Looking for a job? You might be able to find one at a Nov.10th job fair held by Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent. Henry Guajardo, executive director says the job fair is looking to fill as many as 700 positions in healthcare, business, finance, manufacturing and government. Those 700 jobs are available at the over 40 … Read more
Sugar Land’s Animal Services shelter set up a temporary shelter for more than 100 new animals that were discovered inside a Sugar Land home last week. After a family member of a Lakeside subdivision homeowner called the city, animal control officers said they found 138 cats and a few dogs unattended and in desperate need … Read more
Downtown Victoria was packed with hundreds of visitors on Saturday evening who were looking to celebrate Día de Muertos. The festival gave an opportunity for families to come celebrate with their children and cherish the life of loved ones who have died. The downtown event was organized by the VTX Día de Muertos Community Event … Read more
A grant from the federal government is expected to boost the Port of Palacios’ efforts to update critical infrastructure. The new funding is worth $9.6 million, according a news release. Grant money will be used to repair or replace about 5,600 feet of bulkhead and install approximately 20 vessel-to-shore power stations. Each power station would … Read more
Victoria County Commissioners want to trap an agricultural pest before things go hog wild. This year, the county will receive a total of $40,000 from state and federal funds to employ personnel who can eradicate feral hogs and other nuisances to farmland. Research in the last decade has estimated feral hogs can produce agricultural damages … Read more
Recent Ganado graduate Brianna Rodriguez made the President’s List at The University of North Texas. Students who earn a 4.0 gradepoint average, while maintaing 12 or more hours are awarded this honor. Brianna is the daughter of Christine and Valente Rodriguez. And three Edna students received the College Board National Recognition Program at a recent … Read more
The El Campo FFA Agricultural Issues team brought home national gold after winning at the FFA National meet Friday. Team members presented a 15-minute portfolio on the plastic contamination in cotton bales and how agricultural producers are handling it to the assembled judges in Indianapolis and were announced as champions. Teams consist of three to … Read more
It’s Halloween season and yet a Grinch has already struck into El Campo. Police would like to know who drove off with almost $1,000 in Christmas trees from Walmart on West Loop early last week. Two 7.5 -foot-tall synthetic trees were stolen requiring possibly two grinches? Authorities don’t know and welcome any help in capturing … Read more
The Wharton City Council approved a development agreement that will help bring a 220-home subdivision to the city last meeting. An approximately 55-acre piece of land on the corner of Milam and Alabama. According to Brian Jarrard and his partner Jim Maddox of Wharton 55 LLC — the homes would range in size from 1,400-2,200 … Read more
The 2022 Best Of Wharton County results are out of the bag. The 40-page magazine includes winners in all categories as well as spotlight stories on several winning businesses throughout the county from East Bernard to Louise and in between. These are the businesses Wharton County residents say were top knotch with more than 20,000 … Read more