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    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

    Happy New Year from first grade

    HJM Elementary School first grade students started the beginning of a new year when school...

    Happy New Year from first grade
    HJM Elementary School first grade students started the beginning of a new year when school...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

    Former teacher visits students

    Former HJM Elementary School kindergarten teacher, Cathy Stapp, recently visited with HJM...

    Former teacher visits students
    Former HJM Elementary School kindergarten teacher, Cathy Stapp, recently visited with HJM...
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Staff and owners of Clark Constructors accept an award from Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent Dec. 3.

    Clark Constructors wins award at Texas Workforc...

    Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent (WSGC) recognized  Clark Constructors in Point Comfort as the...

    Clark Constructors wins award at Texas Workforc...
    Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent (WSGC) recognized  Clark Constructors in Point Comfort as the...
    Contributed photo
International Crane Foundation Director of Gulf Coast Programs Dr. Carter Crouch, Wetland and Rangeland Ecologist Katie Fernald and Leiden Conservation whooping crane biologist Matti Bradshaw boat to a coastal island to observe wintering whooping cranes as part of their research Dec. 12, 2025, off the Texas Gulf Coast.

    Conservation groups obtain 3,000 acres for cran...

    More than 3,000 acres of coastal ranch area near Port O’Connor were purchased Dec. 4, 2025, and...

    Conservation groups obtain 3,000 acres for cran...
    More than 3,000 acres of coastal ranch area near Port O’Connor were purchased Dec. 4, 2025, and...
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The Calhoun County Humane Society building rests at 106 Haley Lane. It serves as a temporary home to dozens of cats and dogs.

    Social media supports adoptions, according to h...

    Posts and pictures of cats and dogs fill the Calhoun County Humane Society Facebook page,...

    Social media supports adoptions, according to h...
    Posts and pictures of cats and dogs fill the Calhoun County Humane Society Facebook page,...
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Rows of tombstones sit alongside Zimmerman Road wait to be installed by volunteers with the Calhoun County Historical Commission. 

    Historical commission to give unmarked gravesit...

    Unmarked graves across Calhoun County are receiving tombstones thanks to the efforts of the...

    Historical commission to give unmarked gravesit...
    Unmarked graves across Calhoun County are receiving tombstones thanks to the efforts of the...
    Contributed photo
The Bean Tract was selected as the mitigation site for expansion of Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort. Since its completion in early 2024, the site has shown strong signs of success. Travis Middle School and Seadrift School students planted seagrasses in the wetlands as part of the Careers Along the Coast: Roots to Routes event hosted by the Calhoun Port Authority.

    Mitigation project enters monitoring stage

    POINT COMFORT – Avian and marine creatures are already starting to call the Bean Tract Mitigation...

    Mitigation project enters monitoring stage
    POINT COMFORT – Avian and marine creatures are already starting to call the Bean Tract Mitigation...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Construction is underway at the former Shellfish Restaurant site, which will become 5D On Lavaca Bay. The new restaurant, part of the family-owned 5D chain, is expected to open in early 2026.

    New businesses, expansions signal growth in Por...

    Port Lavaca saw steady commercial growth in 2025, with new businesses opening their doors and...

    New businesses, expansions signal growth in Por...
    Port Lavaca saw steady commercial growth in 2025, with new businesses opening their doors and...
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    Printed Paper Online
    January 14, 2026

    Columns
    Coping with loss: suicide
    January 7, 2026
    I am at a point in my life where I thought I had been through it all or at least most things.  I have buried my grandparents, my mother, my father and my husband. I have...
    Community
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Happy New Year from first grade
    January 14, 2026
    HJM Elementary School first grade students started the beginning of a new year when school started back Wednesday, Jan. 7. Pictured, students in...
    Calhoun County Meals on Wheels seeks drivers to open new routes
    January 14, 2026
    The Calhoun County Senior Citizens Association, Inc. is aiming to open a new meals on wheels route to serve the Point Comfort and Port Alto/Olivia area. According to The...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Former teacher visits students
    January 14, 2026
    Former HJM Elementary School kindergarten teacher, Cathy Stapp, recently visited with HJM students and read them a story. She is pictured with...
    Grace Funeral Home
    Port Lavaca Auto Group
    History
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: John Mark Dierlam (1853-1938)
    January 13, 2026
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: John Mark Dierlam (1853-1938)I don’t know if the interest in history is the same for everyone, but for me it was a gift that my...
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: John Ronald Paul (1898-1952)
    January 6, 2026
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: John Ronald Paul (1898-1952) was born in Port Lavaca, Texas on December 29, 1898 —the only son of John Adonoto and Aida...
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Daniel James Cuellar (2006-2025)
    December 30, 2025
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Daniel James Cuellar (2006-2025)It is not the dates on a tombstone that matter, they just mark the beginning and the end of a...
    Local News
    Game warden talks safety as duck season closes
    January 14, 2026
    The end of duck season is on the horizon, with the yearly hunt closing Jan. 25 — and that means more hunters will be taking to the water, bringing them into contact with...
    Commissioners court receives grants, ups paramedic salaries
    January 14, 2026
    The Calhoun County Commissioners Court announced grants from the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust for several county projects Jan. 7, as well as raising the salaries of...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Staff and owners of Clark Constructors accept an award from Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent Dec. 3. Clark Constructors wins award at Texas Workforce Conference
    January 14, 2026
    Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent (WSGC) recognized  Clark Constructors in Point Comfort as the region's 2025 Local Employer of Excellence. ...
    News
    Crab trap removal set for February
    January 14, 2026
    Volunteers have helped the San Antonio Bay Partnership to clear the bays of the Mid-Coast of abandoned crab traps and other trash since 2017.Over the last five years of the...
    City and county respond to increased holiday trash
    January 14, 2026
    Household waste increases during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holiday period. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that household waste rises by about 25%...
    Contributed photo
International Crane Foundation Director of Gulf Coast Programs Dr. Carter Crouch, Wetland and Rangeland Ecologist Katie Fernald and Leiden Conservation whooping crane biologist Matti Bradshaw boat to a coastal island to observe wintering whooping cranes as part of their research Dec. 12, 2025, off the Texas Gulf Coast. Conservation groups obtain 3,000 acres for crane population
    January 14, 2026
    More than 3,000 acres of coastal ranch area near Port O’Connor were purchased Dec. 4, 2025, and Dec. 15, 2025, by the International Crane...
    Obituaries
    Rebecca Robinson Lincoln Rebecca Robinson Lincoln
    January 14, 2026
    Rebecca Robinson Lincoln (Becky), 69, passed away to be with the Lord on Jan 8, 2026. Becky was born April 7, 1956 in Tucson, AZ to Roy (Ralph) and...
    Cecil Boyd "Slick" Cecil Boyd "Slick"
    January 14, 2026
    Cecil Boyd, lovingly known as "Slick," 85, of Victoria, Texas, formerly of Port Lavaca, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 10,...
    Police/Court Reports
    Law enforcement officials make 20 weekly arrests
    January 14, 2026
    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 21 weekly arrests
    January 7, 2026
    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...
    Fall Sports 2025
    Religion
    The Power of Prayer
    January 7, 2026
    We must maintain a life of prayer and seek God in every aspect of our lives. It helps us to cultivate a good relationship with Jesus. When we pray, we are aligning our will...
    Fiery serpents and the mercy that saved Israel
    January 7, 2026
    We are about to dive into some pretty interesting stuff! In Numbers 21:4-9, the children of Israel complained against YHWH and Moses. They were sarcastic when they said...
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