Wharton NewsLocal news for Wharton, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Hollywood Who needs it- April 28, 2008 "I think we really have an opportunity to do something big with this company" It may not be your typical movie location, but one El Campo native is using his skills as a filmmaker to put his hometown on the map. via Victoria Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/hollywood-who-needs-it?fromrss=1 East Bernard residents to vote on EMS district, sales tax- April 26, 2008 "The state Legislature changed it in their legislation last year that any re-authorizations will just go into permanent effect." EAST BERNARD The city of East Bernard will hold two special elections on May 10 - to establish an EMS district and to re-adopt a one-fourth cent sales tax. via Victoria Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/east-bernard-residents-to-vote-on-ems-distric... Eye Candy- April 24, 2008 What: Dysfunctional dying dad and adult kids. Why: Dad's mean, son's floundering, daughter's drifting - no wonder they all resent each other so intensely. via Philadelphia Weeklyhttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/eye-candy?fromrss=1 details- April 22, 2008 "We'd like to get someone in here before the end of school" Gary Van Sant's tenure as Wharton's athletic director and head football coach has come to an end. via Texas PrepXtrahttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/details?fromrss=1 Two-vehicle accident leaves one dead in Wharton County- April 20, 2008 WHARTON A 31-year-old Wharton man died in a two-vehicle collision Saturday morning. via Victoria Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/two-vehicle-accident-leaves-one-dead-in-whart... Advocate Honor Roll- April 18, 2008 Kris Looper, Wharton Went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and two runs in a win over Columbia. via Victoria Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/advocate-honor-roll?fromrss=1 Man gets 90-year term in police chief death- April 16, 2008 "It seems a little inconsistent to me, but that is something we have to deal with when we deal with jurors" A Wharton County jury sentenced 31-year-old Guillermo Paniagua Paniagua to 90 years in prison on Monday for the 2007 traffic death of Needville school district police chief Ernest V. Mendoza. via Victoria Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/man-gets-90-year-term-in-police-chief-death?f... What Warren thinks...- April 14, 2008 "Are these guys behaving like they're supposed to" If Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, scheduled for May 3 this year, is known as the Woodstock of Capitalism, then perhaps this is the equivalent of Bob Dylan playing a private show in his own house: Some 15 ... via CNN Moneyhttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/what-warren-thinks?fromrss=1 New jury sought in Needville ISD murder trial- April 7, 2008 "I believe there is a possibility to select a fair jury in Wharton" About 325 Wharton County residents have been called to jury duty today in a second attempt to find the dozen people who will decide the fate of a man charged with murder in the 2007 death of the Needville ... via Houston Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/new-jury-sought-in-needville-isd-murder-trial... Two killed, one seriously injured- April 3, 2008 Two Houston residents were killed and a third was seriously injured Monday evening after the driver lost control of her car Monday on U.S. 59 about four miles north of Hungerford, according to investigators. via Victoria Advocatehttp://www.topix.net/city/wharton-tx/2008/04/two-killed-one-seriously-injured?fromrss=1 |