El Campo, TX

PDF of print edition Primary voting period draws near By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       Wharton County residents wanting to vote in the upcoming March primaries have less than two weeks to fill out their voter's registration card, unless they've already received a new orange one in the mail. Currently, there are 24,171 registered voters in Wharton County, according to the office of ... More ... GOP, Democrats stick with different balloting choices By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       Two distinctly different methods of casting ballots will have Wharton County election officials scrambling during the upcoming March primaries. Early voting for the March primaries starts Tuesday, Feb. 19 and runs through Friday, Feb. 29. More ... Praising The Peacemaker King's legacy praised by El Campo crowd By QUALA MATOCHA lifestyle@leader-news.com       Martin Luther King Jr. made a stand for equality. Monday evening his words rang true, as the community gathered to recall his dream and praise God at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in El Campo. Through prayer, preaching and songs of praise, King was remembered by clergy, parishioners and city and schoo... More ... City effort to rebuild flooded homes now complete By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       A grant-funded city effort to rebuild nine flood ravaged homes is finally complete - three years after more than 30 percent of El Campo went under water. The city of El Campo was awarded a $500,000 Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs HOME program grant in late 2005 to fund the repl... More ... Lt. Colonel still considers Louise home By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       Dealing with disaster is just another day at the office for one Louise High School graduate who in recent years has faced everything from terrorism attacks to uncontrollable flames. But John P. Michna is good at what he does. More ...