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    Kindergarten students study penguins

    Port O’Connor Elementary School kindergarten students have been busy learning about penguins. ...

    Kindergarten students study penguins
    Port O’Connor Elementary School kindergarten students have been busy learning about penguins. ...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER

    Volunteers replace Seadrift flags

    Michael Trowbridge and Kenneth Stuckey raise flags Jan. 15. The two volunteers were among several...

    Volunteers replace Seadrift flags
    Michael Trowbridge and Kenneth Stuckey raise flags Jan. 15. The two volunteers were among several...
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    OLG spelling bee winners

    Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School held its campus spelling bee Wednesday, Jan. 14. The...

    OLG spelling bee winners
    Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School held its campus spelling bee Wednesday, Jan. 14. The...
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    HJM Elementary School spelling bee winners

    HJM Elementary School recently held its campus spelling bee. Winners are as follows: Jack...

    HJM Elementary School spelling bee winners
    HJM Elementary School recently held its campus spelling bee. Winners are as follows: Jack...
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TxDot employees wear blue in support of  Wear Blue Day, raising awareness about human trafficking.

    TxDOT calls for greater awareness to fight huma...

    The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is raising awareness about the tragic reality of...

    TxDOT calls for greater awareness to fight huma...
    The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is raising awareness about the tragic reality of...
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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 ha...

    CORPUS CHRISTI - Former Calhoun High School head coach and athletic director Richard Whitaker was...

    Former CCISD athletic director inducted into ha...
    CORPUS CHRISTI - Former Calhoun High School head coach and athletic director Richard Whitaker was...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Laurie Harvey smiles after being voted onto the Port Lavaca Port Commission Board Jan. 12. She will help create policy for the management of the city’s ports as part of her new duty.

    Port Lavaca council talks trash services, appoi...

    During its Jan. 12 meeting, Port Lavaca City Council discussed pursuing new waste removal...

    Port Lavaca council talks trash services, appoi...
    During its Jan. 12 meeting, Port Lavaca City Council discussed pursuing new waste removal...
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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 ...

    During its Jan. 14 meeting, the Calhoun County Commissioners Court spoke positively on the...

    Commissioners touch on EMS funding, approve K9 ...
    During its Jan. 14 meeting, the Calhoun County Commissioners Court spoke positively on the...
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    Printed Paper Online
    January 21, 2026

    Community
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Kindergarten students study penguins
    January 21, 2026
    Port O’Connor Elementary School kindergarten students have been busy learning about penguins.  The students compared if they were taller, shorter,...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER Volunteers replace Seadrift flags
    January 21, 2026
    Michael Trowbridge and Kenneth Stuckey raise flags Jan. 15. The two volunteers were among several who replaced the flags lining the sides of the...
    CONTRIBUTED PHOTO OLG spelling bee winners
    January 21, 2026
    Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School held its campus spelling bee Wednesday, Jan. 14. The following spellers will advance to the district bee in...
    History
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: GEORGE ARMSTRONG (1831-1885)
    January 20, 2026
    It is hard to imagine when you visit Indianola today that in the mid-to-late 1800s it was a thriving seaport, second in Texas only to Galveston. It...
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: John Mark Dierlam (1853-1938)
    January 13, 2026
    TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: John Mark Dierlam (1853-1938)I don’t know if the interest in history is the same for everyone, but for me it was a gift that my...
    Fall Sports 2025
    Local News
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TxDot employees wear blue in support of  Wear Blue Day, raising awareness about human trafficking. TxDOT calls for greater awareness to fight human trafficking
    January 21, 2026
    The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is raising awareness about the tragic reality of human trafficking and empowering employees and...
    Port board appoints TIRZ representatives
    January 21, 2026
    POINT COMFORT – The Calhoun Port Authority appointed its representatives to the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones for the cities of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort during its...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Laurie Harvey smiles after being voted onto the Port Lavaca Port Commission Board Jan. 12. She will help create policy for the management of the city’s ports as part of her new duty. Port Lavaca council talks trash services, appoints new port member
    January 21, 2026
    During its Jan. 12 meeting, Port Lavaca City Council discussed pursuing new waste removal services following notification from current provider...
    News
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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...
    Obituaries
    Joseph Archer Joseph Archer
    January 21, 2026
    Joseph Pierre Archer, 71, of El Campo, passed away January 11, 2026. He was born on November 8, 1954 in Hampton, VA to the late Richard and Mary...
    Rebecca Robinson Lincoln Rebecca Robinson Lincoln
    January 14, 2026
    Rebecca Robinson Lincoln (Becky), 69, passed away to be with the Lord on Jan 8, 2026. Becky was born April 7, 1956 in Tucson, AZ to Roy (Ralph) and...
    Cecil Boyd "Slick" Cecil Boyd "Slick"
    January 14, 2026
    Cecil Boyd, lovingly known as "Slick," 85, of Victoria, Texas, formerly of Port Lavaca, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 10,...
    Police/Court Reports
    Law enforcement officials make 20 weekly arrests
    January 14, 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...
    Religion
    It was a coughing, sneezing contest
    January 21, 2026
    The New Year started rather nicely for us. After all the exciting holiday activities, it was nice to settle into a more relaxed frame of mind. We had a whole week before us...
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