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City sales tax revenues stay up, but not case for all of Wharton County By CHRIS BARBEE cbarbee@leader-news.com El Campo's local sales tax receipts during the first four months of 2008 are slightly more than half the state average increase over 2007. While the economy across much of the nation is struggling, the same can't be said for Texas, according to Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. More ...
Claire Crowell, 2 1/2, enjoys playing with the musical book Doddlebugs - Let's Make Some Noise, during the book fair at the Wharton County Branch Library in El Campo Saturday morning. She is the daughter of John and Rebecca Crowell. More ... Safety, security on LISD agenda By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com Louise school trustees will take a peek at next year's budget and talk about security and safety when they meet Monday night. On the agenda for the Louise ISD board is a discussion of security and safety issues at the sprawling campus. Superintendent Andy Peters and the board have long expressed ... More ... CDC directors to discuss small business Monday By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com Directors of the City Development Corp. of El Campo will have small business on their minds when they meet Monday. On the agenda is consideration of a resolution recognizing Small Business Appreciation Week - April 21-27 - and possible action on a funding request for the University of Houston ... More ...
"I was going to have to miss … our son's birth, but I decided to roll with the punches." - Pfc. Kyle Henke By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com Seven-week-old Steven David Henke doesn't understand it yet, but he and his daddy just met. Private First Class Kyle Henke was still in Korea when his son was born and will soon have to return to overseas duty. Little Steven and mom Amanda Martin Henke will remain here in El Campo during the rem... More ... Hurst fundraiser to be held outdoors By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com As first a wildlife biologist and later as a Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden, Justin Hurst was all about taking advantage of being outdoors and enjoying the natural beauty of Texas. With that idea in mind, the board of directors of the Justin Hurst Celebrity Waterfowl Hunt decided to hold th... More ...
Frank Kramr, Wharton County Soil & Water Conservation board chairman (left) and Harold Graf, SWCD board vice chairman met with Wharton County Judge John Murrile (right) and commissioners court April 14 to sign a proclamation declaring April 27-May 4 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week. More ... Most businesses adhere to tax cut terms By BARRY HALVORSON news@leader-news.com All but one of the businesses receiving tax abatement relief from Wharton County are in compliance with the terms of their agreement according to a report delivered during Monday's meeting of the county commissioners court. More ... Tracking students not simple task Doing The Math Texas uses a complex set of measures, all calculated differently, to track dropouts, creating an annual dropout rate, attrition rate, completion rate and a four-year-longitudinal dropout rate. More ...
Blaine and Carli Bullard, ages 7 and 4, were delighted by the climbing possibilities of the fountain at Evans Park during a recent visit. The fountain is a gift to the city from the Beautify El Campo Extension organization. More ... |
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