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Seems we’re officially headed for winter with El Campo’s winds almost knocking you sideways while dropping what feels like ice cubes down your back earlier this week.

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Like so many of the men back then, he had been to Vietnam and come back not quite in one piece.

Thousands of visitors journey through our prestigious Wharton County Historical Museum each year ... or at least they did prior to the horrific Hurricane Harvey flooding back in August 2017.

“Yesterday, on the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there.

You have to wonder if those first folks clipping that “totally rad” little iPod to their belts 18 years ago today could have ever envisioned 2019. Now, of course, we think nothing of carrying around little mini-computers everyday.

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They answer the calls for help, running toward the chaos when most folks run away, receiving little in the way of payment for their efforts.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned Austin Mayor Steve Adler Wednesday, Oct. 2, that the city needs to deal with its homeless problem by Nov. 1, or he will send in state agencies to do it.

A whole lot of grumbling is going around right now with the city’s drive-and-drop recycling station going the way of the Dodo.

In the early part of August 2019, I received an invitation to attend the “Hold Their Feet To The Fire” Immigration and Border Conference in Washington, D.C.

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“What’s your stripper dance?” was certainly not a question I expected when I stepped into the newsroom Friday, but then, in my world, circumstances change often.

On Aug. 8., Wharton County commissioner’s court declared the first county-wide burn ban in almost two years as temperatures hovered near 100 degrees and no significant rainfall was forecast for the near future.

City: consider manned recycling area

Recycling should stay

Just how big does your herd of mosquitoes have to get before you qualify as a farmer?

For the next year or so, two very important things will be linked.

Linemen quickly get

It’s time to clean up this town, city officials say, and surprisingly, not everybody seems to be excited about the prospect.

While Gov. Greg Abbott has gotten a lot of attention in August, it hasn’t necessarily been his best month.

Some might say that Jackie Bibby has an unusual hobby.

The years-long battle by Democrats and minority groups against what they consider intentionally discriminatory drawing of congressional and legislative districts by Republicans got a possible boost from the U. S. Supreme Court Jan. 12.

President Trump said “things which were hate-filled, vile and racist. ... I cannot believe ... any president has ever spoken the words that I ... heard our president speak yesterday.”

What did the City of El Campo really gain by going through the extensive three-year process of updating the Comprehensive Plan?

Stumbling to the coffeepot this Saturday still groggy and struggling with not tripping over my own toes, the concept of shopping hadn’t yet bounced through the brain.

Hello, El Campoans.

Today our Texas is the fastest growing and most economically prosperous state in the union. We offer affordable land, a trainable workforce and no state income tax. To outsiders, Texas is definitely the land of opportunity as more than 1,200 new people move to the Lone Star State each day.

While hanging up the 2018 calendar brings the expectation of a whole new year’s worth of opportunity, the same can’t be said of television programing on the last night of 2017.

Before the ball drops and college bowl season ends, it’s worth taking stock of the last 12 months in Washington. The holidays always help put the year into perspective. Think, for example, of the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Taking a cue from Clarence and George Bailey, I’d argue that, ev…

Despite everything that’s happened this year, our darkest day is still ahead of us – literally, Dec. 21 – the winter solstice – is the shortest day of year.

Poinsettias have become a staple of the season, but did you know the Christmas flower has ties to the Texas border?

Apparently we forgot to leave some food out.

Victims of natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey soon tire of drive-by politicians seeking photo ops and press coverage while those Harvey victims live in hotel rooms and tents, or camp out in the remains of their home. I know, I’ve been there and done that.

Recollections of who did something truly outstanding, who did something we hope to forget in a decade or two, and a few things nobody quite understands were verbally batted around the kitchen table Sunday.

The year 2017 has been a challenging yet very successful year for Wharton County as we continue to provide exceptional law enforcement services along with dependable roads and drainage for basically the same tax dollars spent eight years ago.

The road up ahead comes to a T. You’re driving on a multi-lane highway and there’s an obstacle ahead.