What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words video games?For many, it will most likely be Nintendo. Or maybe even Atari. But for me, there’s one name...

I was bleeding as I wrote this as Sue Nami decided to bite. (Sorry, Prince)After two years I am almost used to the red flowing down my arms or ankles. This is my bottle...

The HJM Elementary School first grade team is ready to tackle new students and new adventures with the new school year. Pictured, from left,...

When Candice Garza’s brother was incarcerated, she said she felt alone. Now, she doesn’t have to, since she created the Families and Loved Ones of the Incarcerated Support...

Children are given free backpacks Aug. 10 at Bayfront Peninsula Park in Port Lavaca by Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. 

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Captain Frank Bauer (1868-1954)The name Bauer is one that is well known in Calhoun County, and for good reason. Through vigorous...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY (August 5, 2025): Frederick (Fred) Senator Montier was born 171 years ago TODAY, August 5, 1854, in Lavaca, Texas (today Port...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY (July 29, 2025): Johann Henry Schmitt, IV, was born in Büdesheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany in 1829. When Johann...

The Calhoun County Commissioners Court stated its opposition toward a newly-instated Texas Senate bill that would limit its ability to communicate with the county’s...

POINT COMFORT – The Calhoun Port Authority board was informed a hopper dredge is expected to be in the Matagorda Ship Channel by the end of the month during its Wednesday,...

Following the resignation of Calhoun County Emergency Communications (CCEC) Director Patrick Schubert, Calhoun County Commissioners’ Court voted to instate a new interim...

POINT COMFORT — At a regular Point Comfort City Council meeting held Monday, Aug. 4, council members addressed a full agenda that included routine approvals, as well as key...

Port Lavaca City Council approved a preliminary increase to the city’s water rates in addition to other budget changes during an Aug. 11 meeting. Three buildings were also...

Approximately an acre of Seadrift city owned land was sold Aug. 12 to a developer during a Seadrift City Council meeting. In addition, council members also discussed...

Spectators are in for a treat with the Calhoun High School Sandcrab marching band’s halftime show this season.The show is titled “Reflections” and...

Gerald Lee Esch Jr., 61, of Seadrift, Texas passed away Monday, August 4, 2025. He was born on November 21, 1963, to Mary Louise Gaines Schomer and...

Carlton A. Hoefling, 79, of Port Lavaca, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2025.Carlton was born on December 20, 1945, in Yorktown, Texas, to Carl...

Amadeo Chavana Sr., lovingly known as “Po” by those closest to him, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025, at the age of 86. He was born on...

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...

Kathryn “Kathie” Troht Collins went missing Wednesday, April 1, 1981, after failing to return to her parked car in front of the former Shellfish...

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...

1 Cor. 1:17-18The cross symbol has always been a symbol of contradiction. Some people like it and some don’t. To me it’s a powerful symbol of God. What does this symbol...

I just celebrated another birthday. I never imagined I would get this old, but here I am, old and still breathing.Reflecting on my birthday celebration, I looked back on my...

Port Lavaca Resident and Calhoun High School student Leo Reyes Jr. is named the victor following a match at the Games of Texas boxing tournament...