Staff Photo by Benjamin Sharp Cruisin' Robert Romo, 2, clearly enjoys himself as he powers his tricycle down the shoulder of Resident Street near the Wharton County Courthouse Annex. Romo and his grandmother, Priscilla Perez, were enjoying mild temperatures on Thursday. More...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
Voters in the East Bernard area may soon be voting on spending tax dollars to upgrade the level of service they receive from their local emergency response providers. A petition requesting an election for May 3 to establish Wharton County Emergency District No. 2 will be presented to the county c... More...
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com
Emergency management officials are no longer planning on asking county commissioners to implement a burn ban next week. Current weather patterns and a few fire calls simply don't justify it, said County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Kirkland on Friday. More...
2008 Bridal Guide The Wharton Journal-Spectator, East Bernard Express and El Campo Leader-News will be producing its 2008 Bridal Guide next month and is in need of your input. First, if you have been married five to seven years, we would like your personal views on why your marriage has l... More...
Burglaries, thefts Burglary of a habitation - Reported in the 1000 block of FM 442, Wharton, between 7:15 a.m. and 12 p.m. Tuesday. A laptop computer, cell phone and handgun valued at $3,750 were reported stolen. Theft - Reported in the 9600 block of CR 153, Boling, between 4 p.m. Monday and ... More...
Temple Gordon Koonce Sr., age 99, of Hungerford, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born on Sept. 11, 1908 in Berclair, the son of the late Lawrence Levi Koonce and Willie Birden Harding Koonce. More...
STAFFORD - Wharton's girls basketball is now in a three-way tie for the District 24-3A lead. The Lady Tigers beat Stafford 61-56 in overtime Tuesday night to improve to 5-1 league play. Down 51-48 with 20 seconds left in the game, Jalessa Jones caught a pass from Vernequa Taylor nailed a three ... More...
Lillie Horelica quips that at 94 she "has more time than money on my hands, so I make quilts." Each stitch on her quilts is put in by hand. There's no machine stitches in her work. "People prefer the handstitched quilts," Horelica said. More...
AUSTIN - Texas singersongwriter Bruce Robison will feel right at home when he plays at the Plaza Theatre next Saturday night He performed with his brother Charlie before a sold out audience here five years ago. "We had a great time when we played there before," said Robison in a phone interview... More...
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