El Campo, TX

PDF of print edition Gang member among illegals nabbed in EC By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       El Campo police took nine illegal aliens - including a member of a notorious crime gang - into custody after a police chase Friday that started here and ended up in Pierce. According to El Campo Police Department reports, ECPD Officer Mark Biskup was patrolling eastbound U.S. 59 around 5 p.m. J... More ... Lawsuit pending over quashed annexation petitions By CHRIS BARBEE cbarbee@leader-news.com       El Campo residents upset with the city over forced annexation could file a lawsuit in Wharton County District Court today, their attorney, Jason Ryan, told the Leader-News Tuesday morning. More ... Senior Serve Successful       El Campo High School seniors danced and sang their hearts out at Senior Serve, a major fundraiser held Sunday night at the El Campo Civic Center. Project Graduation raises money to provide a fun-filled, alcohol and drug-free graduation night for ECHS seniors who choose to participate, and the four... More ... EC man receives life prison sentence in drug sale trial By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com       It took a Wharton County jury less than half an hour to find an El Campo man guilty of dealing drugs and even less time to come back with a life sentence in a district court trial that ended Tuesday afternoon. More ... Abuzzzzzz in business County bees ready to work West Coast fields By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com       NEW TAITON - If there is going to be an almond crop this year in California, it's going to take bees from Wharton County to make at least part of it possible. Local businessman A.J. Fucik is combining 1,500 of his about 2,200 hives with other bee keepers to ship to what he says is California's se... More ...