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Voter turnout extremely low in first week By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com Fewer than 100 people in Wharton County had turned out and cast their ballot in the Nov. 6 Constitutional Amendment election through the first four days of voting. Through Thursday, a total of 27 votes had been cast in Wharton, 26 in El Campo, 15 in Louise and 13 in East Bernard, according to Wha... More ...
Today is the chance for Wharton County residents to get rid of those items the garbage truck can't take. The Lower Colorado River Authority is holding a household hazardous waste collection and product exchange this morning at the Texas Department of Transportation Maintenance Facility, 1512 FM 1... More ... Insurer about ready to settle after bridge collapse By BENJAMIN SHARP news@leader-news.com It's expected to cost $130,000 to replace a county bridge that collapsed beneath an overweight truck. But county officials likely won't pay a dime of that cost. Precinct 2 Commissioner Chris King said he hopes to have an agreement with an insurance company for the bridge replacement by next Tuesd... More ... Options available locally for domestic violence victims By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com As Domestic Violence Awareness Month wraps up, Wharton County victims of the crime can rest assured local help is ready and waiting to assist them. Rachel Stone is director of Matagorda County Women's Crisis Center, which serves both Wharton and Matagorda counties. The problem of domestic violenc... More ... City abandons unwanted strip of land By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com Discovering it owned a completely surrounded 14-foot strip of land for no apparent reason, El Campo City Council opted to abandon it during its last regular session. More ...
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Agent Tim Sulak explains alcohol laws and issues to sixth grade students at El Campo Middle School Thursday. The presentation was part of Red Ribbon Week, which encourages anti-drug lifestyles for children. More ... County gives more cash to house troubled youth By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com An additional $20,000 to house juvenile offenders will hopefully be enough to see the Wharton County Juvenile Probation Department through the end of the year. That was the assessment of Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Holly McCown this week after county commissioners approved the funding Monday... More ...
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com The City Development Corp. of El Campo has made it official: As of Nov. 1, if all goes as planned, it will move into the Northside Education Center. During Tuesday's special meeting, CDC directors accepted an agreement with the center to move in for six months starting Nov. 1, and renew that cont... More ... County OKs $150K software for clerk's office By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com The Wharton County Commissioners Court waived going out for competitive bids on a new software package for the county clerk's office on the recommendation of County Attorney Trey Maffett. More ... Parks, streets, drainage focus of city plan By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com A vision for the future complete with plans on how to get there were reviewed by El Campo City Council last week as they examined a proposed update to the 2020 Comprehensive Plan. If later approved, the update - facilitated by the Lower Colorado River Authority - would help guide city planning ... More ... New airport management ups sales, growth David Allen has managed the Wharton Regional Airport for just over one year. In that time, fuel sales have skyrocketed, construction on a new corporate hangar has begun and there is a waiting list of tenants. Allen took over operations of the airport last October after the facility's Fixed Based ... More ... |
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