This past year brought many important moments for Wharton County athletes, including a few El Campo Ladybirds earning gold ...

El Campo faced a hurricane, reeled from a shocking crime and celebrated an historic day in the city during 2024, all the ...

With the first blast of arctic air already chilling Wharton County, residents should continue to take precautions throughout ...

Nine suspected killers have cases pending or in progress in Wharton County courts as 2025 gets under way with the families of ...

Jimmy Carter, America’s longest-lived President, who died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, had a complicated legacy that had an impact on rural Texas counties such as Whar-ton. “I vividly ...

The Wharton County Youth Fair opens on March 28 and runs until April 5, but preparations are underway and deadlines are fast approaching. All pageant forms for 2025 Junior Miss, Princess, Little Miss ...

In a purchase effective Jan. 1, Moser Com-munity Media, LLC has acquired the Fort Bend Herald, Alvin Sun, Alvin Advertiser, and Whar-ton County Journal-Leader. “The Moser family, like the Hartmans and ...

With the turn of the calendar to a new year comes the swearing in of newly elected or re-elected Wharton County of-ficials who officially begin their term on Jan. 1. The proceedings begin today at 4 p ...

El Campo main streets are being targeted with a beauti-fication effort aimed at busi-nesses. Stores along those main business corridors can get up to $500 or 50% of the project cost to do things like ...

Maybe the lesson this Christmas season is that even if turnabout is fair play, at some point, enough is enough. Start with the specious lawsuits brought against President-elect Don-ald Trump, to the ...

Tradition says now’s the time to look for a little baby scooting along draped in a banner declaring it to be 2025, and the ...