News Staff After a Fort Bend grand jury indicted a woman on February 6, she was arrested by Sheriff’s deputies for the alleged theft of $30,000 to $150,000 in COVID-19 relief and Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster funds — according to news release from the office of District Attorney Brian Middleton. 32 year old Robin Laschae Williams … Read more
Beginning soon, Meals on Wheels South Texas will bring the area’s first-ever AmeriCorps Seniors Project to the Crossroads area and surrounding communities. The new program serves Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, Goliad, Refugio and Victoria counties. The project, called Senior Support Services, will have senior-age volunteers visit clients in their homes and help with basic … Read more
More than 100 Wharton County Sheriff’s deputies, El Campo and Wharton police officers, state troopers, county wide EMS workers and volunteer fire departments crews gathered at the Wharton County Youth Fair grounds recently to prepare for a worst case senario — a mass shooting event, reports Leader News. Responders took classroom training before facing active … Read more
Leader News reports a Robstown woman was released from county jail shortly after pleading guilty to vehicle theft and having two charges of aggravated robbery dismissed by prosecutors in Wharton County’s 23rd District Court. Judge Ben Hardin gave 28-year-old Karly Raean Fitzgerald credit for all 217 days of her state jail felony sentence during the … Read more
Last weekend the Lynn Bates School of Dance competed against dozens of dance studios from around the state –and won big at Showstopper in Waco, the largest Dance Competition in the country. The School of Dance received 2 platinum awards and 7 gold awards. This qualifies them to go to the Showstopper National Finals in … Read more
After weeks of waiting for the next court hearing regarding the future of the Luther Hotel, proponents for saving the hotel were bummed to learn there were no updates as the court is recessed until April 4th, according to the Tribune. The Luther Hotel in Palacios has endured six major hurricanes in the last 120 … Read more
One apartment was destroyed and a few others received minimal damage Sunday afternoon from a fire at the Pecan Village Apartments. The Wharton Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire. The City of Wharton Emergency Management assisted residents with alternate places to stay until further arrangements can be made. Along with the Wharton VFD, responding … Read more
A Hallettsville man received a maximum prison sentence Thursday, months after sending sexually explicit messages to and arranging to meet an agent posing as a 13-year-old girl according to the Advocate. 40 year old John Andrew Myers pleaded guilty to a repeat-offender online solicitation of a minor charge and was sentenced to 20 years in … Read more
The Houston Police Department says seven officers returned fire on a suspect who shot at them after a chase. The suspect died at the scene, but no officers were injured. An investigation is underway at the scene of the shooting along the US 59 feeder road and US 90 in Sugar Land. The Fort Bend … Read more
The Edna Police Department has received $50,000 dollars grant money through the Lone Star Task Force grant in order to purchase a new vehicle with equipment. This is in addition to $32,000 dollars of additional grants prior to the Lone Star grant, now totaling $82,000. Police Chief Rick Boone says it’s a good opportunity to … Read more