Don't mess with Texas
Sivells Elementary students learn the impacts of littering
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com
      Wharton youngsters got a first-hand lesson on the impacts of littering this week thanks to two small puppets.
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City to support county drainage
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com
      The Wharton City Council on Monday will consider offering formal support of Wharton County's flood reduction study. City Manager Andres Garza Jr. said council will likely pass a resolution that expresses the importance of the project for residents both inside and outside the city limits.
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New police department should be finished by April
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com
      Wharton Police Department could be in its new headquarters as early as April. City Manager Andres Garza Jr. said Thursday renovations on the new 1407 N. Richmond Road facility are going well, and the project could wrap-up within the next 90 days.
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Jury canceled for Monday
      Anyone receiving a jury summons for Monday can disregard it. The trial, which was scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Monday before District Judge Daniel Sklar, has been canceled.
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A Magic Carpet Ride
Flying in a powered parachute gives reporter 'momentary feeling of weightlessness'
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      There are several ways to describe the sensation - like being thrown back to the grade school playground and the first time you hit the swings. There's the pendulum motion and the feeling of soaring in the sky with gravity trying to reassert control.
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     Staff Photo by Benjamin Sharp Ticket sellers High School students and teachers of Faith Christian Academy gather to receive the tickets they will be selling for the school's upcoming fundraiser. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Wharton KC Hall and will feature a barbecued chick...
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