Jackson County News

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Bhatia and his staff, Jackson County Meals on Wheels, and Jackson County Home Health for the care and support of our mother, Mollie Gamble, during the past several years.

A 35-year-old man was awaiting extradition from East Texas to San Antonio on Wednesday after being arrested on a murder charge in connection with a 2006 shooting death.

Two men were killed about 5 p.m. Monday in a crash in rural Jackson County. They were identified as retiree Larry Erdelt, 63, of Palacios and Joseph Mielsch, a 21-year-old machine operator from Bay City.

A graduate of Graceville High School will make his big-budget movie debut this Friday when "The Proposal" opens in movie theaters across the U.S. The son of Jackson County Fire Rescue Chief Tony Wesley, 32-year-old Jerrell Lee Wesley plays the role of Jordan, an office buddy of the character played by lead actor Ryan Reynolds.

The remodeling of Jackson County's emergency operation center will enable city and county officials to stay abreast of hurricane news and communicate with state officials if a hurricane were projected to hit the county, the emergency management coordinator said.

Last week, Calhoun, Jackson, and Victoria counties kicked off our "Managing High Inputs" series with a program titled "Management Practices That Pay" by Joe Paschal, Texas AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist.

A celebration has been missing from list the summer events in Harold Wilkins' hometown since he moved back six years ago.

Justin Bonnot beat incumbent Amelia Zarate for the District 1 seat on the Edna City Council by a small margin.

A Fort Sill-based soldier from Texas has been arrested on a first-degree murder complaint in the shooting death of a bar owner near the southwest Oklahoma town of Eldorado.

In Hernandez v. Texas, the Supreme Court ruled that in Jackson County, Mexican-Americans were treated as a separate class.

A new venue in jackson county is giving Edna residents something to be excited about.

A man drowned in Lake Texana on Tuesday after the canoe he and his two companions were riding in turned over, said Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputy.

They are the vital link between you and the help you need in an emergency. A A A A An Act of Congress in 19-91 designated the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

Left: Chris Rodriquez spends her spring break pitching in with the Mission Jackson County.

America has fought many wars over past decades of our lives and the lives of our ancestors.

Jackson County commissioners have trumped a state law that critics say needlessly hurts military reservists, and Victoria County commissioners might follow suit.

The police chief and the nephew found John Francis Rogers as his son had left him - on the kitchen floor with his hands clutched together.

March 07, 2009 - 2:12 p.m. Ganado's Kirk Fowler patrolled the banks of a river in Iraq.

Zexton Moshay believes he's always given people in his hometown of Ganado the benefit of the doubt.

February 23, 2009 - 4:27 p.m. Memory Gardens of Edna Cemetery is home to 4,700 graves - fallen servicemen, grandparents and children.