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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Police in southeast Texas arrested a man after they found several people wedged inside of furniture he was carrying in a U-Haul trailer. According to a release, police in El Campo, Texas pulled over a man at 11 a.m. on Friday for a traffic stop. Police say they indicated […]

Beulah Gautreaux Bosarge, or Mamasan, as she would tell you when you first met, passed away on January 21, 2022, at the age of 94. A lifelong resident of Port Arthur, Texas spent her last years living independently in El Campo, Texas. We will honor and cherish her memories forever.

The Point Comfort City Council accepted the resignation of City Administrator Robby Silva during its regular meeting Tuesday night. The resignation follows on the heels of a fractious city council meeting on Dec. 22, where the suspension of Point Comfort Police Chief Troy Baxter was discussed in open session at the request of Baxter.

Wayne LeRoy Whitmore, 70, of Edna, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Wayne was born in Fairfield, Iowa, on April 25, 1951, to Clarence LeRoy and Vera Loraine (Riggs) Whitmore. He married Diana Benge on November 26, 1976. They were married for 45 years. Wayne graduated from Fairfield High...

PALACIOS — A memorial service for Mrs. Kubecka who passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 will be 6 PM Saturday at the First Baptist Church, 202 E. Main Street in Palacios. To read the complete obituary visit www.rosewoodfuneralchapel.com.

William “Bill” Henry Mercer, Jr., 83 of Edna, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Bill was born on Tuesday, September 20, 1938, in Victoria to William Henry Mercer, Sr. and Mattie Marthiljohni Mercer. Bill has been survived by his wife, Yvonne Mercer, daughter, Nicole Mercer, son Mike...

GANADO — Josh Ervin had a lot to celebrate on Wednesday. Not only did Ervin turn 28, but he was also promoted from offensive coordinator to athletic director and head football coach at Ganado. Ervin’s promotion was unanimously approved by the Ganado school district board of trustees at a...

Prior to their open date last week, the Lady Horns picked up a 52-25 home win over Ganado to improve their season record to 20-10. Schulenburg jumped out to a 15-4 lead through one quarter but only out-scored the Maidens 20-18 over the middle two frames. The final margin ended up at 27 points thanks to a 17-3 Lady Horn in the final stanza. Airyanna Rodriguez led the home team with 15 points 11…

Wharton Country Club has hired an El Campo native to be its new manager. Devan Luedecke, who graduated from El Campo High School, has been working with the restaurant business since his childhood. “Multiple family members have owned [businesses] and operated in the hospitality industry for over 40 years,” said...

As part of our end-of-season all-state awards, SBLive will recognize the top players and coaches in Texas high school football for their phenomenal performances during the 2021 season. The following 12 standout student-athletes have been selected as finalists for SBLive’s 2021 Texas High School Football Player of the Year.

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, check out what’s going on in Bay City and Palacios. Time’s running out to get tickets for the last showings for this year’s Community Actors of South Texas’ (CAST) annual Night on Broadway production “Night on Broadway: A Night of Song & Dance.”

It’s been more than a decade since El Campo High School took part in a powerlifting meet, but at Palacios High School this Saturday, they will compete once again. After dropping powerlifting as a school sport after the 2011 school year, El Campo Athletic Director Chad Worrell brought the sport back.

Beatrice Ann “Bea” Pausewang Dugie Bittner was born Oct. 17, 1941 to August and Annie Priesmeyer Pausewang. Bea passed from this life Jan. 20 at the age of 80. Bea loved life, people and cooking. She shared these qualities every chance she got. Bea owned and operated the Magnolia Room and the Montgomery House in Columbus, and managed the Bucksnag in Garwood. She, Albert and Jeff catered for many years, for all occasions to the delight of everyone’s taste buds. She could take any recipe and tweak it to her satisfaction making it her own.

Spend the next 15 years in prison, the judge decreed, as an El Campo man pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery in Wharton County’s 329th District Court. Four armed men robbed the El Campo Stripes, 1710 S. Mechanic, on June 19, 2020 and committed a strong-arm robbery against a man in the parking lot of Speedy Stop, 502 N. Mechanic, before trying unsuccessfully from stealing merchandise inside that store.

EDNA, Texas – Jessica Coleman is the founder of Lumpy Lizard Reptile, Poultry, and Exotics Rescue and when she got the call from an Edna resident that there was a bald eagle injured on their property, Coleman didn’t hesitate to come to the rescue. Jessica Coleman’s nonprofit has...

People walking out of El Campo stores with shopping bags in hand provide an obvious sign of a strong economy, growing in the last weeks of the Christmas buying season. The proof comes via sales tax rebates sent each month to the City of El Campo, the local “cut” of 8.25 percent in sales tax paid.

The holiday season is upon us and everyone is searching for the perfect gift. A furry friend may be just what Santa ordered. If that’s the case, officials urge you to consider adoption rather than buying a pet for your new Christmas addition. The El Campo Animal Shelter, 101...

The El Campo holiday season continues with the 34th Annual Christmas Mall this weekend at the Civic Center. The city and vendors are now ready for the annual shopping event featuring local businesses and fun for the family. Despite canceling the 12th annual Prairie Days festival in early October due...

El Campo residents were out bright and early on Black Friday to take advantage of holiday deals. Although the pandemic has continued to affect Americans’ everyday lives, including consumer goods, Black Friday shopping brings back a sense of normalcy to people across the country. “I was excited to come out...

We have been whacking the fish this fall. Our trout population (in Palacios) has rebounded great after the freeze and the 60 plus inches of rain we had this summer. We have been finding trout all over our bays, under birds all the way out from the river to Oyster Lake, on the north shoreline of Tres Palacios Bay over shell pads and bunkers, and (we’re) still catching a few out at the rigs.