria County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects in connection to the threatening social media posts about Victoria school district campus. Both suspects are students within the Victoria school district, and were charged with making false alarm or false report, which is a state jail felony. One of the suspects, 17-year-old Jeremiah John Johnson, was … Read more
Two more Texas counties have declared an invasion at the southern border, bringing to 29 the total that have done so so far, with more expected to follow. The judges and county commissioners of Wharton and Burnet counties this week signed resolutions calling for “additional measures to secure the border, stop the invasion at the … Read more
Over 16,000 historical markers are spread across the Texas landscape. Jackson County will soon add one to the list — dedicating a new marker outside the county courthouse in Edna tomorrow. The marker will commemorate the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Hernandez v. Texas. The event is at 1 p.m. at the Jackson County Courthouse. … Read more