El Campo, TX

PDF of print edition Only part of old ECMS will be saved By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       El Campo ISD trustees agreed last week on the fate of the soon-to-bevacated El Campo Middle School on MLK Boulevard, deciding some buildings should be demolished, others gutted but saved, and the entire property listed for sale. More ... LISD takes another step in opening fitness center By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       Louise school trustees gave the nod Monday night to purchase $110,854 in fitness equipment, all of it paid for by a federal grant. More ... Serious Injuries       Two young Louise men were seriously injured Christmas Eve in a wreck before dawn along FM 647 East in Louise. They were in a sport-utility vehicle which rolled and landed on its driver's side, ejecting 22-year-old Garrett Williamson and pinning in 23-year-old Robbie Erwin. A bystander saw the wrec... More ... Top ECVFD firefighter still new to department By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       It didn't take long for El Campo volunteer firefighters to rate 25-year-old Rory Hubenak among their best. More ... EC elementary student top cabbage patch kid in Texas BRAGGING RIGHTS: Bailey Popp's 15.03-pound cabbage was large enough to earn her state honors through the Bonnie Plants of Alabama nationwide contest. By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       Not many fourth graders can manage to earn a state title in a school activity, but Bailey Popp of Northside Elementary pulled off that feat in a big way. Last spring, Bailey was given a cabbage seedling in a paper cup, part of a project assigned by her third grade teacher, Deborah Capak. More ...