9th Annual Music Concert

Country artists Bri Bagwell and Roger Creager will be at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds in Bay City on Saturday. It’s part of the 9th Annual Music Concert sponsored by the Matagorda County Fair and Livestock Association. Bagwell is the Texas Female Artist of the Decade with eight number one tunes in Texas. Creager is a … Read more

Victoria City Council

The Victoria City Council is set to vote on supporting a new affordable housing project at tonight’s meeting, according to the Victoria Advocate. The project is a 68-unit affordable senior community on John Stockbauer Drive incuding almost 45 hundred acres of land. The development of the project, called The Victorian, is expected to cost $14.7 … Read more

Arrested for violating bond conditions

One man is back behind bars after violating his bond conditions, according to Rosenberg Police. Authorities say traffic units received information that Miguel Espinoza, who was currently out on bond for four counts of intoxication manslaughter out of Galveston County, was possibly violating his bond condition by operating vehicles without an interlock device installed. Officials … Read more

Theft of COVID relief funds

After a Fort Bend grand jury indicted a woman on February 6, she was arrested by Sheriff’s deputies for the alleged theft of $30,000 to $150,000 in COVID-19 relief and Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster funds — according to news release from the office of District Attorney Brian Middleton. 32 year old Robin Laschae Williams … Read more

AmeriCorps Seniors Project

Beginning soon, Meals on Wheels South Texas will bring the area’s first-ever AmeriCorps Seniors Project to the Crossroads area and surrounding communities. The new program serves Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, Goliad, Refugio and Victoria counties. The project, called Senior Support Services, will have senior-age volunteers visit clients in their homes and help with basic … Read more

Preparing For possible Dangers

More than 100 Wharton County Sheriff’s deputies, El Campo and Wharton police officers, state troopers, county wide EMS workers and volunteer fire departments crews gathered at the Wharton County Youth Fair grounds recently to prepare for a worst case senario — a mass shooting event, reports Leader News. Responders took classroom training before facing active … Read more

Car thief released

Leader News reports a Robstown woman was released from county jail shortly after pleading guilty to vehicle theft and having two charges of aggravated robbery dismissed by prosecutors in Wharton County’s 23rd District Court. Judge Ben Hardin gave 28-year-old Karly Raean Fitzgerald credit for all 217 days of her state jail felony sentence during the … Read more

Lynn Bates wins

Last weekend the Lynn Bates School of Dance competed against dozens of dance studios from around the state –and won big at Showstopper in Waco, the largest Dance Competition in the country. The School of Dance received 2 platinum awards and 7 gold awards. This qualifies them to go to the Showstopper National Finals in … Read more

The Luther Hotel

After weeks of waiting for the next court hearing regarding the future of the Luther Hotel, proponents for saving the hotel were bummed to learn there were no updates as the court is recessed until April 4th, according to the Tribune. The Luther Hotel in Palacios has endured six major hurricanes in the last 120 … Read more

Apartment fire

One apartment was destroyed and a few others received minimal damage Sunday afternoon from a fire at the Pecan Village Apartments. The Wharton Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire. The City of Wharton Emergency Management assisted residents with alternate places to stay until further arrangements can be made. Along with the Wharton VFD, responding … Read more