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11-year-old Karisma Atkinson sets up shop to sell her homemade pancake stacks to the community.

Siblings enter business world at young age

January 28, 2026

A pair of siblings have each come up with ideas to start and run their own businesses. Dasia Wortham, 9, a fourth-grade student at HJM Elementary...

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This current bridge crosses Little Chocolate Bayou within Little Chocolate Bayou Park. A grant funded project is set to replace the project following Calhoun County Commissioners Court approval.

Commissioners elaborate on new park bridge project

January 28, 2026

Calhoun County commissioners John Martinez and Gary Reese gave additional information and context following the announcement Jan. 7 of a...

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After completing a competition Jan. 16 in Calallen, 22 members of the Calhoun High School Business Professionals of America program move on to the state level of their program’s competition.

22 BPA students advance to state level competition

January 28, 2026

Following their success at the local level Jan. 16, 22 Calhoun High School (CHS) students are progressing onto the state level as part of the...

Gulf Coast Title acquired by Texan Title

January 28, 2026

Gulf Coast Title has been sold to a subsidiary of Texan Title Holdings, but customers can expect to see the same team and quality of work.Texan Title said in a press...

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Former Calhoun High School head coach and athletic director Richard Whitaker accepts an award from the Coastal Bend Coaches Hall of Honor as an exceptional coach.

Former CCISD athletic director inducted into hall of honor

January 21, 2026

CORPUS CHRISTI - Former Calhoun High School head coach and athletic director Richard Whitaker was inducted as an exceptional coach into the Coastal...

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Members of Calhoun County EMS inspects a vehicle as part of mass casualty of a drill Jan. 10. Taking on the role of a injured individual, a volunteer lays besides it.

Commissioners touch on EMS funding, approve K9 program return

January 21, 2026

During its Jan. 14 meeting, the Calhoun County Commissioners Court spoke positively on the Calhoun County EMS’ mass casualty drill held Jan. 10,...

Seadrift council approves elections, signs and more

January 21, 2026

Following the resignation of council member Tanya Cunningham, Seadrift City Council voted on several items, including approving an audit, beginning city improvement...

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Members of the Port Lavaca Fire Department and Magnolia Beach Volunteer Fire Department spray foam onto a burning structure Jan. 15 on the corner of Johnny Drive and Dale Street. No human injuries were reported, but one dog died in the fire.

Fire damages Port Lavaca home

January 21, 2026

A single-family residence on the corner of Johnny Drive and Dale Street was damaged by a structure fire Jan. 15, according to a report from the...

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%...

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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...

Search continues for injured juvenile dolphin following sighting

January 7, 2026

An injured juvenile dolphin was identified Dec. 27, receiving responses from local organizations alongside marine animal welfare groups. The injured dolphin was first...

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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 gravesite tombstones

January 7, 2026

Unmarked graves across Calhoun County are receiving tombstones thanks to the efforts of the Calhoun County Historical Commission. The gravesites...

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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

January 7, 2026

POINT COMFORT – Avian and marine creatures are already starting to call the Bean Tract Mitigation Project home.“The Wilson’s plover have been seen...

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Law enforcement officers, family and community gather at Greenlawn Cemetery Saturday, Feb. 22, as they pay their last respects to former sheriff B.B. Browning. Browning’s service was held at First Baptist Church followed by a procession through town, passing by the courthouse and Browning’s beloved Sandcrab Stadium before arriving at the cemetery. The cemetery portion of the service concluded with an end of watch call.

Looking back, moving forward The Port Lavaca Wave’s 2025 year in...

December 31, 2025

By Schelly BartelsThe stories that defined 2025 in Calhoun County were not singular moments, but a collection of turning points — some marked by...

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