The City of Edna installed a weather station that will provide more weather data than ever before for Jackson County. The City partnered with Climavision to bring the radar system to Edna. It offers more weather dayta than a typical weather system, delivering a dramatically clearer picture of the area for weather forecasters. Radar installation … Read more
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. Impaired driving results in three out of five people being involved in crashes during their lifetime. An underage drinking driver is involved in around one out of every four teen car crashes. In 2020, 50% of individuals aged 12 or older drank alcohol in the past month.
Children playing with lighter set a small garage on Ellwood Street ablaze Saturday night. No injuries were reported and damage was minimal because the small garage was empty. Fire alarms blared shortly after 9:30 p.m., calling for 16 firefighters along with El Campo police and Wharton County Sheriff’s deputies. The children had to face both … Read more
No injuries were reported last Friday night when multiple shots rang out in an apparent drive by shooting. One suspect has been arrested and the search for who else is responsible continues. The shooting took place in the 800 block of Roth about 11:30 p.m. An officer was in the area and heard approximately six … Read more
Community members will plant more than 600 mature trees on Feb. 11 in the Kashmere Gardens Super Neighborhood as part of a Texas A&M Forest Service Green Futures partnership. The event will be from 9 to noon at 6405 Cavalcade Street in Houston and includes a free tree giveaway. More than 500 seedlings will be … Read more
Wharton Main Library on North. Fulton St. is hosting the Grinch as he visits Wharton on his quest to steal Christmas. Children of all ages are invited to meet and take pictures with the green haired Grinch with bad breath and all. He’ll be at the library on Thursday and Friday from 3-5 p.m
Honors graduate, college athlete and coach Tala’Shandria Allen will be the keynote speaker for the T.L. Pink National Alumni and Ex Students Association banquet on Dec. 17th at the Wharton Civic Center. Allen is currently in her 21st year of teaching and coaching. She graduated with honors from El Campo High School in 1998 and … Read more
Wharton County prosecutors requested Monday that the 13th District Court of Appeals allow the capital murder trial of Robert Allen Satterfield to proceed. Satterfield stands accused of killing an Angleton couple, and their 5 year old son. However, the pending trial before Wharton County’s District Courtinvolves only the murder of the child. If convicted, Satterfield … Read more
The Wharton County Commissioners created nothrough truck traffic zones on certain county roads southeast of El Campo at their meeting two weeks ago. On Monday the commissioners adopted regulations for the zones, including setting the fine for violations at $200 dollars. They also scheduled a public hearing next month to consider adding a portion of … Read more
The Bay City Police Department is urgently hiring a Patrol Officer. Recieve up to $3,500 sign-on bonus, up to $3,500 police academy reimbursement, a competitive benefits and salary package and paid on-duty work out time. Interested applicants should contact Sergeant Edward Guzman. Applicant testing will be held in the very near future.