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Wharton resident Matt Rawlings' razor sharp shooting skills have taken him to college, to Olympic-level competition, to a national championship and now, to the Oval Office. The son of Tom and Sandy Rawlings of Wharton, he recently traveled to Washington D.C. for a personal visit with President Ge... More ... Report misleading; Jones still missing Houston area news reports Tuesday of a man's body being discovered in a river led some area residents to the conclusion that missing radio personality Bobby Jones had been found. That was not the case. More ... End of the story was signified by typing (30) By DICK ELAM Reader, if you wonder what (30) means, you probably don't know that telegraph operators signaled the end of their message when they tapped (30). Newspaper reporters adopted the tradition and typed (30) to signify end of the story. More ... Boling highway project takes big step forward By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com A significant step forward has been taken in the city's plans to extend FM 1301 to the freeway. The Wharton City Council recently approved a purchase agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad for a 4.78 acre tract at the intersection of FM 1301 and Richmond Road, just south of Subway. More ...
Long arm of the county Precinct 1 heavy equipment operator Jerry Laitkep expertly maneuvers the metal scoop of a Caterpillar 3300 DL within inches of a stake marking off the spot where the Santa Fe Drainage Ditch connects with a concrete culvert. More ... Kitchen argument leads to stabbing, police say By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com An apparent domestic dispute ended with a Wharton man being taken to the hospital for stab wounds. Police said the man, identified as 31-year-old Lealex F. Jones, was treated and released at Gulf Coast Medical Center for wounds to arm and back. More ... |
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