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1 week ago | 
leader-news.com | Shannon Crabtree
A 15-year-old El Campo boy faces multiple felony charges after allegedly attacking an elderly man with a club and then struggling with the police officers who attempted to arrest him last week. The child, who is not identified because of his age, will be prosecuted by juvenile authorities. A disturbance broke out on West Norris across the street from El Campo High School shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, May 18.
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
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 caused the one-vehicle wreck around 10 a.m. on FM 1160 near the CR 373 intersection was still under way as of press time. The semi-truck “went to the right of the road and into a bar ditch for an unknown reason,” Woodard said, adding, “The vehicle overturned and he was ejected ...
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2 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
Six people standing before El Campo City Council Monday night represented more than 100 years of expertise in keeping municipal operations running. The Public Works Department members received a standing ovation from council and the audience shortly after Mayor Eugene Bustamante declared May 18 to 24 as National Public Works Week. “We are one of only 16 Public Works Departments in Texas that are accredited,” Public Works Director Kevin Thompson said.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
The city of El Campo got good news on its credit rating last session as council approved a $1.685 non-vote approved bond. As part of the bond sale, council learned the city retains the AA- bond rating it acquired in 2013, according to Standard and Poor’s, indicating a strong capacity to meet financial commitments. S&P rates entities on a scale from AAA to D with anything below BBB being considered speculative.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
A wind-driven fire destroyed a Spanish Camp family’s home Thursday off FM 1161 although all four members were able to escape harm.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
A flame-charred mattress in an El Campo Washington Street home and a woman’s 9-1-1 call led to a man’s arrest Saturday. El Campo police say 36-year-old Juan Antonio Tinoco-Gomez intended to do serious harm to a woman and her son when he tried to set the bed they were sleeping in on fire. He succeeded in getting the mattress burning, police say, but the woman and child were able to escape being burned. “There was a flame charring on the top of the mattress,” El Campo Police Capt.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
Ever hear of Sam Craig of El Campo? He died for you. But that was Sept. 14, 1918 – 106 years ago – and few now remember Capt. Samuel R. Craig, an El Campo High School and Texas A&M grad, who gave his life during World War I fighting in France or that he’s memorialized by the local American Legion. He’s the Craig in El Campo Craig-Harriss American Legion Post 251. Born in Alabama, he moved to El Campo with his family as a young boy.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
Outgoing El Campo City Councilman Steve Ward was honored in absentia Monday as his term ended and a former representative returned to fill the post. Ward, the District 1 representative for the last two years, actually served a total of four terms on council – from 2011 to 2017 before returning in 2023, replacing Anisa Longoria who opted not to run again. “He did an excellent job while he was here,” Mayor Eugene Bustamante said during the session.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
Causing a deadly 2020 Hungerford wreck will mean two years on probation for the Killeen man after he pleaded guilty in the 329th District Court. Only if he fails to abide by the probationary will 50-year-old Ariel Marin Hernandez, also listed as Ariel Hernandez-Marin, of 2304 Goode Circle, face the possibility of time behind bars. This is despite the fact Marin had already been arrested Dec. 15, 2022 for being a bondsman off bond for the original manslaughter charge he faced.
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3 weeks ago | 
journal-spectator.com | Shannon Crabtree
Signs restricting people with concealed firearms from entering El Campo City Council Chambers have been removed following an Texas Attorney General ruling. The change is a victory, according to Dustin Cruz who has lobbied for the signs’ removal during the public comments of several council sessions. For El Campo Police Chief David Marcaurele and his staff, the lack of signage makes little difference. It’s the law that’s important, he said, and the law is what his officers will be enforcing.
