Wharton County residents wanting to vote in the upcoming March primaries have less than two weeks to fill out their voter's registration card, unless they've already received a new orange one in the mail. Currently, there are 24,171 registered voters in Wharton County, according to the office of ... 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...

Alcohol, drug charges Jesse D. Hagan, 34, 405 W. Jackson, El Campo, was booked into Wharton County Jail Monday for driving while intoxicated, no driver's license, no insurance and expired motor vehicle inspection. He was held as of 1 p.m. Monday. More...

Sometimes it's a big news story that calls your attention to the need for a national conversation on a serious issue. And sometimes it's an accumulation of smaller stories. With the issue of the ways that technology threatens our privacy, it's been a combination of the two. More...

Dorothy Dean "Jack" Mikes, age 82, of Pasadena, and a former longtime resident of Wharton died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 in a Pasadena hospital following a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 23, 1925 in East Bernard, daughter of the late Joe Rieger and Frieda Groff Rieger. More...

Wharton's girls basketball team remained in the District 24-3A lead after beating Royal 49-37 Friday night in Tiger Gym. The Lady Tigers improved to 8-1 and played Columbus, which was 3-6, Tuesday night. Now second place Stafford upset Columbia, improved to 7-2 and played 1-8 Needville last night... More...

I suppose most of us have at least some of the "it's greener on the other side" syndrome. This has become more evident to me in the past year as our tour buses and drop-in visitors have increased. It is amazing what other people delight in that we either take for granted or never take the time to ... More...

Referred to as the "C.A. Chicks," Grace Glaze, Mary Jane Dornak and Barbara Socha have been heading up the Wharton County Youth Fair Creative Arts Department for the past 10 years and have been volunteers at the fair for 25-30 years. More...

The Plaza Theatre's first concert series show with Bruce Robison Saturday night was a huge success. About 180 music lovers enjoyed the acoustic show which lasted 90 minutes. "It was a huge success," said Plaza board member Candyce Byrne. More...