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    Eriella Castillo, 6, reaches into falling faux snow as she plays among illuminated holiday decorations and a nativity scene during a community Christmas event hosted by the Garcia and Marek families on Westwood Drive, Dec. 19, part of their annual friendly competition and neighborhood celebration featuring lights, cocoa and cookies.

Photo by Tania French

    Families bring joy with housing decorations and...

    Children and adults marveled at lights, faux-snow and plenty of inflatable displays while...

    Families bring joy with housing decorations and...
    Children and adults marveled at lights, faux-snow and plenty of inflatable displays while...

    More than 1,250 letters to Santa received

    Editor’s note: We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with...

    More than 1,250 letters to Santa received
    Editor’s note: We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with...

    More than a Christmas Editorial

    Every so often, an editorial piece gets it exactly right.More than a century ago, an 8-year-old...

    More than a Christmas Editorial
    Every so often, an editorial piece gets it exactly right.More than a century ago, an 8-year-old...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Artist Chancelor Havlik stands next to his work-in-progress mural on the side of the Seadrift Sports Complex Dec. 18.

    Regional artist shares insight into new Seadrif...

    SEADRIFT —  Sitting beside the Seadrift Sports Complex Dec. 18, 30-year-old artist Chancelor...

    Regional artist shares insight into new Seadrif...
    SEADRIFT —  Sitting beside the Seadrift Sports Complex Dec. 18, 30-year-old artist Chancelor...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER

    FLIPPING CAKES WITH SANTA: Masons give free San...

    Santa Claus holds a present at Lavaca Lodge #36 A.F. & A.M. Saturday, Dec. 6. During the...

    FLIPPING CAKES WITH SANTA: Masons give free San...
    Santa Claus holds a present at Lavaca Lodge #36 A.F. & A.M. Saturday, Dec. 6. During the...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Morgan DeBusk, left, and her sister Charlie Jane DeBusk, right, help deliver Meals on Wheels to Seadrift resident Joyce Mullins. The girls delivered treats and sang Christmas songs to some of the clients.

    Local youth deliver Christmas cheer

    SEADRIFT — A few community members received a holiday treat with their Calhoun County Meals on...

    Local youth deliver Christmas cheer
    SEADRIFT — A few community members received a holiday treat with their Calhoun County Meals on...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER

    CHRISTMAS COMES TO TOWN: Santa ushers in holida...

    Santa Claus coasts down Port Lavaca Main Street Friday, Dec. 5, as part of the Festival of Lights...

    CHRISTMAS COMES TO TOWN: Santa ushers in holida...
    Santa Claus coasts down Port Lavaca Main Street Friday, Dec. 5, as part of the Festival of Lights...
    Contributed photo

Calhoun High School AP Biology students McKenzie Baldera, Caroline O’Donnell, and Delilah Dowell enjoyed a visit to TPWD's Sea Center in Lake Jackson, the largest redfish hatchery and restoration program in Texas, thanks to a partnership between Calhoun County ISD, Alcoa Foundation, and A&M Victoria. Students experienced a behind the scenes tour of the hatchery, a marine aquarium with both bay and gulf species, a saltwater touch tank and an outdoor wetlands exhibit. Students learned about TPWD's efforts at species population restoration, as well as coastal ecosystems and fish life cycles.

    CHS biology students explore Sea Center Texas

    Cause and effect creating understanding was something Calhoun High School students learned during...

    CHS biology students explore Sea Center Texas
    Cause and effect creating understanding was something Calhoun High School students learned during...
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    December 24, 2025

    Around Town
    Eriella Castillo, 6, reaches into falling faux snow as she plays among illuminated holiday decorations and a nativity scene during a community Christmas event hosted by the Garcia and Marek families on Westwood Drive, Dec. 19, part of their annual friendly competition and neighborhood celebration featuring lights, cocoa and cookies.

Photo by Tania French Families bring joy with housing decorations and community party
    December 25, 2025
    Children and adults marveled at lights, faux-snow and plenty of inflatable displays while enjoying hot cocoa and cookies at the homes of the Garcia...
    More than 1,250 letters to Santa received
    December 25, 2025
    Editor’s note: We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due to...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Port Lavaca residents celebrate the holiday season Dec. 13 with a train ride at the city’s Christmas on the Bayfront. In addition to free train rides, visitors enjoyed hot chocolate, s'mores and a visit from Santa. Choo-choo Christmas: Port Lavaca celebrates Christmas with bayfront...
    December 17, 2025
    Columns
    More than a Christmas Editorial
    December 25, 2025
    Every so often, an editorial piece gets it exactly right.More than a century ago, an 8-year-old girl named Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a simple letter...
    Goodbye Walnut 6.... So this is Christmas: Taking the holidays as...
    December 17, 2025
    Christmas is a lot of things. It’s a time for giving gifts with no expectations or stipulations and spreading joy around you. It’s a time of intense stress, as many race to...
    Chamber of Commerce Award Winners
    Community
    Eriella Castillo, 6, reaches into falling faux snow as she plays among illuminated holiday decorations and a nativity scene during a community Christmas event hosted by the Garcia and Marek families on Westwood Drive, Dec. 19, part of their annual friendly competition and neighborhood celebration featuring lights, cocoa and cookies.

Photo by Tania French Families bring joy with housing decorations and community party
    December 25, 2025
    Children and adults marveled at lights, faux-snow and plenty of inflatable displays while enjoying hot cocoa and cookies at the homes of the Garcia...
    More than 1,250 letters to Santa received
    December 25, 2025
    Editor’s note: We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due to...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Artist Chancelor Havlik stands next to his work-in-progress mural on the side of the Seadrift Sports Complex Dec. 18. Regional artist shares insight into new Seadrift murals
    December 24, 2025
    SEADRIFT —  Sitting beside the Seadrift Sports Complex Dec. 18, 30-year-old artist Chancelor Havlik carefully paints the stitches on a giant...
    History
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Ida Mae “Tiney” Browning (1927 – 2019)
    December 16, 2025
    When someone is described as a firecracker, it means that they are a little package full of energy that is ready to burst and light up the world...
    Local News
    Port Authority passes two tax incentive reinvestment zones
    December 17, 2025
    POINT COMFORT — Participation in two tax increment reinvestment zones was approved by the Calhoun Port Authority Board of Directors during its Wednesday, Dec. 10,...
    Commissioners turn down road bid, hear project report from GBRA
    December 17, 2025
    The Calhoun County Commissioners turned down a bid for road materials Dec. 10 due to concerns over delivery schedules, as well as listened to a report by Guadalupe-Blanco...
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According to this chart, the majority of Texas counties will be classified as “super aged” by 2060. A “super aged” county has 20% or more of its population as 65 years old or older. Growing old: TDC reports one in three people to be 65 or older by 2060
    December 17, 2025
    Calhoun County is one of the oldest counties in the state, according to a report from the Texas Demographic Center released in November — and by...
    News
    Local officials respond to damages from fiber internet contractors
    December 24, 2025
    Contractors working under Frontier Communications have damaged local infrastructure in both Seadrift and Port O’Connor over the course of the past few months, according to...
    Commissioners court renews contracts before holidays
    December 24, 2025
    The Calhoun County Commissioners Court unanimously renewed contracts with the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) and the city of Port Lavaca during a meeting held Dec....
    MMC Board of Managers wrap up year, express concerns on future
    December 24, 2025
    Members of the Memorial Medical Center (MMC) Board of Managers met Dec.17, where it was  presented with a financial loss for the month of November. In addition, the board...
    Obituaries
    George Aaron Hubbell George Aaron Hubbell
    December 24, 2025
    George Aaron Hubbell died on December 7, 2025 following a head injury resulting from a fall in the hospital 2 weeks earlier. His son–in–law and...
    Betty Jane Morgenroth "Boots" Betty Jane Morgenroth "Boots"
    December 24, 2025
    Betty Jane Morgenroth "Boots" went home to her Heavenly Father on December 13, 2025. She was born in Robstown, Texas on October 3, 1940 to Bill and...
    Our Lady Of The Gulf Catholic School
    Opinion
    More than a Christmas Editorial
    December 25, 2025
    Every so often, an editorial piece gets it exactly right.More than a century ago, an 8-year-old girl named Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a simple letter...
    Police/Court Reports
    Law enforcement officials make 13 weekly arrests
    December 17, 2025
    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...
    Youth
    More than 1,250 letters to Santa received
    December 25, 2025
    Editor’s note: We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due to...
    Contributed photo

Calhoun High School AP Biology students McKenzie Baldera, Caroline O’Donnell, and Delilah Dowell enjoyed a visit to TPWD's Sea Center in Lake Jackson, the largest redfish hatchery and restoration program in Texas, thanks to a partnership between Calhoun County ISD, Alcoa Foundation, and A&M Victoria. Students experienced a behind the scenes tour of the hatchery, a marine aquarium with both bay and gulf species, a saltwater touch tank and an outdoor wetlands exhibit. Students learned about TPWD's efforts at species population restoration, as well as coastal ecosystems and fish life cycles. CHS biology students explore Sea Center Texas
    December 24, 2025
    Cause and effect creating understanding was something Calhoun High School students learned during a recent trip to Sea Center Texas.“Sea Center is...
    Contributed photo Seadrift NJHS receives donation
    December 17, 2025
    Bayflats Lodge in Seadrift recently gave a donation to Seadrift School’s National Junior Honor Society to benefit the students’ 'Knock Their Socks...
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