The Wharton County Youth Fair & Exposition is up and running at the fairgrounds in Crescent, heading towards a couple of major events later this week. On Thursday, a big crowd is expected for the 26th annual Agricultural Appreciation Banquet held at 6 p.m. More...
Early voting in hotly contested El Campo city and school board races drew to a close Tuesday with vote turnout besting most recent showings. "It's been steady, we've been busy," one poll worker said Monday afternoon while processing the half dozen people waiting to cast ballots. More...
The civil suit trying to force recent El Campo city annexations to a vote isn't over - despite the Texas State Supreme Court's decision not to hear the case. More...
The life of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez is honored in Benavidez: Forty Years Later, an exhibit at the Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin. More...
A man was arrested and charged in an El Campo stabbing last week and his girlfriend also faces charges after allegedly helping him try to leave town. A warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon was issued late last week against David Orozco-Padilla, 18, after he allegedly stabbed a man ... More...
El Campo celebrated its high school athletes and honored the senior class Monday during the All-Sports Banquet at the El Campo Civic Center. Awards and scholarships were handed out to some much deserving student athletes. The booster club began awarding scholarships in 1992. In the first few yea... More...
When it came to the final moment, Hannah Krenek was the judges' choice as 2008 Wharton County Youth Fair Queen. The evening event was the last of three royalty pageants held in Crescent Hall Sunday, May 4. The 2007 Queen Kelli Ermis, Fair President Darrel Kutach and new Little Mr. More...
21 Drama Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever. 21 is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. More...
bulletinboard@leader-news.com DON'T MISS: Pre-Mother's Day Bake Sale Benefits ACS Pre-Mother's Day bake sale begins Saturday, May 10 at 9 a.m. directly behind the El Campo Post Office and mail boxes. The sale is sponsored by the USPS Cancer Stampers Relay For Life team. All donations go to the ... More...
CRESCENT - Wharton County Junior College men's rodeo team found their home Johnson Arena to their liking in the final Southern Rodeo competition of the season Friday and Saturday at the Crescent Fairgrounds WCJC cowboys totaled 620 points to win the title. McNeese State University was a distant ... More...
Gladys Clark Gladys Henrietta Engbrock Clark, 95, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at her home in San Angelo. She was born June 18, 1912, to Alma Rosina Harfst and Elo Blasius Engbrock on their farm at Gobbler Creek near El Campo in Wharton County. More...
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