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VEDC gives info on new projects and data center coming to Calhoun

During a presentation delivered to Port Lavaca City Council July 13, Victoria Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) CEO Jonas Titus gave an update on several projects...

COFFEE & CONVERSATION: Finding home in a new beginning

Starting over.There’s something to be said about starting over — about waking up one day and realizing your life looks completely different than it...

Goodbye Walnut 8: What does it mean to lose a Buc-ee’s?

When I first moved here nearly four years ago, people often asked me how I survived transitioning from a growing city such as New Braunfels to Port Lavaca, my response came...

Fall Sports 2025

Regency Healthcare

PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Parents and children look over multicolored backpacks, filled with school supplies July 23 at Little Chocolate Bayou Park. The backpacks and school supplies, alongside shoes, were provided free of charge by Refugio Mejia and his volunteers.

Father gives back to Calhoun County with backpack drive

Children were treated to free backpacks, shoes, barbecued chicken, bounce houses and facepainting for free at Little Chocolate Bayou Park July 23,...

Calhoun County to celebrate National Lighthouse Day on Aug. 7

PORT LAVACA — Calhoun County will join communities across the nation in celebrating National Lighthouse Day on Friday, Aug. 7, honoring the...

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HLSR 20k winner

Derrick Chu, second from right, was named the 2026 Calhoun County Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Area Go Texan $20,000 scholarship recipient....

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor,We appreciate the continued interest Calhoun County residents have shown in the proposed Synergen project and the thoughtful questions being raised as planning...

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Lining the ground, 70 palm trees were donated to Calhoun County on July 22. These trees will be planted alongside Magnolia Beach.

County receives 70 palm tree donation for Magnolia Beach

The Calhoun County Commissioners Court accepted a donation of 70 palm trees from a private citizen during a regular meeting held July 22. The court...

Port authority board approves FY2027 budget

POINT COMFORT – The Calhoun Port Authority Board of Trustees approved a zero net revenue budget for fiscal year 2027 during a June 30 special meetingThe budget is set at...

County hears concerns on pier extension, awards bid

Following concerns from G&W Engineers regarding prices within the bids, the Calhoun County Commissioners Court voted July 15 to contract Hanna Concrete and Oilfield...

CCISD faces condemnation and critique following school closure and...

Parents across Calhoun County are considering the ramifications of a decision made by the Calhoun County Independent School District (CCISD) Board of Trustees July 20 to...

Calhoun County to celebrate National Lighthouse Day on Aug. 7

PORT LAVACA — Calhoun County will join communities across the nation in celebrating National Lighthouse Day on Friday, Aug. 7, honoring the...

Brenda Joyce Dworaczyk

Longtime educator Brenda Dworaczyk remembered for changing...

Brenda Joyce Dworaczyk, a longtime Calhoun County educator who spent 37 years with Calhoun County Independent School District, including 15 years...

Gail Petty, born October 1, 1946 passed away July 9, 2026 at the age of 79. She was an educator, counselor, traveler, lover of fast cars,...

Calhoun County Life

Police/Court Reports

Law enforcement officials make 24 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 31 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...

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