El Campo sees another spike in sales tax rebate

The city of El Campo received a $372,994 check from the state of Texas this month – its share of sales tax collected from purchases made within the municipal limits in March.
http://www.leader-news.com/articles/2012/05/26/news/doc4fb6ba1623586488166997.txt

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 23:19:59 -0700

El Campo High School names honor graduates

El Campo High School announced it will have 22 honor graduates for the 2012 school year. These seniors placed in the top 10 percent of 215 students.
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Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 23:19:29 -0700

Gator finds new home at Museum of Natural History

If you think you saw an 11-foot alligator on North Mechanic a couple of weekends ago, you weren’t imagining things.
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Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 23:18:49 -0700

Red Wave opens new swim season today

The El Campo Red Wave swim team dives into a new season today by hosting Richmond/Rosenberg and Wharton at their Splash Meet at 8:30 a.m.
http://www.leader-news.com/articles/2012/05/26/sports/doc4fbfe78db8bb1434661485.txt

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 23:25:11 -0700

Memorial Day Program honors fallen servicemen Monday

Some of those flags waving in El Campo’s cemeteries this weekend mark the graves of men and women who died to protect not only the lofty premise of freedom, but also the simple things like a Memorial Day barbecue tradition.
http://www.leader-news.com/articles/2012/05/26/news/doc4fbc1a6960132557308003.txt

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 23:20:29 -0700

Records: The world's largest residential pool is...

The world's largest residential pool is located in El Campo, Texas, where the designer's vision of an aquatic wonderland includes a 40,000-square-foot main pool, six waterfalls, a 21-foot slide, a 500-foot lazy river, and more. Curbed National has the video...
http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2012/05/08/records.php

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 12:03:31 -0700

El Campo student to attend Harvard University

With an acceptance rate of less than four percent, El Campo High School senior Eli Kresta knew getting into Harvard University was a long shot – but he’s packing his bags for Boston.
http://leader-news.com/articles/2012/05/11/news/doc4fa443123969c616423471.txt

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 20:34:16 -0700

Zalman honored by state of Texas for excellence in banking industry

El Campo’s Prosperity Bank and its chief were honored by the state of Texas Friday for excellence in the industry, just months after Forbes listed the chain as the best.
http://leader-news.com/articles/2012/04/25/news/doc4f9727f61d2f3370997798.txt

Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:11:46 -0700

EC native prepares for college swimming

Recent El Campo graduate, Blythe Nava, has moved onto college just as many high school graduates do. But one thing has changed in Blythe’s life, a higher level of competitive swimming.
http://www.leader-news.com/articles/2012/05/25/sports/doc4ecfd892f299a219426612.txt

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 09:38:51 -0700

Hlavinka Equipment breaks ground on new facility

Hlavinka Equipment broke ground Thursday morning on a new $1.4 million facility southwest of El Campo that could bring 11 jobs to the area next year.
http://leader-news.com/articles/2012/05/04/news/doc4fa06465197a9794451340.txt

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 17:19:20 -0700