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February 23, 2008
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Pain at the Pump
Wharton County residents alter travel plans in light of $3 per gallon gas
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
As gas prices burst through the $3 per gallon barrier once again at a number of local service stations and convenience stores selling fuel, some area residents are starting to have to rethink their driving habits. El Campo resident Freddie Escobar was filling up his Dodge Caravan at the pump whil... More...
Police ask for public's help in mischief cases
Thousands of dollars worth of damage done by vandals to area businesses over the last year
By BENJAMIN C. SHARP bensharp@journal-spectator.com

They strike after dark, armed with rocks or BB guns. Their target: the glass windows and doors of area businesses. For 13 months now, vandals have wreaked havoc on the Wharton business community, striking more than a dozen locations throughout the city. More...

Commissioners to update TTC resolution Monday
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com

Taking a stand on the Trans-Texas Corridor is among the items that will be addressed during Monday's meeting of the Wharton County Commissioners Court. The agenda item calls for the commissioners to take appropriate action regarding the county's resolution on the Trans-Texas Corridor. More...

   News
•Republican candidates for District Attorney lock horns on 'slush' fund
Two of the four candidates for Wharton County District Attorney had a chance to talk to voters during a round table with media on KULP 1390 AM recently. The first of two such events featured Republican candidates for the job: incumbent DA Josh McCown and challenger Dawn Allison. A round table wit... More...
•Elected officials express own concerns over proposed TTC
•WISD happenings
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   Dateline
•Dateline Wharton
Upcoming events in and around our community
WCYF 2008 Scholarships The Wharton County Youth Fair 2008 Scholarship Applications are now available for graduating seniors to pick up from their high school counselors. Applications are will also be available for students to download from the WCYF Web site at whartoncountyyouthfair.org. More...
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   Police
•Police Blotter
C rimes reported to local law enforcement agencies
Burglaries, thefts Burglary of a vehicle - Reported in the 500 block of Spanish Camp Road, Wharton, between 2 a.m. and 6:13 a.m. Wednesday. Speakers, an amplifier and car stereo valued at $738 were reported stolen. Burglary of a habitation - Reported in the 800 block of Spanish Camp Road, Wha... More...
•In Custody
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   Agriculture
•Rainfall in state has been 'feast or famine' in many areas
As far as rainfall, it was feast or famine, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service county agents throughout the state. In East Texas, some counties reported as much as six inches. Some counties in North Texas got as much as three inches. More...
•Cotton prices still look positive
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   Obituaries
•Billy Baudry
Billy Glenn Baudry, age 52, of Sugar Land and formerly of Louisiana, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 in a Houston hospital following a sudden illness. He was born on July 6, 1955 in Winnfield La., the son of the Linnie Bell Lavespere Baudry and the late Abner Lorenzo Baudry. More...
•Lawrence Brock
•Joseph Kopecky
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   Sports
•Tigers win season opener over Waltrip
HOUSTON - Wharton's baseball team exploded for six runs in the fourth and five in the sixth to come away with a 11-0 season opener win over Waltrip Tuesday night at Delmar Field. Wharton had a tough start as six of the first nine players struck out. More...
•Lady Tigers dealt 10-0 loss by Bellville
•Dowell steps down as Louise coach, AD
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   Life & Leisure
•WC 4-H members win big at San Antonio livestock show
The Wharton County 4- H had another great year at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo bringing home championship banners and scholarship dollars, says Wharton County Extension Agent Aaron Wilson. More...
•Mathews honored with party as he leaves for second Iraqi tour
•WCYF News
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