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Multi-vehicle accident claims five lives, leaving child in critical condition

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In the early morning hours on Sunday, Nov. 29 police, fire and EMS departments were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident at U.S. Highway 59 North and FM 961.
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Q&A: Post Thanksgiving weather, pandemic update for Wharton County

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Wharton County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Kirkland sat down with The County Gin to provide...

Wharton County seeks new ADA

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The Wharton County District Attorney's Office is seeking to fill an assistant district attorney position, following former...

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The Next Generation

Wharton ISD announces district-wide virtual learning effective today

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Wharton Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Michael O’Guin Sr. announced this morning that all district campuses will switch to remote learning effective...
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The Grind

The Grind

“Amazing” ginning season comes to an end

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Logan Giesie, former Wharton resident and friend, invited Natalie and I on a guided tour of the Moses Gin. He learned about...
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The Grind

WEDC executive director talks jobs, strategic planning in new role

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The County Gin sat down with Wharton Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Joshua Owens to check in on the progress and goals...
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The Grind

Cupcakes for a cause

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Gay Joines is the owner of Honey’s Baking Co. — a home-based baking business in Boling that creates custom cakes for special...
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Editorial: Along for the ride with WCSO’s Sgt. Jaycee Lorenzen

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“I like to talk a lot, I’m sorry,” Wharton County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jaycee Lorenzen says as we shut the door. 
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The Sounding Board

Opinion: LGBTQI response to GCF Wharton accusations and homosexuality

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Dear Editor, The following is a response to Dave Mauch's letter to the editor from a member of the...
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The Sounding Board

Opinion: No room for hatred and bigotry in Wharton

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Dear Editor, Grace Community Fellowship, a fundamentalist evangelical Christian church that spreads anti-gay bigotry, has two congregants running for...
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The Forum

Editorial: ‘From the Great Nothing Night’: How trauma awakened vocation

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'When they saw that Patroclus was slain ...They would shake their heads and toss their manes,stamp the ground with their feet, and...
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The Forum

Editorial: Why buy it when you can make it at cost?

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Since March 2020, like many of you, my family has faced and adapted to many obstacles the COVID-19 pandemic produced. Some of...
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Multi-vehicle accident claims five lives, leaving child in critical condition

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In the early morning hours on Sunday, Nov. 29 police, fire and EMS departments were dispatched to a multi-vehicle accident at U.S. Highway...
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The Lede

Q&A: Post Thanksgiving weather, pandemic update for Wharton County

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Wharton County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Kirkland sat down with The County Gin to provide weather and pandemic updates.
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El Campo man sentenced to 5 years for murder

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A 29-year-old El Campo man was sentenced in district court with Judge Ben Hardin presiding on Monday, Nov. 2 after pleading guilty...
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The Lede

FEMA & city at standstill over Riverfront Park

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City of Wharton Community Development Director Gwen Teves sat down with The County Gin to discuss the condition, possible changes and improvements...
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The Lede

Two-time awarded ECPD officer terminated following arrest

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The 2020 Officer of the Year for El Campo Police Department (ECPD) and Life Saving Award recipient was terminated from the force...
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The Fourth Estate

Wharton County seeks new ADA

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The Wharton County District Attorney's Office is seeking to fill an assistant district attorney position, following former ADA Bryan Honeycutt's departure on...
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The Fourth Estate

Judge announces possible burn ban, canvases votes for county

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On Monday, Wharton County Commissioners Court met for its scheduled special session meeting. Prior to executing the agenda, Wharton...
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The Fourth Estate

Nov. 9 Wharton County Commissioners Court

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The following is the posted agenda for the Wharton County Commissioners Court for its regularly-scheduled meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov....
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