ECPD takes top honors in saucy law enforcement cook-off
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      El Campo Police brought home the honors Saturday, beating out their brethren to win the annual all-law-enforcement spaghetti cook-off fundraiser. "They really impressed the judges - every one of them voted El Campo's sauce the highest," said Andy Kirkland, Wharton County emergency management of...
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Chamber taking 'Citizen of the Year' nominations
      Who has had the most impact on the city of El Campo this year and throughout their lifetime? What can you point at and say 'this is here because of a single person's effort'? Who deserves to be honored by the community?
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GETTING IT STRAIGHT
      An article mentioning the pending November Louise school election in the Wednesday, Oct. 17 edition was in error. The Louise school election is in regard to a tax rollback, not a bond. School district trustees have set the district's tax rate at $1.31 per $100 in value - $1.
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New school still set to open in January
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      While the opening date for the new El Campo Middle School is still Jan. 23, due to construction delays caused by weather and other considerations, builders remain confident they can make up for some lost time. While Durotech held to the Jan.
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Police building revamp will take 6-9 months
ECPD, Fire-EMS building will be reroofed simultaneously
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com
      A police department expansion in the city of El Campo will likely take six to nine months with officers, dispatchers and visiting members of the public simply having to make do as the work progresses. The almost 8,000 square foot building is scheduled for a complete re-roofing along with a two-pr...
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Voters asked to decide on 16 proposed state amendments
      The following is the list of propositions - their exact wording followed by brief summaries - before voters in the Constitutional Amendment election to be held Nov. 6. Early voting began Oct. 22.
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County must put land CAD wants up for bid
By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com
      The sale of county land to the Wharton County Central Appraisal District is not as done of a deal as once was thought based on discussion during Monday's meeting of the county commissioners.
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Neither Rain …
      A little mud from showers last week didn't stop these construction workers from dropping rebar prior to pouring concrete at this building site at Hwy. 71 and FM 2765. The location will be the home of West Loop Plaza, a an 18,000-square-foot shopping center that has already leased 5,500 square feet...
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