Get involved. That's the motto behind several organizations that make El Campo such a great place to live. Organizations like the Rotary Club, Lions Club, Pilot Club, El Campo Woman's Club and Beautify El Campo Extension (BEEs) have made numerous contributions to enhance the city over the years. More...
The El Campo Branch of the Wharton County Library, located at 200 W. Church, is a legacy to the involvement of local clubs and the community. Built at the site of a former El Campo school campus, it is just one part of a square-block development dedicated to the community and created by grants and d... More...
The city of El Campo is a quiet place where children still can ride a bike safely and go to schools that provide a good, solid education. With a population of about 11,000, crime remains low among the 3,931 households within the city limits. More...
We were sitting and swinging on the porch at Paradise Hunting Club in El Campo and saw for the first time a bunch of snow geese flying straight at us. Almost 100 snow geese flew slowly over us and while we were taking pictures there was a loud bang behind our bags. One goose dropped between the ca... More...
Agriculture is a family business. Always has been, always will be. So it was not really to anyone's surprise when the 2006 Wharton County Youth Fair "Ag Man of the Year" award went to a couple - Lowell G. Raun Jr. and his wife Linda. After all, they are a team. More...
El Campo's founding fathers gathered together a century ago to incorporate a town from the dusty, windswept railhead known as Prairie Switch. The city's come a long way yet much remains the same, more than a century later. Agriculture is still the backbone of the economy, and business continues t... More...
Wharton County residents have never been hesitant to answer the call to service, with honors earned on virtually every one of the nation's battlefields. Johnnie David Hutchins, a Lissie sharecropper, was the first Wharton County resident awarded the Medal of Honor. The 21-year-old sailor died Sep... More...
Whether you're on-the-go, require a quiet evening out or celebrating a momentous occasion, eateries in El Campo can satisfy just about any taste bud on any occasion. From barbecue, pizza, specialty sandwiches, burgers and fries, fresh seafood, steaks, crawfish, Chinese and Mexican cuisine and mor... More...
District, state and world championships in various sports are taken for granted by El Campo fans. El Campo's 2006 Junior League Boys All-Star Baseball Team made a mark with a World Series championship this past summer. The 13- and 14-year-olds, led by Manager Mark Van Gorp, finished the post sea... More...
Not all of El Campo's emergency responders get paid for protecting the community and its highway travelers, but they still rate among the best in the state. "We're There Because We Care" is the motto of the El Campo Emergency Medical Services Department, but it's a philosophy which has been adopt... More...
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