News Staff Continuing the trend of Louise ISD slowly upgrading their campuses, trustees approved a funding package to replace doors, approveing a blanket $17,000 to replace doors at the LISD band hall, weight room and exterior doors at the high school. The initial bid presented by Acme Architectural Hardware was $16,264.96 for parts and labor.Trustees also reviewed … Read more
The Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks is right around the corner, and park lovers are invited to get outside and join celebrations across the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation will celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks. The Centennial Celebration will officially kick off statewide … Read more
El Campo trustees unanimously approved renewing their drug dog contract for El Campo schools. Drug dogs were a common sight on El Campo campuses before being interrupted due to COVID. The contract approved with Canine Contraband Detection of Victoria, provides for 10 full day visits of a handler and drug dog for $320 per visit, … Read more
El Campo ISD is hosting their third annual Veterans Day parade starting at the El Campo Civic Center, a modified version of their previous celebrations, brought about from COVID-19 restrictions in 2020. Last year, students waved flags and made posters for passing vehicles, of both active duty and retired servicemen. The parade is scheduled to … Read more
A new wave of scam calls is being reported to the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office where the scammer claims to be a member of the sheriff’s department and claims their target is at risk of being arrested for not reporting to jury duty, before demanding money be sent. Scams like this ramp up during the … Read more
The El Campo ISD board of trustees unanimously approved an increase in the quantity of excused absences students are allowed while participating in extra-curricular events. The measure affects a pre-district season or non-athletic competitions like FFA or the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. The new policy approves 20 total days students are allowed to miss … Read more
Matagorda County Farm Bureau hosted another successful event of educating our county’s fourth graders about agriculture last Thursday and Friday at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds. The 2-day event featured classes on topics including farm safety, farm equipment, rice, dairy, swine, beef, wildlife, crops, aquaculture and turf. Educators included the board of directors’ team and local … Read more
Basic concept drawings for a new El Campo city service center are being developed although whether the actual construction will be done depends on future city council action. The current service center site was built in 1900, with a few upgrades along the way. The city is looking at renovating an existing building in the … Read more
The Wharton County Junior College Jazz Band will pick up the pace for its upcoming concert, “Rock On.” Scheduled for tomorrow night at 7 at the Horton Foote Theatre in the Duson Hansen Fine Arts Building on the Wharton campus, the show is free and open to the public. Band Director Joe Waldrop says the … Read more
Two correctional officers and a deputy suffered minor injuries last week when an El Campo man decided to fight while being booked into the Wharton County Jail. The man, 36-year-old Damion Jermaine Wilkerson remains in jail because of the parole violation and $56,000 in bonds, and now faces three counts of assault of a public … Read more