With the Juneteenth holiday falling during the work week, residents of Wharton County can enjoy back-to-back weekends of celebrations, beginning today at Willie Bell Park, 702 W Second in El Campo ...

Bruce Eugene Revis, age 63, of Wharton, Tx, passed away on June 4, 2025. Bruce was born on February 6, 1962 to Rosevelt Revis and Loretta Revis. Bruce leaves special memories with his loving and ...

Margaret Ferrel, 89, of Houston and formerly of Wharton, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, at her residence. She was born on April 7, 1936 in Wharton to the late Bernardino and Herminia Medrano.

Standing on his solid wood floor Thursday, Rolando Lopez couldn’t answer the door for visitors. It and the rest of his home had been pushed into the back yard by winds acting like a giant hand ...

El Campo’s financial position remains strong, according to the city’s most recent audit presented to city council. Overall, assets outweigh liabilities by $21.3 million, according to John Watson of ...

The Louise Hornets 7on7 didn’t earn a bid to the state tournament, but they got to showcase their passing and coverage skills in Ganado against larger schools on Saturday afternoon. Louise lost to ...

Helena Johnson Baker, 98, of Wharton, born April 5, 1927 in San Antonio, TX died May 29, 2025. A graveside memorial will be held Thurs June 12th 11am at Wharton City Cemetery. Most precious memories ...

Rosa Lee Dove, 83, of Fresno, TX born October 19, 1941 in DeWalt, TX to the late Frandy Pinkney and Maple Randle Pinkney, departed this life on June 3, 2025. Rosa’s visitation will be Friday, June 13, ...

In the final days of the 89th state legislative session, lawmakers took steps to address one of the biggest problems facing a growing and thirsty Texas, though some say it is just a drop in the bucket ...

The STAAR test received a last minute stay of execution in the Texas State Legislature when lawmakers failed to come together over what a proposed replacement would look like, thereby missing a ...

The City of El Campo expects to save almost $8,800 per year by no longer mailing out utility late notices. Now under review is the possibility of offering the notifications via email or text message ...

Summer is here and fishing has been great in our local bays and rivers. Trout fishing has been really good as the fish have moved into their summertime patterns. Wade fishing early throwing topwaters ...