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By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com While the attending public's consensus during Monday night's public hearing was the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor should not get a go-ahead, alternatives did receive universal backing. More ... Politicians affirm TTC opposition By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com Elected leaders speaking during Monday night's public hearing on the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor draft environmental impact said they thought the state was doing the right thing by holding the event. But State Rep. More ... GETTING IT STRAIGHT The front page caption in the Saturday, Feb. 9 edition of the Leader-News incorrectly listed the parents of not-quite 2-year-old Bernadette Thompson of El Campo, who was captured waving a flag. She is the daughter of Maria and Steven Thompson. The Leader-News apologizes for the mistake. More ...
David Riedel Melanson, following in the footsteps of his grandparents and father, was recently elected president, chief executive officer and vice chairman of the board of directors of Commercial State Bank. Melanson was elevated to the new position Jan. 30. More ...
El Campo Public Works Department crew members Kevin Thompson, left, and Pete Gonzales work on Avenue C Monday to locate a water line as part of a maintenance project. The two are among the water crew workers handling everything from emergency line breaks to meter replacements and new service lines... More ... Countywide job fair draws crowd By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com Gazing around the Wharton Civic Center, Chandra Spenrath only saw positives during Thursday's Wharton County Job Fair. The executive director of El Campo's City Development Corp., Spenrath said the event was a different kind of success compared to last year's inaugural event, which was held in El... More ... City moves on to next phase of annexation By CHRIS BARBEE cbarbee@leader-news.com Minutes after hearing a public comment last week concerning Council not putting the recent annexation to a public vote, the body moved to agenda item number six to award O'Malley Engineers the contract to begin moving forward with the engineering and utilities phase of annexation. More ... DA candidate radio forums begin today By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com Wharton County voters will get their first chance to hear viewpoints from district attorney candidates during a radio broadcast today at noon. Republican contenders Josh McCown, the incumbent, and Dawn Allison, challenger, will be responding to media questions during a 45 minute live broadcast on... More ... IMUD to fill 3 board slots The election for three Isaacson Municipal Utility District board members will be held at the district's office, rather than at a location shared with other entities holding elections. During a special meeting Jan. More ... County sells lot for CAD site Wharton County commissioners awarded the bid the county-owned lot at the intersection of Milam and Resident Streets in Wharton to the Wharton County Central Appraisal District. The $46,000 bid was the minimum set by the commissioners court based on an independent appraisal of the property. More ...
Craig Hardin was having a fine time keeping the stew stirred during a fundraiser Saturday at Muldoon's Saloon. The event was held to help with medical expenses for Tommy Johnson Sr., a Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association special ranger whose neck was broken in when his horse spooked. More ... |
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