An early morning blaze totally destroyed a camp-style house on FM 441 early Tuesday morning. Flames could be seen lighting the night sky near the intersection of FM 441 and FM 1300 around 2:15 a.m. as firefighters raced to the property owned by David Luchak of Houston. More...
Motorist safety and the overall message a flashing digital sign can offer will be under debate when the El Campo Planning & Zoning Commission meets this evening. More...
The state's annual back-to-school tax-free weekend was a big hit with merchants and consumers who had more to purchase than backpacks and school uniforms. More...
DAV Executive Committee Members of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 72 of El Campo Executive Committee are (l-r) Joe Hanak, David Reynolds, Jack Fisk, Carl Carmichael, Elve Bram and Adolph Sablatura. Not pictured is Chairman Leonard Sternadel or members G.V. Cole, Preston Hicks and Bruce Willi... More...
One suspect allegedly involved in a burglary that led to a high-speed chase, a large gun safe in the middle of a farm-to-market road and a rollover wreck has been charged in that break-in. Brian Winzenried, 19, of 636 CR 390 in El Campo ended up in a Houston hospital after being a passenger in a ... More...
Your City Council recently accepted a five-year solid waste removal proposal from IESI which is headquartered in Alvin. IESI's $17.75 per month residential pickup came in $1.64 lower than our current provider's (Allied Waste) second lowest bid of $19.45 per month. More...
Moving beyond sports, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps achievement of eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games has upped his status from elite athlete to pop culture icon. "I haven't watched any of the Olympics," El Campo's Doris Cadriel said. "I have absolutely no interest in sports. But I hear... More...
Heritage Center building finished, garden area nears its completion
What seemed like a longawaited dream has became a reality for two El Campo women. When Rita Radley and granddaughter Terri Mehrens Jones envisioned a center where the older generation could come and enjoy daily activities, they solicited the help of other volunteers to get the job done. More...
Greek Bros. • Chase Brown plays Friday and Horizon plays Saturday, Aug. 23, $6 cover. (http://www.greekbros.com/ Entertainment.php) Plaza Theatre • Cory Morrow with Adam Carroll plays at 8 p.m. Friday at the Plaza Theatre in downtown Wharton. More...
DON'T MISS: Louise Substitute Teacher Training Louise ISD and Region III Service Center offers a free three-hour course on substitute teaching from 1-4 p.m. today at the Louise Elementary/Junior High School. RSVP to Rebecca Taska at 648-4200, ext. 103. More...
Dominating the Mackey skyline along U.S. 59 in Mackay is the new Coastal Warehouse grain bin. The bin has the capacity to hold 600,000 bushels of corn. More...
Betty Gardner Fountain, 44, of Wharton died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. She was born Aug. 18, 1963 in Wharton to Ira C. Gardner and Iola L. Pendgraph. She worked in the medical field in the Wharton community and was a Baptist. More...
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