News Staff The El Campo School District says it is accepting applications for the following SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS: 1. Substitute Teacher – Applicants must have at least a High School diploma or G.E.D. and be able to attend a training session on Thursday, July 28, 2022. There is no fee for the training session. 2. Substitute Nurse – … Read more
The El Campo School District is offering back-to-school shots soon. Those will be offered on August 3rd and 4th, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day, at El Campo Middle School. Vaccinations are available for uninsured children for a $10 fee, for medicaid children for no fee, and for uninsured adults for a $10 fee. … Read more
The Wharton County Sheriff’s Office said mid-morning yesterday, that DPS and WCSO were just involved in a lengthy pursuit of a tan Buick Enclave. Driver and occupants bailed out in the 5400 block of FM 441 North. Two subjects were arrested, and the remaining subjects were being searched for. Just a reminder to everyone in … Read more
The El Campo Police Department needs help identifying two people. They’ve posted pictures of the people on their Facebook page, so you can check it out there. If you can help identify them, you’re asked to call Sgt. Ryan Schaer at 979-543-5311 or Crime Stoppers at 979-543-8477 for a reward.
Bay City Police have sworn in a couple of new officers. The Bay City Tribune says two cadets were sworn in as officers last week. The officers were from the program that started a couple of years ago, and they spent six months in the Police Academy.
The El Campo Independent School District has organized a couple of meetings to talk about the safety of children while they’re in school. One of those meetings is tonight at 6 pm. at Christ Lutheran Church at 1401 Avenue I. The second meeting will be held at the Civic Center, 2350 N. Mechanic St., Monday, … Read more
The El Campo School District says Hutchins Elementary and Northside Elementary have partnered with School Tool Box to offer parents the option to buy school supplies online and have them shipped directly to your home. Go to www.schooltoolbox.com and search for Hutchins Elementary to view the list.
The El Campo Police Department has posted video on its Facebook page, and is asking if you can identify suspects that are in it. The video shows suspects in the attempted burglary of motor vehicles in the area of Humphrey Lane at Hutchins Lane. Another vehicle in the area was reported to have been burglarized. … Read more
The Wharton County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a vehicle pursuit early Sunday morning. A deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop, and a pursuit reached over 90 miles an hour. Eventually, the vehicle went into a field of thick brush off of CR 463, and mutliple people fled … Read more
The El Campo City Council meets at 6 tonight. Among the items on their agenda: They’ll consider a request from the El Campo school district for more school resource officers.