Locally owned and operated for more than 20 years, Schulz Insurance can meet all of your insurance coverage needs ranging from home and health to your crops in the field. Owner Karen Schulz has been in the insurance business for the past 23 years and at her current location of 1316 N. Alabama Roa... 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 at H-E-B, 1616 N. Alabama Road, Wharton, at 8:45 p.m. March 22. Assaults Aggravated assault - Reported on Branch Street, Wharton, on March 22. Class A assault - Two incidents reported in the 1000 block of Spanish Camp Road, Wharton, between 11:50 a.m. a... More...

On one side of the ledger are five years, more than 4,000 American dead and many thousands wounded, and well over half a trillion dollars spent. On the other is the removal of Saddam Hussein, a murderous dictator who, for too much of his reign, was propped up by American power. More...

Bessie S. Macha, age 93, of Wharton, died Thursday, March 20, 2008 in Wharton following an extended illness. She was born on Dec. 25, 1914, the daughter of the late Rudolf Matusek and Mary Liberda Matusek. Mrs. Macha had been a resident of Hungerford and Wharton County all of her life. More...

BOLING - It took East Bernard's softball team only 10 minutes to complete their postponed District 27-2A softball game against Boling Monday afternoon. The game was started last Tuesday and was halted with the scored tied at 1-1 because of a heavy rain shower that made the field unplayable. More...

I dare say none of us have known Wharton, Texas without Dr. Harold Northington. It somehow seemed fitting that his funeral was on Easter weekend. The service was one of celebration, but we do miss him. Dr. Northington was the first physican we met when moving to Wharton in 1967. More...

While lots of folks are using spring time to get their yards and gardens back in shape, there are five residences which will have special guests arriving to see their gardens. It's neither wildlife or butterflies, but tours of folks from Wharton, Sugar Land, Houston and Pasadena. More...

Wharton County Youth Fair officials thought they had a truly special headliner for the 2008 Tejano night, but now are wondering if Grammy winner Emilio will ever be able to perform again. Emilio Navaira was reportedly driving his tour bus in Houston around 5 a.m. More...