By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
Clutching the various giveaways they had already collected, sisters Ninfa Luera and Yolanda Montelongo were more excited about the information they picked up during Tuesday's 3rd Annual Wharton County Health Fair. "I heard there were going to be some doctors here," Luera said. More...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
Wharton County Junior College students could soon find the cost of their education increasing dramatically unless efforts at the state's highest levels can restore funding for college employee health benefits. More...
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com
Helping area causes has never been more fun than it will be at this year's Legends of Country Music Wharton Rotary Gala. The 16th annual event will feature an all-out dance, thanks to the music of the Bellamy Brothers. Past galas have been headlined by fine entertainers, but the music was mostly... More...
The Comfort Wood Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution rang bells at 4 p.m. Monday in front of the Wharton County Courthouse as part of "Bells Across America," a national event that signified the beginning of "Constitution Week. More...
Aerobics class Quick Fit is hosting an aerobics class on Monday nights. The class, for women only, is $5 per session and runs from 6:45-7:45 p.m. at the Wharton location in Eastgate Plaza. Call 979-532-5055 for information. More...
Assaults Class A assault - Reported in the 800 block of Koehl Street, Wharton, at 6 a.m. Saturday. Class A assault - Reported in the 100 block of North East Avenue, Wharton, between 2:04 a.m. and 2:09 a.m. Friday. Cleared by arrest. More...
Put "foreign policy" and "politics" together in a sentence these days, and the immediate associations that come back are "Iraq" and "division" - so laserlike is our national focus on Iraq and so bitter the battles here at home over the war. More...
Friday night's 98th Annual 'River Battle' between Wharton and El Campo at Ricebird Stadium doesn't have the luster it had before the turn of the century. Both coaches Gary Van Sant of Wharton and Bob Gillis of El Campo agreed, and one reason is that they are no longer in the same district or cla... More...
Are you a "dog person"? I would bet that many of you are; in fact, I know many of your 4 legged family members. These little creatures come into our homes and before we realize it, they have won our hearts. There have been very few times in my life that I have been without a dog. Each was special ... More...
In her book, The Apron Book - Making, wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort, by Ellyn Anne Geisel, she says "Aprons don't hold us back - they take us back." Memories of moms and grandmothers in aprons spur memories of childhood and gentler times. More...
NASHVILLE - Country recording artist Doug Stone hit the music scene in 1990 and was an instant success with "I'd Be Better Off In A Pinebox." Seventeen years later, a dozen hit singles and millions of album sales later, Stone is back on the scene again. More...
Want to jump-start your fitness routine? Try plyometrics. Although it sounds technical, it's actually as simple as child's play. In fact, plyometrics often is part of children's activities. Jumping jacks, skipping, jump-rope and hopscotch are all forms of plyometrics, sometimes called "jump trai... More...
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