Deputies arrested 34 year old Priscilla Nicole Rodriguez of Victoria Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting a family member in a manner that impeded either breathing or circulation, as well as on warrants charging her with property theft between $100-$750 and criminal trespassing. Rodriguez remained jailed Wednesday with bail totaling $8,000.
Victoria Police Department Deputy Chief Mark Jameson was named interim police chief Tuesday. Police Chief Roberto Arredondo Jr. will leave the office on Friday. Arredondo is leaving to join his family in North Texas. He has been the police chief in Victoria since Nov. of 2020. Jameson will serve as the interim police chief while … Read more
Formosa Plastics Religious Trust Fund 2022 Grants totaling $30,700 were distributed to 23 separate religious based organizations this month during a luncheon held at the Formosa Plastics Guest House in Point Comfort, Texas. The Trust Fund has been in place for 27 years and provides grants to religious organizations in Calhoun, Jackson and Victoria counties.
Ganado ISD celebrated their last school day of 2022 playing their first annual dodgeball tournament. 18 teams composed of junior high students, high school students, parents, teachers, EMS, firefighters and law enforcement tossed and dodged balls until one team, the Ball Busters, remained. They are already planning for next year so it can get bigger … Read more
With selected jurors left waiting, the Wharton County District Attorney’s Office asked the 13th District Court of Appeals to quickly decide on what an accused killer’s defense team should be entitled to. Until justices rule on requests for ballistics and DNA testing, however, Robert Allen Satterfield’s capital murder trial has been placed on hold. Satterfield … Read more
A two vehicle accident that occurred at Hwy 172 and CR 482 on December 21st, resulted in two fatalities. Jackson County first responders arrived on scene to find two people deceased, one person trapped in a vehicle, and the other vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office determined the accident was a … Read more
Ring in the new year, but not by driving drunk. Law enforcement agencies from the city police departments to state troopers will be out in force hunting for drunken drivers. Paramedics and firefighters, however, will also be ready to roll when the inaudible words of “I’m fine” turns into a collision. The safest way to … Read more
El Campo residents looking to swim will have to wait as the Christmas cold snap has closed the Aquatic Center until further notice. The freezing weather burst a pair of pipes in the structure, a small spigot and the inflow pipe to the women’s showers. The aging structure’s thin metal walls have been a source … Read more
Live Christmas trees — ready to discard can be sat curbside in El Campo, but don’t expect to add a few extra bags of packaging. The dump won’t be open Saturday, either for those wanting to get a jump on that “clean up” resolution. People with more than a polycart full will have to call … Read more
Firefighting volunteers braved brutal cold Friday battling two home fires that ruined residents’ holiday hopes. Neither blaze caused any injuries. One traced to an electrical issue in a vehicle parked nearby, the other to an electrical heater. Firefighters also responded to six other calls for help between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; one involving carbon … Read more