El Campo, TX

PDF of print edition ECISD stops payments on new gym Board wants plan on how, when work will finish By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com       A plan is in place to firm up the delayed opening date for the new El Campo High School practice gym, after district trustees voted to withhold future payments to the builders. More ... Litigation Legacy El Campo lawsuit not first filed by former CDC chief By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com       The City Development Corp. of El Campo has been sued by former Executive Director Earl Joy, who alleges he was forced to resign due to age discrimination. Joy, who also sued his previous employer for wrongful termination, filed suit Sept. 7 in the 329th District Court in Wharton against both the... More ... First claim of wrongful dismissal netted settlement By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com       Former CDC executive director Earl Joy's lawsuit against El Campo's City Development Corp. and the city itself is not the first time Joy has sued a former employer. Prior to being hired in El Campo, Joy was executive director of the Business Development Corporation of Vernon, Texas, from June 199... More ... City may set annexation hearings By SHANNON CRABTREE newsdesk@leader-news.com       Plans for public input on the city of El Campo's five proposed annexation tracts should be solidified when City Council meets Tuesday. More ... Louise ISD gets $200K for PE dept. By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com       It may cost the Louise school district some money of its own to accept a $200,000 federal grant for physical education equipment and teacher training. In July, Superintendent Andy Peters told trustees the district was awarded the grant, which had been applied for years earlier by a former LISD c... More ... Funding cut may mean hike in WCJC tuition By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com       Wharton County Junior College students could soon find the cost of their education increasing dramatically unless efforts at the state's highest levels can restore funding for college employee health benefits. More ...