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By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com A woman serious about beating stress in the workplace will be the guest speaker at the El Campo Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture's upcoming banquet. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, in the El Campo Civic Center. Tickets are on sale until Jan. 25. More ...
Wharton County residents will observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a freedom march today and a special program tomorrow, both held in the city of Wharton. The theme for this year's program is "Marching from Dream to Realty. More ... Agency seeks input from community Wharton County residents are being asked to share their views on community funding. The Galveston County Community Action Council is hosting a series of hearing on how funding from their 2008 Community Services Block Grant will be spent. More ... CDC board meets Monday Getting their tax bills paid and audit approved will be on the minds of the City Development Corp. of El Campo's directors at their next meeting. At the board's Dec. 3 meeting, directors tabled action on paying their property taxes after it was discovered they'd been billed twice for some of thei... More ... TAKS test date change has little effect here By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com The state education department's decision to change the dates of state assessment tests in March will have little effect on local school districts. Commissioner of Education Robert Scott announced Thursday he adjusted the state testing calendar to ensure no Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skill... More ...
The state's decision to change the date of spring TAKS tests will have little impact on El Campo students, like this little girl. More ... Louise schools expect to hire custodians By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com Louise ISD likely will bring custodial services in-house next school year after two years of privatized services simply didn't work out. The district privatized custodial and maintenance services in May 2005, hoping to save $53,000 per year by hiring Industrial Quality Services, Inc. of Houston t... More ... Emergency district welcomes Smith to board By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com Wharton County's Emergency Service District will start the new year reviewing reports from area volunteer fire departments and welcoming a new member aboard. More ... P&Z approves two requests for changes By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com The possibility of additional West Loop retail development and a proposed housing start on the city's southeast side both got the blessings on Planning & Zoning Commissioners Wednesday. Now requested changes to a land plat and zone will be presented, along with P&Z recommendations, to City Counci... More ... TxDOT TTC meetings set for Wharton County By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com The Texas Department of Transportation has scheduled two series of meetings with the public to discuss issues related to the proposed I-69/ Trans Texas Corridor in the local area. The first of those meetings will be a series of Transportation Town Hall Meetings. In a news release, Houston Distric... More ... |
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