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Point Comfort Volunteer Fire Department (PCVFD) secretary Adriana Whitwell serves up a cheese-covered hot dog during the Point Comfort Bash at the Bay community event. Running out of chili after high sales, the PCVFD continued to serve hot dogs and raise funds throughout the June 28 event.

Popping off early: Point Comfort welcomes Fourth of July early with...

Fishing tournament looks to collect school supplies for students

Brand new pencils, crayons, notebooks and other school supplies are the highlight of going back to school each year. Picking out the perfect lunch kit and backpack is a...

Fireworks and festivities this Fourth of July

Fireworks will light up the Calhoun County coast this week as Port Lavaca and Port O’Connor prepare to host back-to-back Independence Day events.Port Lavaca’s Star Spangled...

Local Government

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Calhoun County Judge Vern Lyssy, alongside commissioners David Hall, Ron Best, Joel Behren and Gary Reese, celebrate the new naming of Little Chocolate Bayou Park with its new namesake McKinley Faye. As a wheelchair user, Faye served as an inspiration for its highly accessible features.

Commissioners hear complaint about EMS, update on grants

A complaint against Calhoun County EMS (CCEMS) was made and an update on General Lando Office (GLO) grant funded projects was given during a...

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Point Comfort Volunteer Fire Department (PCVFD) secretary Adriana Whitwell serves up a cheese-covered hot dog during the Point Comfort Bash at the Bay community event. Running out of chili after high sales, the PCVFD continued to serve hot dogs and raise funds throughout the June 28 event.

Popping off early: Point Comfort welcomes Fourth of July early with...

Fishing tournament looks to collect school supplies for students

Brand new pencils, crayons, notebooks and other school supplies are the highlight of going back to school each year. Picking out the perfect lunch kit and backpack is a...

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Members of Memorial Medical Center management look over a audit of the hospital’s 2024 financial statement.

Hospital board hears update on audit, performs well in drill

The Memorial Medical Center Hospital Board of Managers received an update on an ongoing audit of its 2024 financial year, as well as receiving...

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Several jars painted by Brilee Walker sit on a desk. They will be available for purchase on July 12 at the Young Entrepreneur Market at Port Lavaca City Hall.

Making paper for paper

Sisters create businesses in preparation for young entrepreneur marketAs summer progresses, more and more children are gearing up for the Young...

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On a map put together by several volunteers and historians, visitors to Port Lavaca can follow a trail that chronicles Black history in Port Lavaca.

Charting the past: Local historians chart trail covering Port...

Established in 1841, the city of Port Lavaca has persisted through more than 150 years of U.S. history. From the Civil War to the Civil Rights...

One dead, three injured following three vehicle crash

A crash killed one woman and injured several others at approximately 1 p.m. Sunday near State Highway 35 and FM 1593 in Calhoun County, according...

Veronica Henderson

Veronica Henderson

Veronica Henderson, 90, of Seadrift, Texas passed away peacefully June 26, 2025 in Rockport, Texas. She was born March 24, 1935 to Ben and Veronica...

Samuel Albert Ureste, Sr.

Samuel Albert Ureste, Sr.

Samuel Albert Ureste, Sr, "Sam", "Sambo" by those who knew him was sadly called home June 15, 2025 after his long battle with cancer. He was in the...

VICTORIA — Leslie "Les" Robert Blanchett, of Victoria, Texas, a loving father, husband and friend born July 8, 1946 in Dodge City, Kansas passed...

Police/Court Reports

Law enforcement officials make 19 weekly arrests

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...

Law enforcement officials make 27 weekly arrests

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...

Endure until the end

“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.”Main Idea:This devotional encourages believers to persevere through both inner and outer battles while fulfilling God’s will....

To be or not to be, that’s my confusion

After many years of denial, I finally realized how easily I am confused. Why it took me so long to realize this, I will never know.If only I could go back to my wonderful...

Port Lavaca Auto Group

Regency Healthcare

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Several jars painted by Brilee Walker sit on a desk. They will be available for purchase on July 12 at the Young Entrepreneur Market at Port Lavaca City Hall.

Making paper for paper

Sisters create businesses in preparation for young entrepreneur marketAs summer progresses, more and more children are gearing up for the Young...

HJM Elementary School named students to the 2024-25 end of the year...

PrekindergartenWalkerHudson Abbott - math, reading, citizenship.Jack Adame – math.Jorgina Amador - math, reading.Kyzer Barrientez – math.Aria Biffle - math, reading.Izaiah...

Jackson-Roosevelt Elementary named students to the honor roll for...

Perfect attendancePre-kindergarten - Julian Flores, Meleana Garcia, Edith Granados Vazquez, Arianna Guerrero, Juan Carlos Lemus Moreno, Mia Lemus Ortiz, Kaylen Sandoval,...

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