As we get back to summer travel, cookouts, and time with friends and family, COVID-19 is still something to watch out for.

In fact, according to this year’s Mind, Body, and Wallet® report from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), most Americans (93%) say that physical and mental health are essential ...

Bluntson entered Death Row on May 10, 2016 at the age of 40. Nine years later, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Bluntson’s punishment for the June 19, 2012 killing of his 21-month-old ...

The Wharton tennis program put on a strong showing at the district meet on their home court, earning the boys and girls championships last week.

The El Campo Ricebird soccer team had a strong season and it showed in the end-of-season awards grabbing one of the highest district honors.

The El Campo Ladybird soccer team had their best season in school history and it showed in District 22’s end-of-the-year awards. The Ladybirds were awarded two of the district’s highest honors senior ...

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 ...

Prices may be higher, but it hasn’t meant increased sales tax collections for Wharton County or its cities this month. Instead, sales tax rebates are down between 6.83% and 18.15% between this April ...

An El Campo truck driver died Tuesday after he was ejected from his overturning semi-truck northeast of New Taiton. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Stephen Woodard said the investigation into what ...

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.

With discussion around setting the 2024-25, and 2025-26, academic calendars swirling around how many professional development days create four-day school weeks, on Wharton Independent School District ...

An El Campo game warden killed in the line of duty will be the subject of an Oxygen Network program Saturday.