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The County Gin is a digitally-published media organization dedicated to providing fair and accurate accounts of news in Wharton County, Texas.

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https://t.co/2AqcxugSBx An arrest has been made in the investigation of a WISD Elementary teacher. Read more below.

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https://t.co/NsfpJeBFsc Wharton County Maintenance Supervisor Paul Shannon retires after 20 years. Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting on Thursday to interview candidates for maintenance position.

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https://t.co/uUcSUVjBLy According to the National Weather Service, Wharton County is forecast to receive three to six inches of rain in the next 48 – 72 hours and see temperatures dip into the high 40s.

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https://t.co/uClz04RP8d Favors has been with the city for 14 years.

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https://t.co/x33IWYn5p4 This is the second major accident fire, EMS and police agencies have responded to on U.S. Highway 59 in Wharton, bringing the death toll to six within the past 30 days.

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https://t.co/OSGbEbKx7e Out of the 25 counties in the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council, Wharton County ranks 9th in COVID fatality rate.

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https://t.co/eepfPre8zk An El Campo man was sentenced to five years with time served in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder. With 8 additional cases pending prosecution, the Wharton County DA’s Office has also filed notice to seek the death penalty for 1.

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Due to the sensitivity of this matter involving a former Wharton County employee and the Wharton County District Attorney’s Office, we respectfully decline to further comment on the matter at this time; however, we will update information as it becomes available.

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@KPRC2 reported on our coverage of James Elliott, the former deputy accused of sexual assault that took his own life in Wharton, Texas. They did include a portion of our official statement submitted to @KPRC2Robert

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However we would like to post it in it’s entirety: Integrity is The County Gin’s most esteemed value in delivering ethical investigative reporting; it is actually the principle upon which The Gin was founded.

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@KPRC2Robert reported on the small town filled with scandal following the Elliott cases and the former deputy that took his own life after allegations of sexual assault were made. Go to https://t.co/1Z2UkSWm1l for all updates.