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Cowboy Christmas schedule of events The 2007 Cowboy Christmas will be held Saturday and Sunday in downtown Wharton. Here is a tentative schedule of planned events (in case of inclement weather, all activities will be relocated to Caney Creek Church on Milam Street on the north side of the square): More ... Plantation offers Christmas tour Christmas takes a more traditional role at the Varner-Hogg Plantation next month in West Columbia. On Saturday, Dec. 1, step back in time to the 1850s with an evening tour of the Varner- Hogg Plantation House and experience the magic of a Victorian Christmas. More ... Electronic machines raise ire of Boling voter County officials maintain that electronic ballots are easier and more efficient By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com The accuracy of the touch screen voting machines used by Wharton County in the Nov. 6 Texas Amendment election was brought into question recently during a meeting of commissioners court. The item was placed on the agenda by Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Reynolds, at the urging of Boling resident... More ... Probation violator 'Most Wanted' A man already on probation for burglary is now El Campo's "Most Wanted" fugitive. Police are seeking tips to help them find 44-year-old Ray Sosa, whose last known address was 1708 Lampley. El Campo's "Most Wanted" is an ongoing program of the El Campo Leader-News, the El Campo Police Department ... More ...
Michael Goudeau of Hungerford has been named one of Texas' best young agricultural producers, and is a finalist along with two other Texans in Texas Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher Contest. The other two are Stephen Diebel of Victoria and Jason Dieterich of Otto in Central Texas... More ...
Joel Harbaugh, nearly 8, peers through the clown cutout at Saturday's Farmers' Market. He is the son of Michael and Susan Harbaugh. The Farmers' Market will be open this Saturday in conjunction with Cowboy Christmas. More ...
PPCD program helps children learn fine motor skills By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com The attention to detail being shown while creating projects at Hopper Elementary School for the upcoming Wharton ISD holiday crafts bazaar is extraordinary. But the level of attention given by teacher Lisa Billingsly and her PPCD staff isn't necessarily on the projects themselves as on the stude... More ... Sidewalks will become ADA compliant County and city team up to make downtown walkways handicapped accessible By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com People with disabilities will soon find it more convenient to get in and out of the Wharton County Courthouse now that county commissioners have agreed to participate in a sidewalk improvement project with the city of Wharton. More ... CARE program will have troopers out in force during holiday season homeauction2.As Thanksgiving travelers hit the roadways, law enforcers will be looking for drivers endangering themselves and others by breaking traffic laws. More ... ECPD not planning on implementing Tasers By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com Although the Wharton County Sheriff's Office has issued Tasers to its deputies, the El Campo Police Department has no plans to do so anytime soon. Tasers are a high-voltage stun gun meant to provide law enforcement with a non-lethal means to subdue a suspect. More ...
The Boling FFA Chapter competed at the District III FFA Leadership developments held at Wharton County Junior College on Nov. 6. More than 30 schools of all classifications are in District III and competed in 12 leadership events. More ... |
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