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    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas submits letter of re...

    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas posted a letter of resignation from her position effective Aug. 28,...

    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas submits letter of re...
    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas posted a letter of resignation from her position effective Aug. 28,...
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    HJM Elementary students make ‘friendship pie’

    HJM Elementary School first grade students in Macileigh Burris’ class make friendship pie to help...

    HJM Elementary students make ‘friendship pie’
    HJM Elementary School first grade students in Macileigh Burris’ class make friendship pie to help...
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    Students learn about science safety

    Port O’Connor Elementary School kindergarten students discussed the importance of using safety...

    Students learn about science safety
    Port O’Connor Elementary School kindergarten students discussed the importance of using safety...
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    HJM Elementary students show Sandcrab pride

    HJM Elementary School fourth grade students Ella Tillis and Baily Cady are ready for football...

    HJM Elementary students show Sandcrab pride
    HJM Elementary School fourth grade students Ella Tillis and Baily Cady are ready for football...
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Author and publisher Ann McFarland holds up her newest novel “The Resurrection of SJ.” The book covers a world set 150 years in the future and follows a scientist by the name of SJ as she attempts to resurrect the dead.

    News-inspired author opens publishing house for...

    Her book started with an article from the 2014 Dec. 20 edition of the Port Lavaca Wave newspaper,...

    News-inspired author opens publishing house for...
    Her book started with an article from the 2014 Dec. 20 edition of the Port Lavaca Wave newspaper,...
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Jackson-Roosevelt Elementary School teacher Megan Rodriguez has been named the Texas Education Agency Region 3 Elementary Teacher of the Year and is in the running for the state award. She was presented the award at the Back to School Convocation Aug. 8. From left are Calhoun County ISD Superintendent Evan Cardwell, TEA Region 3 representative Kelly Gabrysch, Rodriguez, J-R Principal Julie Duckett-Casey and TEA Region 3 representative Madalyn Maresh.

    J-R teacher receives TEA Region 3 Teacher of th...

    A Jackson-Roosevelt Elementary School teacher has been named the Texas Education Agency Region 3...

    J-R teacher receives TEA Region 3 Teacher of th...
    A Jackson-Roosevelt Elementary School teacher has been named the Texas Education Agency Region 3...
    KENNETH RAY TENBERG

    UNSOLVED, STILL OPEN: From accident to murder: ...

    Kenneth Ray Tenberg, 50, was found dead in his 1983 Ford pick up truck Wednesday, November 20,...

    UNSOLVED, STILL OPEN: From accident to murder: ...
    Kenneth Ray Tenberg, 50, was found dead in his 1983 Ford pick up truck Wednesday, November 20,...
    Hunter Fourtner and a guide with the Texas Youth Hunting Program show off a buck that Hunter snagged on a guided trip.

    Calhoun County youth share experiences with Tex...

    In 1996, the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP) was created in response to diminishing numbers of...

    Calhoun County youth share experiences with Tex...
    In 1996, the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP) was created in response to diminishing numbers of...
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    Printed Paper Online
    August 27, 2025

    Columns
    Goodbye Walnut 6: More than Nintendos: growing up with a PlayStation
    August 20, 2025
    What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words video games?For many, it will most likely be Nintendo. Or maybe even Atari. But for me, there’s one name...
    Life between the pages: My white cat is actually orange
    August 20, 2025
    I was bleeding as I wrote this as Sue Nami decided to bite. (Sorry, Prince)After two years I am almost used to the red flowing down my arms or ankles. This is my bottle...
    Community
    Lori Thomas Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas submits letter of resignation
    August 28, 2025
    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas posted a letter of resignation from her position effective Aug. 28, stating that she is leaving office.In her...
    Hunter Fourtner and a guide with the Texas Youth Hunting Program show off a buck that Hunter snagged on a guided trip. Calhoun County youth share experiences with Texas Youth Hunting...
    August 27, 2025
    In 1996, the Texas Youth Hunting Program (TYHP) was created in response to diminishing numbers of new hunters applying for licenses. Since then,...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO HJM first grade teachers are prepared for new adventures
    August 20, 2025
    The HJM Elementary School first grade team is ready to tackle new students and new adventures with the new school year. Pictured, from left,...
    Women in Business
    History
    Captain David Hess Garner Sr. TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Captain David Hess Garner Sr.
    August 26, 2025
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Captain David Hess Garner Sr. (1807 – 1864)In 1812 Great Britain and the United States went to war over British restrictions on...
    Company formations of the 2nd Regiment at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, N.C., which had been renamed Camp Dan Rusell during the Spanish American War - 1898. TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: William Clinton Fetter
    August 19, 2025
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: William Clinton Fetter (1875-1940) On a recent visit to the Port Lavaca Cemetery, I came across a very weathered tombstone...
    Local Government
    Lori Thomas Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas submits letter of resignation
    August 28, 2025
    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas posted a letter of resignation from her position effective Aug. 28, stating that she is leaving office.In her...
    Local News
    Lori Thomas Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas submits letter of resignation
    August 28, 2025
    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas posted a letter of resignation from her position effective Aug. 28, stating that she is leaving office.In her...
    County proposes 2025-26 tax rate, receives quarter million in grants
    August 27, 2025
    Taxpayers in Calhoun County are unlikely to see an increase in the county tax rate next year, as members of the Calhoun County Commissioners’ Court proposed to keep the...
    Calhoun AgriLife Extension Office receives recognition during...
    August 27, 2025
    As a driving force behind youth development, agricultural and marine development and health advising in the county, the Texas AgriLife Extension Office was recognized for...
    News
    Lori Thomas Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas submits letter of resignation
    August 28, 2025
    Seadrift Mayor Lori Thomas posted a letter of resignation from her position effective Aug. 28, stating that she is leaving office.In her...
    Calhoun County ISD implements device policy due to HB 1481
    August 27, 2025
    Calhoun County ISD students are now required to turn off their devices for the duration of the school day in order for the district to comply with House Bill 1481.The bill,...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Author and publisher Ann McFarland holds up her newest novel “The Resurrection of SJ.” The book covers a world set 150 years in the future and follows a scientist by the name of SJ as she attempts to resurrect the dead. News-inspired author opens publishing house for sci-fi medical novel
    August 27, 2025
    Her book started with an article from the 2014 Dec. 20 edition of the Port Lavaca Wave newspaper, local author Ann McFarland said. Titled “Child...
    Obituaries
    Lisa Ann Mendoza Lisa Ann Mendoza
    August 27, 2025
    Lisa Ann Mendoza, 60, of Port Lavaca, Texas passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 17, 2025. She was born on September 17, 1964, to Jesse and...
    Gerald Lee Esch Jr. Gerald Lee Esch Jr.
    August 20, 2025
    Gerald Lee Esch Jr., 61, of Seadrift, Texas passed away Monday, August 4, 2025. He was born on November 21, 1963, to Mary Louise Gaines Schomer and...
    Carlton A. Hoefling Carlton A. Hoefling
    August 20, 2025
    Carlton A. Hoefling, 79, of Port Lavaca, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2025.Carlton was born on December 20, 1945, in Yorktown, Texas, to Carl...
    Port Lavaca Vet
    Police/Court Reports
    Law enforcement officials make 48 weekly arrests
    August 27, 2025
    The arrest records made available through The Port Lavaca Wave newspaper are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has...
    KENNETH RAY TENBERG UNSOLVED, STILL OPEN: From accident to murder: Tenberg case remains...
    August 27, 2025
    Kenneth Ray Tenberg, 50, was found dead in his 1983 Ford pick up truck Wednesday, November 20, 1996.   The initial report from Texas Department of...
    Law enforcement officials make 36 weekly arrests
    August 20, 2025
    The arrest records made available through The Port Lavaca Wave newspaper are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has...
    Religion
    The Cross of Christ
    August 20, 2025
    1 Cor. 1:17-18The cross symbol has always been a symbol of contradiction. Some people like it and some don’t. To me it’s a powerful symbol of God. What does this symbol...
    Youth
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO HJM Elementary students make ‘friendship pie’
    August 27, 2025
    HJM Elementary School first grade students in Macileigh Burris’ class make friendship pie to help get to know each other for the school year....
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Students learn about science safety
    August 27, 2025
    Port O’Connor Elementary School kindergarten students discussed the importance of using safety equipment in the science lab. Students Brystol...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO HJM Elementary students show Sandcrab pride
    August 27, 2025
    HJM Elementary School fourth grade students Ella Tillis and Baily Cady are ready for football Fridays. The girls wear black and gold to show their...
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