Port O’Connor Elementary School kindergarten students Birdie Griffith, Brystol McCabe, Kimberly Tolar, Cody Skipper, Aubrey Pompa and Mia Donnelly...

HJM Elementary School first grade students show their appreciation for counselor Tammy Boehl during National School Counseling Week, Feb. 2-6. The...

Port O’Connor Elementary School students of the month for January are Liam Donnelly, Kyson Atkins, Jagger Tubbs, Lucian Baird, Reef Chance and Kai...

There are times in life when something new comes along and brings with it a flood of good old memories. It comes to us like a familiar friend, warm...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: J. T. SIKES (1929 – 1983)In 1990 President George H W Bush signed the Americans with Disability Act into law protecting the...

Local Texas AgriLife Extension agents gave their 2025 activity reports to the Calhoun County Commissioners Court Feb. 4, detailing their ongoing programs and...

During its Feb. 4 meeting, the Calhoun County Commissioners Court took another step toward the construction of the Magnolia Beach Volunteer Fire...

During its Jan. 28 meeting, the Calhoun County Commissioners Court discussed a new event coming to Calhoun County in September, as well as...

Following two fires caused by heating implements Jan. 26, Port Lavaca Fire Department Captain Juan Luna shared heater safety information Feb. 4.Portable heaters can pose a...

Memorial Medical Center has added a new speech therapy to its list of rehabilitation services and its first full-time speech pathologist to the staff.Speech-Language...

A new nonprofit, Coastal Preservation and Restoration (CPR), has been launched to help rebuild and preserve oyster reefs across the Texas coastline, including in areas such...

Death NoticeFloyd Robinson, Jr. “Dooney”A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Frances Janis of Olivia, Texas, passed away Monday, February 2, 2026 in Port Lavaca. She was born in Cuero, Texas to Robert Petrash & Frances...

Lorenzo S. Gonzalez Jr., 87, joined our Lord in his heavenly kingdom on January 24, 2026, in Laredo, TX, surrounded by his loving family.He was...

Law enforcement officials make 17 weekly arrestsThe arrest records made available through The Port Lavaca Wave newspaper are public information. Any indication of an arrest...

The greatest joy I have every morning is not only getting up but also stepping in my office. I step inside, pause for a moment, and look around at all the books on my...

Alamo Heights Baptist Church hosted its annual women’s conference Saturday, Jan. 31, with the largest crowd to date. More than 200 women came...