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Public input sought on county drainage plan In order to obtain more public input and participation in the Wharton County drainage master plan, a series of public meetings have been scheduled, one in each commissioner's precinct, to provide general information about the study. More ... WCJC hosts Chamber Singers in concert Various music styles will be presented during the upcoming performance of Wharton County Junior College's Chamber Singers. The college's Fine Arts Department will present the Chamber Singers in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. More ... Observance reminds of school bus safety For Texas students, the most dangerous part of their journey to and from school is crossing the street to board a school bus or after exiting one. During the 2006-2007 school year, no students were killed during this critical part of their journey to and from school, but passing motorists pose th... More ...
Staff Photo by Barry Halvorson Wharton High School tennis team members Paige Bahnsen, front, and Lindle Pennington were bundled up in sweats against the fall weather Tuesday morning. For today's weather forecast, see page A2 of your Wharton Journal-Spectator. More ...
City leaders say park was visibility hazard By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com The city's clearing of a traffic island has raised the ire of a Wharton resident who says a natural sound and visibility "buffer" has been destroyed. Lucky Lane resident Jim Cheek said the city's razing of trees and grass was an "over-reaction. More ... Juvenile probation to get additional funding Department has had to request more funding each year due to added cases By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com An additional $20,000 to house juvenile offenders will hopefully be enough to see the Wharton County Juvenile Probation Department through the end of the year. That was the assessment of Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Holly McCown this week after county commissioners approved the extra funding ... More ... Bail jumper tops ECPD's list of 'Most Wanted' El Campo Police have named bail jumper as their latest "Most Wanted." A reward is being offered for information on the location of Steven Escamilla, 32, whose last known address was 803 Cotton Ave. in El Campo. Escamilla, who is 5-foot, 9- inches tall and weighs about 240 pounds, has black hair ... More ... Household waste will be collected Saturday Area residents will have the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste during the upcoming collection and product exchange for Wharton County residents arranged by the Lower Colorado River Authority and set for this Saturday. More ... 'Jury Duty Scam' making the rounds The FBI and other law enforcement agencies around the country have reported the resurgence of an old trick known as the jury duty scam. In this scam, potential victims receive calls from people posing as court officers. The caller informs the victim that he or she failed to appear for jury duty a... More ...
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com After 34 years of bringing the latest fashions to Wharton, Susana Solari Nichols is shutting down the No Nam Boutique. But she's not retiring. Instead, she's refocusing her efforts on opening a shop in her Wharton home. "It's basically a means for her to downsize and slow down a little, but by ... More ...
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com El Campo Police brought home the honors Saturday, beating out their brethren to win the annual all-law-enforcement spaghetti cook-off fundraiser. "They really impressed the judges - every one of them voted El Campo's sauce the highest," said Andy Kirkland, Wharton County emergency management of... More ... |
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