Wharton County officials are urging residents to make sure their home addresses are easy to see from the road. Emergency crews say unclear or missing address numbers can delay response times when seconds matter most. City ordinances require addresses to be in four-inch contrasting numbers visible from the street, but county homes aren’t covered by … Read more
With the playoffs in sight, Bay City head coach Robert Jones is keeping his Blackcats focused as they host Beeville Jones tonight at Memorial Stadium. Bay City, now 6-2, is coming off an emotional win over El Campo and looks to stay sharp against a 1-7 Beeville team eager to spoil someone’s season. Jones says … Read more
Convicted El Campo shooter Jeremy Holloway is now in state custody after leaving the Wharton County Jail at 4 a.m. Monday to begin a 35-year sentence. He pleaded guilty last month to fatally shooting 23-year-old Darrell Jackson, his girlfriend’s son, outside a home on Lundy Street in June. Jackson was hit in the back while … Read more
A planned Taco Bell in Bay City is still alive despite a blown construction timeline that fueled rumors online that the project was scrapped. The 2,000-square-foot site was supposed to break ground in June and open by late November, but no dirt has moved. A new Taco Bell filing in Wharton added to the chatter … Read more
The first defendant convicted in the ’21 ambush killing of Wharton’s Shane Singleton in El Campo is now challenging his life sentence. Brandon Rene James, who was 17 when prosecutors say he pulled the trigger, is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to hear his case after a lower court upheld his conviction in … Read more
A Texas Game Warden in Matagorda County broke up an illegal gillnetting operation after a local tip came in through the Operation Game Thief line. The warden watched a man in a motorized canoe set and pull a gillnet in a creek that feeds Matagorda Bay, then stopped him at shore. The gillnet, cast nets … Read more
A Red Flag Warning now covers Wharton, Jackson, Matagorda and Colorado counties from until 7 p.m. today as strong north winds and bone-dry air raise fire danger. Gusts could hit 40 miles per hour and humidity may fall below 20 percent. The National Weather Service warns that any spark could spread quickly and urges residents … Read more
A new book is giving Ganado football fans a chance to relive the town’s storybook ’23 state title run. Ganado graduate and unofficial team historian Clint Hensley partnered with veteran Texas football writer Chris Doelle to publish “Friday Night Warriors.” Instead of just stats, the book highlights a century of Ganado football pride and the … Read more
The playoff race tightens in El Campo Friday as the Ricebirds host Calhoun in a must-win district game. Both sit 2-1 in league play, meaning the winner stays in the hunt for a district title and the loser shifts to playoff survival mode. El Campo’s run game stayed dangerous even in last week’s loss to … Read more
Eddie, a 14-year-old cat that disappeared after crawling into a hotel wall during a New York-to-Texas trip, is finally on the road back to El Campo. Erie Humane Society staffer Brian Carroll left Monday morning on a planned multi-day drive to personally reunite Eddie with his owner. The rescue effort was crowdfunded within a few … Read more