Staff photo by Barry Halvorson Handful of flapjacks Finding her own way to eat pancakes, Azalynne Chilek employs a more direct approach during Tuesday night's Lions Club Pancake Supper. Proceeds from the annual community meal will go to fund various Lions Club supported community programs. More...
School board to consider issue during special meeting at noon Monday; eight current staff could be affected
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
At a special called meeting Monday at noon, the Wharton ISD board of trustees will continue consideration of a policy that would make it mandatory for some of the district's administrative staff to live within the boundaries of the district - or lose their jobs after a More...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
After an extended debate, Wharton County Commissioners decided to go "old school" in passing an updated resolution opposing the construction of the Trans-Texas Corridor. The resolution passed during Friday's special called meeting of the court ended up being a clarified and more concise version o... More...
'Small-caliber' gun possibly used to break out windows
The Wharton County Sheriff's Department is hoping the public can provide some additional leads into the investigation to a pair of similar criminal mischief reports filed by East Bernard businesses Thursday. The first of the calls came in at 8:34 p.m. with Deputy Reynaldo Rodriguez dispatched to ... More...
WHS prom dresses Are you looking for something to do with your used prom dresses? Why not donate them to the Wharton High School's prom dress drive. Donations of dresses, shoes, hand bags and jewelry can be dropped off in the front office of the high school up until April 18th. For any qu... More...
Burglaries, thefts Theft - Reported by Big G Properties in the 3100 block of East Alabama Road, Wharton, between March 1 and 6 p.m. Wednesday. A sign valued at $200 was reportedly stolen. Burglary of a building - Reported at the Lane City Store, 9815 Texas 60 South, Lane City, at 12:55 a.m. T... More...
Funeral services for Marie Bryant, 88, of Wharton will be held Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Mother Zion Baptist Church. A complete obituary will follow in the next edition of the Journal-Spectator. Arrangements are by Pierce Boone Funeral Home. More...
BRENHAM - In a tradition rich baseball program like Blinn College, it would be just a matter of time before the Buccaneers would overcome a 0-6 start in the South Zone of the Region XIV standings. Blinn picked up a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat Wharton County Junior College 13-1... More...
Daniel Ramirez at Daniel's Cake World has carved himself out quite a baking niche for himself in his 43 years. He's one of 400 cake designers invited to a special international show in San Antonio this weekend. Ramirez says he'll not only be coming back with new designs and techniques, but also ... More...
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