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    Contributed photo

    HJM students number presents

    HJM Elementary School first grade students create present pictures while looking at the different...

    HJM students number presents
    HJM Elementary School first grade students create present pictures while looking at the different...
    Contributed photo

    Great day for a donut at HJM

    Student Aurora Sanders shares a donut with Calhoun County ISD campus officer Phillip Dennis....

    Great day for a donut at HJM
    Student Aurora Sanders shares a donut with Calhoun County ISD campus officer Phillip Dennis....
    Contributed photo

    Hot cocoa with the HJM counselors

    It was the perfect day for Cocoa with the Counselors. HJM Elementary School student Francisco...

    Hot cocoa with the HJM counselors
    It was the perfect day for Cocoa with the Counselors. HJM Elementary School student Francisco...
    Contributed photo

    Students experience floating classroom

    More than 250 Calhoun County ISD sixth graders experienced The Floating Classroom, due to a grant...

    Students experience floating classroom
    More than 250 Calhoun County ISD sixth graders experienced The Floating Classroom, due to a grant...
    Photo by CJ VETTER
Port Lavaca City Attorney Anne Marie Odefey speaks to the Calhoun County Commissioners’ Court Dec. 3 about the opportunities presented by the county joining a special economic agreement with Port Lavaca and Point Comfort.

    County joins Port Lavaca and Point Comfort TIRZ

    The Calhoun County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Dec. 3 to join the cities of Port Lavaca...

    County joins Port Lavaca and Point Comfort TIRZ
    The Calhoun County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Dec. 3 to join the cities of Port Lavaca...
    Photo by CJ VETTER
Calhoun High School senior Ashlee Barrientos grinds a weld made Dec. 3 at a Formosa Plastics-sponsored welding competition. She was among 43 students who participated in the event from across eight school districts.

    Winning welders: Local students compete at inte...

    Winning welders: Local students compete at inte...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Local and state officials, community leaders and business representatives cut the ribbon on the new Calhoun County Recycle Center Dec. 4.

    Calhoun County hosts ceremony for new recycling...

    Government officials, business representatives and community leaders gathered Dec. 4 at the new...

    Calhoun County hosts ceremony for new recycling...
    Government officials, business representatives and community leaders gathered Dec. 4 at the new...
    Photo by Tania French

    TREE OF ANGELS

    A young participant gently places a candle beneath the Tree of Angels during the 22nd Annual Tree...

    TREE OF ANGELS
    A young participant gently places a candle beneath the Tree of Angels during the 22nd Annual Tree...
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    Printed Paper Online
    December 10, 2025

    Community
    Contributed photo HJM students number presents
    December 10, 2025
    HJM Elementary School first grade students create present pictures while looking at the different ways to make the number of the day. They are...
    Contributed photo Great day for a donut at HJM
    December 10, 2025
    Student Aurora Sanders shares a donut with Calhoun County ISD campus officer Phillip Dennis. Sanders was the winner of the chance to join Dennis...
    Contributed photo Hot cocoa with the HJM counselors
    December 10, 2025
    It was the perfect day for Cocoa with the Counselors. HJM Elementary School student Francisco Campos, center, enjoys hot cocoa with school...
    History
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: James D. O’Neil (1873-1951)
    December 9, 2025
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: James D. O’Neil (1873-1951)James Demonet O’Neil, known by everyone as “Mr. Jim,” was born in Port Lavaca on September 14, 1873,...
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: “DUBY’ JECKER (1922-2018)
    December 2, 2025
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: “DUBY’ JECKER (1922-2018) When people ask me, “What made you, a young college graduate from Ohio in 1980, choose Port Lavaca,...
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Joseph Paul Petrisky
    November 25, 2025
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Joseph Paul Petrisky was born Yozeph Petricska on December 5, 1913, in Nagy Luchka, a village then located in the northeastern...
    Grace Funeral Home
    Our Lady Of The Gulf Catholic School
    Local Government
    County commissioners, judge election draws in candidates
    December 10, 2025
    Several candidates have entered the election for Calhoun County judge and Precinct 1, Precinct 2 and Precinct 4 commissioner seats, as well as other races, following the 5...
    W. Allen Tippit Port Lavaca council member resigns, announces run for county judge
    December 5, 2025
    Port Lavaca City Council member Allen Tippit resigned Dec. 4 from his seat after announcing his intent to run for the position of Calhoun County...
    Local News
    Port Lavaca council member resigns, announces run for county judge
    December 10, 2025
    Port Lavaca City Council member Allen Tippit resigned Dec. 4 from his seat after announcing his intent to run for the position of Calhoun County Judge. The resignation,...
    Port Lavaca presents community plan for feedback
    December 10, 2025
    Residents of Port Lavaca were asked to provide feedback and give critiques on the city’s upcoming 20-year Comprehensive Plan during a meeting held at the Bauer Community...
    Photo by CJ VETTER
Port Lavaca City Attorney Anne Marie Odefey speaks to the Calhoun County Commissioners’ Court Dec. 3 about the opportunities presented by the county joining a special economic agreement with Port Lavaca and Point Comfort. County joins Port Lavaca and Point Comfort TIRZ
    December 10, 2025
    The Calhoun County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Dec. 3 to join the cities of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort in the creation of their new...
    News
    Photo by CJ VETTER
Calhoun High School senior Ashlee Barrientos grinds a weld made Dec. 3 at a Formosa Plastics-sponsored welding competition. She was among 43 students who participated in the event from across eight school districts. Winning welders: Local students compete at intercounty Formosa...
    December 10, 2025
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Local and state officials, community leaders and business representatives cut the ribbon on the new Calhoun County Recycle Center Dec. 4. Calhoun County hosts ceremony for new recycling center
    December 10, 2025
    Government officials, business representatives and community leaders gathered Dec. 4 at the new Calhoun County Recycle Center to officially open it...
    Photo by Tania French TREE OF ANGELS
    December 10, 2025
    A young participant gently places a candle beneath the Tree of Angels during the 22nd Annual Tree Angels ceremony Sunday at the Bauer Community...
    Obituaries
    Elodia Harvey Elodia Harvey
    December 10, 2025
    Elodia Harvey passed away on December 5, 2025, at the age of 72. Visitation will be held Friday, December 12, 2025 from 12–2pm at Richardson...
    Earl C. "Bud" Leonard, Jr.
    December 10, 2025
    Earl C. "Bud" Leonard, Jr., 74, of Port Lavaca passed away December 2, 2025. He was born April 22, 1951 in Victoria to Earl Calvin Leonard Sr. and...
    Dorothy Sue Traylor Dorothy Sue Traylor
    December 10, 2025
    Dorothy Sue Traylor, 84, of Port Lavaca, Texas, passed away December 4, 2025.Sue was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great–grandmother and...
    Police/Court Reports
    Law enforcement officials make 26 weekly arrests
    December 10, 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 9 weekly arrests
    December 3, 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...
    Chamber of Commerce Award Winners
    Women in Business
    Youth
    Photo by CJ VETTER
Calhoun High School senior Ashlee Barrientos grinds a weld made Dec. 3 at a Formosa Plastics-sponsored welding competition. She was among 43 students who participated in the event from across eight school districts. Winning welders: Local students compete at intercounty Formosa...
    December 10, 2025
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