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Fuel sales up, waiting list for new hangar at airport By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com David Allen has managed the Wharton Regional Airport for just over one year. In that time, fuel sales have skyrocketed, construction on a new corporate hangar has begun and there is a waiting list of tenants. City officials said this week they are overjoyed with what they've seen so far. More ... GED test will go up in price Wharton County Junior College Student Services is announcing the General Education Development test, more commonly know as GED, will have a price increase effective Jan. 1. The current GED test cost of $75 will increase to $77 due to a $2 price increase at the Scoring Center in Austin. More ... Journal website no longer free By CHRIS BARBEE cbarbee@journal-spectator.com All features of the new and improved www.journalspectator. com have been enjoyed by readers for several weeks now at no charge in order to give readers the opportunity to browse and see just what is available to them. But effective Thursday, Nov. More ...
City employee Phillip Cernoch uses a shovel to spread out asphalt while Willie Sanders uses the bucket on his front-end loader to do the same. New asphalt was being poured at Guffey Park recently as the city spruced up the parking area and smoothed out uneven surfaces. More ...
Scarecrows line the fence in the scarecrow building area set aside at Saturday Halloween activites held at The Party Mouse. For a small fee everything was provided to build a scarecrow except the clothes. These creations will now go to decorate area yards for Halloween. More ... WCJC registration Wharton County Junior College is currently registering for the Winter Mini-Term and Spring 2008 semester. Students may register on campus or on the Web though Dec. 13 for the Winter Mini-Term. Students may register in person Nov. 5 through Dec. 13 and Jan. 2-16 for the Spring semester. More ... Deer season boosts local economy Meat markets and smokehouses expect to process thousands of animals this year By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com Most Wharton County residents see the deer season as being just an important part of their year's recreation along with fishing and other hunting opportunities. What they don't realize is its growing impact on the local economy as more and more Texans take up the sport. And nowhere is that impact... More ...
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com Despite clear blue skies and scores of volunteers, Wharton Volunteer Fire Department's chicken dinner fund-raiser did not go as well as planned. The event, held this past Sunday at the Wharton fire station, had lower attendance than anticipated. More ...
Daniel Frankum probes for a pipe while Dwayne Pospisil looks on. The duo, along with Michael Kasper, were searching for a leak earlier this week on Fulton Street in front of the Wharton Volunteer Fire Department. After digging up the street, they were unable to locate any leak and had to refill th... More ...
Winter crops featured during fall season, which begins at 9 a.m. this Saturday By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com The Wharton County Farmers Market is returning to Monterey Square. The market's fall season opens from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday and features all sorts of winter crops, including cauliflower, broccoli, turnips, onions, lettuce, cabbage, carrots, grapefruit, lemons, cucumbers, squash, herbs, gr... More ... Colorado River basin monitored by 251 gauges Midfield is the latest link in the network of river and weather gauges operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority to improve flood information and forecasting during floods and storms. More ...
By MARJORIE SKLAR WISD A library grant brought two award winning authors to Sivells and Dawson elementary schools on Monday and Tuesday. Author Phil Bildner and author and illustrator Loren Long entertained student with their new chapter book series entitled Barnstormers. More ... |
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