The Wharton ISD school board will take action Tuesday on a budget and tax rate for the 2025-26 year that the district hopes will begin to right the ship following ...

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 ...

No one in the 3A classification had a better throw in the discus than East Bernard senior Ty Domel, winning the 2025 state championship earlier this month in Austin.

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 ...

Dorothy Rosalie Clark, 86, of Louise, passed away Monday, May 5, 2025.

The El Campo Ricebirds got a strong night from their senior ace Lane Schulz, but a handful of mistakes kept them from opening up district play with a win, falling to the West Columbia Roughnecks 1-0 ...

Late spring and early summer fishing has been great in the Tres Palacios Bay system. There are tons of shad, mullet, and grass shrimp in all parts of the bay. Redfish numbers have finally picked up ...

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 ...

A wind-driven fire destroyed a Spanish Camp family’s home Thursday off FM 1161 although all four members were able to escape harm.

Two Wharton County golf teams and several individual athletes will be advancing to the regional tournament following qualifying in their respective districts. The El Campo Ricebirds won their district ...

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 ...