Members of Wharton County’s five veterans service organizations have always participated in Memorial Day and Veterans Day events. The difference in the two federal holidays: Memorial Day was created ...

He grew up a sharecropper in Lissie, but when the call to arms sounded, he gave his life on the water. “They had to pry his fingers loose from the wheel,” the newspaper accounts said of 21-year-old ...

Domel uncorked his state championship-winning throw early on during the allotted six attempts with 180 feet and 11 inches. His throw set the bar and challengers spent the rest of the event trying to ...

On the road, the El Campo Ricebirds started week 10 strong, but it was the Port Lavaca Calhoun Sandcrabs coming away with the important 22-10 district win. Calhoun scored 22 unanswered points to hand ...

Those who enjoy Second Street Park in El Campo this year might notice some new pops of color around the park. Keep El Campo Beautiful partnered with El Campo District 2 Councilmember Tom Coblentz and ...

Wharton County commissioners took a step towards making a public defenders office in the county a reality Monday.

Hutchins Elementary will have a new chief for 2025-26, but one who has already gotten his feet wet in El Campo. El Campo Middle School Assistant Principal Patrick Burton was announced at Wednesday’s ...

The structure of Wharton ISD’s Head Start program for three and four-year-olds is still up in the air after a vigorous debate at Thursday’s school board meeting.

An El Campo Ricebird has unseated the East Bernard Brahmas three-week run at the Wharton County Player of the Week honors. El Campo needed every single yard senior Camdyn Phillips gave them last ...

The Wharton County Junior College Drama Department will present a humorous take on a classic horror story with a free showing of “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” this coming week. Though most people are ...

Longtime readers of the former Wharton Journal-Spectator may fondly remember the inspirational and meditative columns of Elizabeth Dettling Moreno. If so, they are in luck as Moreno has compiled those ...

The El Campo Ladybirds had a little bit of drama in game two against the Calhoun Sandies but would come from behind to finish off the sweep at Palacios High School to move on to round two of the ...