El Campo’s Home 2 Suites by Hilton is now open and welcoming its first customers after years of planning and 14 months of construction. The hotel offers 75 suites starting at $149 per night and is the only hotel in the city with interior corridor rooms. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor pool, fire place, … Read more
Wharton County Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Billie Jean Bram, is seeking permission to apply for a grant to establish a school for expelled students. The school, Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program, will be for students who have mandatory expulsions from the public school system and cannot get into online school programs. The grant will fund … Read more
The Fishing Tournament at Riverside Park scheduled for May 19th & 20th has been postponed to June 2nd and 3rd. The Parks and Recreation staff had to postpone the event for the safety of the participants because the river levels are currently too high due to heavy rains in central Texas. However, on the positive … Read more
A woman suspected of shooting a family member in Wharton has turned herself in to the police. Tamya Myles, 21, is now in custody facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of firearm by a felon. The incident occurred on May 1t when Myles allegedly shot Carlos Brown in the upper … Read more
Matagorda County has been granted $25,000 by the Lower Colorado River Authority to purchase two ATVs to improve emergency response and beach patrols along the coast. The two four-seat ATVs and trailers will be used for search-and-rescue missions, public works projects, and other emergency responses. Matagorda County will also use the new vehicles to remove … Read more
Matagorda Fire and Rescue Chief Gale Cook reported six near drownings and ejected passengers from a boat over the weekend. Both incidents occurred in the same spot hours apart. Passengers were ejected from their boat due to heavy waves and were rescued by the Matagorda Fire Department and game warden. The area of concern is … Read more
In a recent incident, WCSO deputies engaged in a vehicle pursuit which terminated on Hudgins Lane, located near the Colorado River bank off of FM 102. The deputies discovered that the car in question had been stolen, and have subsequently recovered it. However, the driver remains at large, and the authorities are conducting an ongoing … Read more
There has been a recent positive development in the efforts to preserve and reopen the historic Luther Hotel in Palacios. It’s great news that the preservation group has been granted standing in the court battle to save the hotel, and that Judge Spencer has indicated that the earlier contract to sell and demolish the hotel … Read more
An El Campo man accused of intentionally ramming his vehicle into a teenager is facing three additional charges of barely missing three others. Robert Abel Johnson, 21, was served warrants for the new counts after being charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for striking a 16-year-old boy and damaging a motel. Johnson had … Read more
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Spread Oaks Ranch in Markham are hosting a four-day prescribed burning school from May 30th to June 2nd. The $200 training course includes formal training, an exam, and burn field day to become a licensed certified prescribed and insured burn manager. Breakfast and snacks will be provided by … Read more