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Keller Academy's Vincek attends classes in New York Tanya Keller and Libby Vincek of Keller Academy of Performing Arts recently visited New York City to attend dance classes at the world famous Broadway Dance Center. More ...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com A proclamation recognizing Relay for Life Week was approved recently by the Wharton County Commissioners Court. The proclamation designates the week of Oct. 15-21 as Relay for Life Week and encouraged citizens to participate in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Wharton County, which w... More ... Officers ready to cook, Italian style By BRENDA SOMMER and BARRY HALVORSON Having had nowhere near enough time last year to finetune recipes and exchange trash talk, area law enforcers are back for more friendly rivalry at the second annual Spaghetti Cookoff fund-raiser Saturday. Proceeds benefit the 100 Club of Wharton County, a nonprofit organization supporting the co... More ...
Wharton firfi.ghter and paramedic Todd Johse, left, affixes a neck brace on an injured motorist while Precinct 2 deputy constable Mike Moreno, right, holds it steady. Three cars were involved in an accident around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Richmond Road and Milam Street. More ... In Custody Public records of persons booked into the Wharton County Jail Alcohol, drug charges Jorge Rojas, 27, 715 Roth, El Campo, was booked into the Wharton County Jail on Monday for driving while intoxicated, no insurance and failure to report an accident. He was held as of 11:30 a.m. Monday. More ...
Wharton cheerleaders Gina Wuthrich, left, and Blaire Zahn put art work on the Wharton Journal-Spectator front glass window to promote Friday's homecoming game against Stafford. A pep rally will be held Friday at Wharton High School. Pre-game ceremonies crank up at 7 p.m. and kickoff is at 7:30 p.m... More ... Wharton ISD earns top marks from TEA Wharton Independent School District has again earned top marks from the Texas Education Agency for excellence in financial management and reporting. Randy Hill, Wharton ISD's business manager, was recently notified by the TEA that the district has earned a "Superior Achievement" rating this year... More ... Journal-Spectator upgrades website By CHRIS BARBEE cbarbee@journal-spectator.com Haven't checked out www. journal-spectator.com in awhile? If not, we invite you to do so now. We feel you'll like what you see. Your Wharton Journal-Spectator began offering a Web site several years ago that got the newspaper onto the World Wide Web, but as of this week the newspaper's Web... More ... Dracula opens Thursday at Plaza Theater In 1927 Bela Lugosi swept onto the Broadway stage in the title role of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Four years later he brought the terrifying Transylvanian to life in the classic motion picture. The Plaza Theatre a recreation of that event as the Footeliters celebrate the haunting season, Oct. 1... More ...
On May 24, 1947, 37 seniors sat together at graduation in what is now the old Wharton Junior High School Gym. According to graduate Margaret Scheller it had rained "buckets" that night stopping just long enough for the graduates to march into the gym. More ... Waddell qualifies for 50-year pin A 50-year certificate is being ordered for Elizabeth Waddell by the Comfort Wood Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. A reception in her honor will be held in Columbus in January or February. State Regent, Lynn Forney Young, will be attending along with family and friends. More ... |
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