There may have been a couple of showers that kept a few people away, but Saturday's 26th annual Fiesta Hispano Americana has been deemed a success by its promoters. Amanda Heffner of Wharton is the new Fiesta Queen and Destiny Mrnustik of Boling is the new Little Miss Fiesta. More...
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com
More than 20 state game wardens were on hand for the pre-trial hearing of a Lissie man charged with killing one of their own. A standing room only crowd packed the 329th District Courtroom on Tuesday morning as James Garrett Freeman was ushered before new District Judge Randy Clapp. Clapp reset t... More...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
Funding to figure out the best way to finance the proposed Interstate 69 will soon be available through a new federal program. The proposed highway was one of six interstate routes selected for U.S. Department of Transportation's new Corridors of the Future program on Monday, according to a Tx-D... More...
A state trooper reportedly found 22 pounds of bundled cocaine near Louise over the weekend inside a car driven by a Houston woman. At 9:46 a.m. Sunday, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Todd Respondek saw a 2000 Kia sport-utility vehicle moving northbound on U.S. 59 at the Wharton-Jackson... More...
Blood drive First Baptist Church of Wharton will host a blood drive from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Sept. 12 at the fellowship hall. Visit www.giveblood.org to schedule and appointment, and enter sponsor code 0772. Or call Herb McCown at 532-3774. More...
Assaults Class A assault - Reported in the 200 block of South Sunset, Wharton, at 3:31 a.m. Saturday. Cleared by arrest. Class A assault - Reported at the Red River Apartments, 1821 Red River Avenue, Wharton, at 9:30 p.m. Friday. More...
Something happened between Sept. 11 of last year and this year's fast-approaching anniversary. Last year, we marveled that five years had passed since that dark day; this year, there seems for the first time a national feeling that 9/11 is, finally and irrevocably, a part of the past. More...
Allen Eugene Dusek, 65, of Livingston and formerly of El Campo, died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 7, 2007 in Lake City, Colo. He was born July 24, 1942 in Wharton County to the late Charles and Annie Rose Triska Dusek. He graduated from St. John Seminary High School in San Antonio before attending... More...
Last Friday David Bucek Jr. and I were talking about our recent vacations. He and his family had returned from a driving vacation to the Pacific, lasting about a month. They took their time to explore and really enjoyed the many different geographical areas of that half of the United States. More...
Greeting their public are the new Fiesta Hispano Americana court. From left are, queen runner up Krista Aguilar of Wharton, Little Miss Fiesta Destiny Mrnustik of Boling and Fiesta Queen Amanda Heffner, who was also named Miss Congeniality and Queen of Ticket Sales. More...
The 22nd Annual Victoria Czech Heritage Festival is getting organized and plans are for another big celebration on Sunday, Sept. 23 at the Victoria Community Center. The festival is sponsored by the Victoria County Czech Heritage Society and has drawn well over a thousand people consistently for ... More...
An upcoming workshop will help elderly residents mitigate the risks of falling. Sponsored by the Council for Health, Education and Development and the Houston- Galveston Area Council - Area Agency on Aging Elderly & Caregiver Support Services, the four-hour workshop focuses on the causes of fall... More...
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