News Staff Texas law allows bees and bee hives to qualify for reducing property taxes on plots ranging from 5-20 acres similar to livestock or raising hay. Property taxes on small acreages can now be lowered by keeping bees on the property. The bees do not have to be owned by the landowner. The current bee law … Read more
The fast-casual chicken concept founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal will open a location in Richmond in mid-2023. With taste at the forefront, Big Chicken delivers a menu that fuses home-cooked childhood favorites with bold new flavors. Founded in 2018, the Big Chicken concept is the brainchild of Shaquille O’Neal and other accomplished … Read more
It’s a story firearms instructor Mark Giordonello has heard more times than he can count and he’s frustrated that people don’t want to take a little bit of time and possibly save your kid’s life or somebody else’s life. There’s one mistake he says he sees far too often — You should never hide a … Read more
Robert Allen Satterfield’s days are numbered. It took five hours for a Wharton County jury to find him guilty of capital murder, and just 45 minutes to sentence him to death. Satterfield killed 28-year-old Ray Shawn Hudson Sr., 24-year-old Maya Rivera, and their 4-year-old son, Ray Shawn Hudson Jr. on June 10th of 2018. He … Read more
A 3-year-old boy has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound according to the Wharton Police Department. According to police, the boy’s mother say that the child gained access to the gun after going inside her nightstand and then accidentally shot himself. Doctors and nurses performed life-saving measures, along with Wharton EMS, but the child was … Read more
Edna Offensive lineman Pablo Almeda and running back slash defensive end Dreydan Ashford are continuing their football career at division III schools. Ashford signed a letter of intent to Trinity University located in San Antonio. Almeda is suiting up for Sul Ross State University in Alpine. The two former teammates will most likely face each … Read more
The El Campo Volunteer Fire Department is at half strength and they are accepting applications for recruits. According to President Kenneth Soch and reported by the Leader-News , the last two to three years the VFD numbers have been down. Currently with 32 on the staff, some more active than most, they have room for … Read more
Louise senior Maizee Strelec built a boat and floated into the winner’ circle at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. She contructed the boat, complete with trailer, by hand as both an F-F-A project and a useful boat. Strelec designed it to be a shallow water bay boat, also known as a flats boat. … Read more
A Wharton County jury in the 329th District Court handed down a guilty verdict Wednesday against Robert Allen Satterfield for the June 2018 killing of Ray Shawn “Baby Ray” Hudson Jr. The jury took about five hours to come back with a “guilty as charged verdict”. Ray Shawn “Baby Ray” Hudson Jr., would have celebrated … Read more
A computer transition impeded the Wharton County Central Appraisal District, preventing accurate tax bills to be sent to some property owners — which might have been a shock for new homeowners or residents who made a mid-year property purchase in 2022 says Leader News. A lot of the homesteads and over 65 exemptions weren’t put … Read more