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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...
    Photo by Tania French
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 Wa...

    By Schelly BartelsThe stories that defined 2025 in Calhoun County were not singular moments, but...

    Looking back, moving forward The Port Lavaca Wa...
    By Schelly BartelsThe stories that defined 2025 in Calhoun County were not singular moments, but...
    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...
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    Printed Paper Online
    January 7, 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
    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 Port Lavaca
    December 31, 2025
    Port Lavaca saw steady commercial growth in 2025, with new businesses opening their doors and several major developments breaking ground or moving...
    Best in Calhoun County 2025
    History
    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
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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 humane society
    January 7, 2026
    Posts and pictures of cats and dogs fill the Calhoun County Humane Society Facebook page, detailing the habits, facts and profiles of the animals...
    County commissioners close out year with interlocal agreements
    January 7, 2026
    The Calhoun County Commissioners Court unanimously voted Dec. 30 to renew several interlocal agreements with various organizations, create a resolution to support the...
    News
    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...
    Contributed photo
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...
    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
    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...
    Obituaries
    Loyal Dean Holford Loyal Dean Holford
    December 31, 2025
    Loyal Dean Holford passed from this life to hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant," on December 22, 2025.Papa Dean was born April 3, 1932, in...
    Betty Jane Morgenroth Betty Jane Morgenroth
    December 31, 2025
    Betty Jane Morgenroth, 85, of Port Lavaca went to her heavenly home on 12/13/2025.Betty was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus...
    Police/Court Reports
    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...
    Law enforcement officials make 22 weekly arrests - Dec. 22-28
    December 31, 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...
    Law enforcement officials make 22 weekly arrests - Dec. 15-21
    December 24, 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...
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    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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