Teachers and staff members from Wharton Independent School District officially started their school years on Monday at the Wharton Community Civic Center. More...
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
Recent light rains across Wharton County have been just enough to lift the burn ban, Wharton County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Kirkland reported. Kirkland announced the end of the burn ban in an e-mail sent out just after 4 p.m. Monday. In the document, he stated the Keetch-Byram Droug... More...
Wharton's downtown merchants will be meeting with county and other governmental officials to discuss several items regarding the Wharton County Courthouse Square during an information gathering meeting planned for Thursday afternoon. More...
In addition to keeping the facilities master plan moving forward, Wharton County Junior College Director of Facilities Mike Feyen and his staff also implemented some high-tech safety programs this summer. Among the improvements was the installation of an electronic swipe card system at the variou... More...
Lions Club The Wharton Lions Club and Sprint are collecting old cell phones for recycling to benefit the U.S. Military and old eye glasses for those who can't afford them. They can be dropped off at Wharton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 418 N. Rusk in Wharton. More...
Burglaries, thefts Theft - Reported at 140 Hatton, Wharton, between 12 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Friday. Theft - Reported at Oakhaven Apartments, 2910 Old Lane Rd, Wharton, at 9 a.m. Aug. 12. Others Criminal Mischief - Reported at FM 442 West, Boling, at 8 p.m. on Sunday. More...
In a discussion with a good friend last week, I mentioned how the writer Shi Tao had been imprisoned by Chinese officials in 2004 for leaking their government imposed censorship of any protests commemorating the 15th anniversary of Tiananmen Square. More...
Funeral services for Bessie Allen, 48, of Wharton, were held Friday at 10 a.m. at New Zion Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. A.J. Hatfield officiating. Burial followed the services at Jake Ford Cemetery. Ms. Allen was born Jan. 23, 1960 in Wharton to Louis and Lucy B. White Allen. More...
Wharton's volleyball team beat county rival Louise 14-25, 25-16, 25-14 Saturday afternoon to earn the thirdplace trophy at The Battle At The Bay Invitational Tournament in Palacios. The Lady Tigers beat Columbia 2516, 25-14 in a first-round bracket match earlier in the day but then lost to host P... More...
Today some friends were talking about the 2008 Olympics and several of us admitted we had been glued to the television this past week. When all the athletes, their coaches and families, are interviewed the words commitment, setting goals and hard work are the words most often used. Those words fro... More...
Blind-sided by the fact she couldn't find the right college courses to pursue a career in photography, local artist Sharon Joines returned to her preferred form of expression later in life. She currently has an exhibition — Wharton County II: Photographs — on display at the Wharton Co... More...
The Plaza Theatre will present two remarkable Texas musicians Friday night in an acoustic song swap that should make you feel like you're privileged to eavesdrop on old friends jamming in your living room. Singer-songwriters Cory Morrow and Adam Carroll, longtime buddies and former roommates, wil... More...
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