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Local candidate filings begin for this May's elections By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com While the annexation debate rages in the city of El Campo and the school district faces millions in proposed high school renovations, the official start of the local political season gets under way next week. Candidate filing for all May races starts Monday, Feb. More ... City Council to consider joint election Monday Other than a discussion in closed session about the annexation lawsuit against the city, Council members have a fairly light agenda for their Monday meeting. More ... GETTING IT STRAIGHT El Campo resident and former State Rep. Jack Fisk is a retired four-star general as reported in the Saturday, Feb. 2 edition of the Leader-News. But he earned that post with the Texas State Guard - not the Texas National Guard. More ... Political sign rules differ, but all are enforced here By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com The political campaign season is starting to heat up and that means more and more signs promoting people's favorite candidates will be springing up. But where those signs spring to life is not determined by Mother Nature, but rather by Texas Department of Transportation regulations and local ordi... More ...
This construction worker was using a large roll of white tape to mark spots in the parking lot of a new strip center at FM 2765 and Hwy. 71 Tuesday. The facility will house a bank and shoe store, and is part of a boom in growth at the intersection in the last few years. More ... Council OKs purchases By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com El Campo City Council approved the purchase of more than $183,000 in equipment for the public works department during its first 2008 meeting. Both items were purchases planned in the 2007-2008 fiscal year budget. The largest purchase was a $98,319 sewer jetter/camera authorized for purchase thro... More ... County moving on emergency district vote By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com Deciding whether to hold a special called meeting regarding a public hearing on the proposed Emergency Services District No. 2 will be part of the agenda for Monday's regular meeting of the Wharton County Commissioners Court. More ...
This small grass fire got within inches of a house being demolished on Armory Road Tuesday afternoon, but was put out within minutes by a crew from the El Campo Volunteer Fire Department. The threat of wildfires remains high due to low humidity and high winds. More ...
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com Students, staff and even school board members plan to celebrate Monday when the first day of classes is held at the new El Campo Middle School, even as a buyer has expressed interest in the old campus. "I'm really interested to go and just watch, and I really want to watch their faces," said El C... More ... |
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