News Staff A 19-year-old Houston man stands accused of placing 12-people in jeopardy, spraying bullets at Wharton’s Riverbend Apartments on June 26th. Two people – an 18-year old man and 9-year-old boy – were injured. No information was released at the time on how many shots were fired. The Wharton County Grand Jury handed down a 13-count … Read more
Portions of county roads 406, 407, and 408, south of FM 1162 on the southeast side of El Campo, will soon be closed to through truck traffic following a hearing at Wharton County Commissioners Court. Several residents living along the dirt roads spoke to the commissioners with numerous complaints about thick dust and rude truck … Read more
Lynn Group companies are relocating their corporate offices to the former Williams Companies building in Bay City. Lynn Engineering, Lynn Development, Lynn Construction and Lynn Steel Buildings are now located at 2200 Avenue A. Anchored by the 25-person Engineering team, a total of 45 full-time employees will work out of the new location. This move … Read more
An argument in an El Campo bar Sunday ended with one shot and police on the trail of yet another gunman. Detectives are still trying to figure out who approached a 36-year-old Bay City man inside J’s Patio around 1:30 Sunday morning. The two men argued over something, heated words turned to a physical altercation … Read more
A Bay City man was arrested Nov. 22 after he fought with an officer and pointed the officer’s taser gun at the officer before being apprehended by police. 21 year old Mark A. Trevino of Bay City was transported to the Matagorda County Jail where he was booked for Assault on a Peace Officer, Evading … Read more
A Ricebelt warehouse founder and past El Campo Citizen of the Year, Melvin Alton Parker Jr. died Friday at the age of 94. He is remembered not only for his working efforts in agriculture, but also for his service to the community. Parker born in 1928 in Beaumont had been an El Campo resident for … Read more
Backup generators and surplus storage should help keep El Campo residents supplied with water unless a repeat of the massive line breaks caused by 2021’s Winter Storm are repeated. El Campo’s four water plants are designed to support and back up one another in the event of failure, according to city Utilities Director Jerry Lewis. … Read more
Former Wharton County Sheriff’s deputy Calvin Pfeil died Tuesday in what appears to be a tragic accident. There was a family member that was loading his rifle and there was an accidental discharge, the round went through a wall and struck Mr. Pfeil in the next room over, according to Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon. … Read more
The Victoria County Commissioners Court finished a light agenda in 15 minutes during their weekly Monday meeting. The county leaders swiftly approved, among other things, a measure making Austin-based Patterson & Associates the county government’s bank depository for four years starting in July 2023. County officials also approved several budget amendments for 2022, one showing … Read more
Last week the Bay City Knights of Columbus, Council 3070, presented a $2000 dollar donation to the Women’s Pregnancy Center of Matagorda County. Under the Knights of Columbus ASAP grant program, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council will grant an additional $400 to the Women’s Pregnancy Center. The Women’s Pregnancy Center of Matagorda County automatically … Read more