By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
Dancing, marching, walking and athletic shoes and more will be needed to take advantage of all the different activities offered this weekend during the Wharton Freedom Fest. This year's two-day event opens with a limited schedule on Friday followed by a full schedule of Saturday events ending at ... More...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
While it takes money to build a park, Wharton County Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Reynolds is doing what he can to make sure the county's newest park doesn't cost any local tax dollars. More...
More than 2,000 people lost power Saturday night as a fierce electrical storm surrounded El Campo, pounding the area with lightning, but little rain. Just .54 inches were collected in the city's official recording gauge, the Lower Colorado River Authority weather station on the grounds of El Camp... More...
Wharton students will be in the classroom five fewer days during the 2008-09 school year, but Superintendent James Bartosh says they will be learning more because of it. During Tuesday's regular meeting of the Wharton Independent School District's Board of Trustees, the group adopted Calendar B f... More...
Summer at the library The Wharton County Library will be hosting Lisa Janstram and a program of storytelling, puppets, music and more at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 26 as part of this summer's Texas Reading Club Jubilee program. Other public programs scheduled for the week include preschool... More...
Assault charges Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon - Reported in the 100 block of North Live Oak, Glen Flora, at 12:20 a.m. June 17. Assault-family violence - Reported in the 900 block of U.S. 90-A, East Bernard, between 1:01 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. June 15. More...
In anticipation of Independence Day the past several columns have examined the unique makeup of American liberty including: • emphasis on transcendent truth - truth which has its origin outside of man; • establishment, More...
The Area IV 10-11 year old Little League Baseball Tournament cranks up today at Croom Park with two first round games. El Campo plays Lamar American at 6 p.m. and host Wharton battles Clute at 8 p.m. A winners bracket game is scheduled for 6 p.m Thursday with a losers bracket game set for 8 p.m. More...
We have all been hearing, seeing and working to make Wharton Freedom Fest 2008 the best ever. You remember the date is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28. For a fun family time check out the Friday evening activities in Riverfront Park. There will be music, vendors and of course al... More...
The faculty and staff of Minnine Mae Hopper Elementary said their final good-byes last week at the close of the 2007-08 school year. The group participated in a parade through the now empty halls of the seventy year old building. More...
If you like patriotic music, food, drinks, games, fireworks and fun with live music and a dance by popular Texas artists, this is the Fourth of July event you don't want to miss. The 10th Annual Texana Outback Fireworks Extravaganza has been scheduled for Friday, July 4, at Brackenridge Plantatio... More...
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