The Wharton County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a vehicle pursuit early Sunday morning. A deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop, and a pursuit reached over 90 miles an hour. Eventually, the vehicle went into a field of thick brush off of CR 463, and mutliple people fled … Read more
The El Campo City Council meets at 6 tonight. Among the items on their agenda: They’ll consider a request from the El Campo school district for more school resource officers.
Blood supplies are short right now, and the El Campo Police Department announced on their Facebook page today, details of a blood drive on Monday, July 11th. It’s at the El Campo Fire Department from noon until 430pm. Head to 1011 West Loop to help. Donors get long sleeve pullovers. You can sign up by … Read more
Governor Greg Abbott has authorized state forces to catch migrants and take them to the U.S.-Mexico border. Abbott said that he issued an executive order “authorizing and empowering” two agencies to start returning the migrants to the border. On Twitter, Governor Abbott said Texas is taking unprecedented action to stop the criminal enterprise.
A bomb threat that prompted people at an El Campo hotel to clear out – turned out to be a hoax. Leader-news.com says El Campo police officers were called to the Lone Star Inn midday on Sunday July 3rd to investigate the threat. Police say a guy went up to a couple of employees and … Read more
The Bay City Police Department is reminding people to watch out for scams. They posted on Facebook, they’ve gotten many messages about posting of subjects hurting others or kidnapping others. They said if you do not see an agency post it, it is fake. They also put an example on Facebook of a fake account … Read more
Governor Greg Abbott has announced that U.S. military installations in Texas had a more than $114 billion impact on the state’s economy in 2021, and supported more than 622,000 jobs in communities across the state. He announced the results of a study completed by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts at the request of the … Read more
Parachute opened a new plasma donation center in Bay City yesterday. A news release says the donation center offers donors a chance to earn extra money by donating life-saving plasma. Wayne Sharp of Parachute says the U.S. is facing a critical health care crisis and blood plasma shortage. Parachute is focused on improving the donation … Read more