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County adds more land for CAD parking By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com A little extra land to accommodate additional customer parking was added to the proposed new home of the Wharton County Central Appraisal District during Monday's county commissioners court meeting. More ...
The kitchen of Catherine Drapela was a busy place early Friday morning, as a group of Catholic Daughters teamed up to make about two dozen homemade pear strudels for the St. Philip Parish Picnic's Country Store on Sunday at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Working together to roll up and seal one the... More ... City OKs paving but homeowners fear costs By SHANNON CRABTREE newsdesk@leader-news.com With members of the community bemoaning the expense, yet calling for the health and property benefits of paving, the El Campo City Council voted Tuesday to move forward on the blacktopping of four roads and an alleyway. There are only 6 miles of roads in the city of El Campo's 106 mile street sys... More ... ECISD enrollment up a bit at Myatt, Hutchins By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com Total enrollment at El Campo ISD schools is greater than last year, but continues to decline from earlier in the decade. "We're starting to pick up in the last couple of years, primarily in the youngest grades," said ECISD Superintendent Mark Pool. "It's growth, but it's very small growth, and it... More ...
Erik Kimble, 9, pays attention to his instructor at the Boys & Girls Club of El Campo as he and Keanna Grant, 7, prepare for "Power Hour," when youngsters work on their homework. More ... German course continues with substitute teacher By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com German courses - long a popular second language offering at El Campo High School - continue although a permanent teacher for the subject has not been hired. German teacher Paul Soechting, who'd taught the language for ECISD for 38 years, retired at the end of the last school year. More ... CDC puts hold on Northside Center request By BRENDA SOMMER news1@leader-news.com The City Development Corp. of El Campo is coming up with a plan before it decides whether to allow its executive director to also take the helm of the Northside Education Center. More ...
All The Little Things Count, 511 W. Jackson, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently to celebrate their new home. More ... City to spend $142K to power street lights By SHANNON CRABTREE newsdesk@leader-news.com Lighting up the streets of El Campo doesn't come cheaply - there's $142,310 in next year's budget proposal just to keep the street lights glowing. And that's just a small part of the overall anticipated electric bill for the city of El Campo. More ... New TB regulations take effect Oct. 13 Texas livestock health offi- cials, striving to protect Texas' hard-earned cattle tuberculosis (TB)-free status, have adopted new cattle entry, testing and movement regulations that go into effect Saturday, Oct. 13. More ...
Read the Story... Large corn crop on track, but pressure building The latest yield projections by the Agriculture Department show U.S. farmers remain on target to harvest a large corn crop in spite of drought in some portions of the Corn Belt, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. More ... Feeder cattle markets stay steady, grain prices rise The Texas Department of Agriculture market recap for the week ending Sept. 22 shows cash feeder cattle markets were steady to mostly lower with higher volumes of cattle coming off pastures. Finished cattle prices were higher as packers replenished inventories following two weeks of light purchases... More ... |
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