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Community members urge careful review before any school closure...

As discussions continue regarding the potential closure or consolidation of schools within Calhoun County ISD, questions are being raised about whether the district has...

MOORE TO THE STORY: Family, memories and water therapy on the Frio

Although the weather hasn't been sunny, summer is here. I can tell by the loud noises of children racing from one end of the house to the other and my grocery bill...

Do your research on the animal you want by your side

It has been snowing at my mother’s house. Soft white stuff that drifted slowly down onto everything - carpets, chairs, tile – into a vast wasteland of fluff. No amount of...

PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Children add their artwork to a giant doodle poodle June 21 at the Bauer Community Center during Port Lavaca's Juneteenth celebration. The interactive activity was one of several family-friendly attractions offered throughout the event.

FROM THE BAYFRONT TO THE BAUER: Juneteenth celebration carries on...

Motorcade, tailgate celebration set for July 4 weekend

Community invited to take part in America 250 festivities as Port Lavaca marks nation's 250th birthdayAs Americans prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the...

Muddy Mutts owner Callie Shackelford shows off her automated wash tub June 10. The automated tub swaps between water, shampoo and conditioner with a button press.

New self-service dog wash business to open in Port Lavaca

A new business concept will be opening in Port Lavaca, allowing pet owners to use a new self-service grooming center. Going by the name Muddy...

Our Lady Of The Gulf Catholic School

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY : NAOMI ALBRECHT

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: NAOMI ALBRECHT (1923-2019)Few individuals leave a lasting impact on both their schools and their communities, but Naomi Albrecht...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: SHUG

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: SHUG (1956-2008)I have titled this Tombstone Tuesday a little different than the others I have written about, but there are...

Local Government

CCAD, CCISD explain school finances following vote

Following in the wake of a meeting held June 15 by the Calhoun County Independent School District (CCISD) Board of Trustees that determined the fate of Port O’Connor...

Community members fill the HJM Elementary School cafeteria during a June 15 public hearing and Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting. Originally scheduled for the CCISD Administration Building boardroom, the meeting was moved to accommodate the large crowd gathered to voice opposition to proposals that would have closed Port O’Connor Elementary School and merged Seadrift School's seventh- and eighth-grade classes with Travis Middle School. The board later voted to indefinitely postpone both measures. (Photo by CJ Vetter)

CCISD trustees postpone Port O’Connor closure, Seadrift grade...

The Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees voted June 15 to indefinitely postpone the proposed closure of Port O’Connor...

Calhoun Port Authority decision to fill District 4 seat postponed

POINT COMFORT – The Calhoun Port Authority Board of Trustees voted to table a decision on filling the vacant District 4 seat Wednesday, July 10, during its regular...

Motion to dismiss duplicate charge in child pornography case granted

A motion to dismiss the 2024 possession of child pornography indictment against Robert Wayne Shimek Jr. was granted during a hearing in 267th District Judge Julie...

Seadrift council weighs budget during decision on healthcare

During a special meeting held June 17, members of Seadrift City Council discussed concerns regarding the city’s budget before approving a healthcare compensation plan for...

Estimated 540 whooping cranes wintered along Texas Gulf Coast

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists have estimated more than 500 whooping cranes have wintered along the Texas Gulf Coast, near Calhoun County, according to a recent...

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Chris Issendorf approaches through the water to the finish line of the Texas Water Safari June 14. The solo canoer took first place and disembarked after reaching Swan Point Park near Seadrift.

Winner the Texas Winter Safari: Chris Issendorf takes first place...

Motorcade, tailgate celebration set for July 4 weekend

Community invited to take part in America 250 festivities as Port Lavaca marks nation's 250th birthdayAs Americans prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the...

PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
A new bar sits installed inside of 115 Main Street in Port Lavaca, the future home of Banks Wine & Oyster Vault. The new building will be the most recent business to open on Port Lavaca’s Main Street later this year.

New wine & oyster bar to reinvigorate Main Street, owner says

A new wine and oyster bar set to open later this year on Port Lavaca’s Main Street is set to add some additional life to the city’s historic...

Mary Louise Baker

Mary Louise Baker

Mary Louise Rawlinson Baker of Port Lavaca, Texas, passed away on June 11, 2026, in Port Lavaca.She was born in Cushing, Texas, Nacogdoches County,...

Juan Francisco Gonzales

Juan Francisco Gonzales

Juan Francisco "Perico" Gonzales, 74, of Port Lavaca passed away June 7, 2026, just shy of his birthday. He was born June 15, 1951 in Port Lavaca...

Alice Jeanette (Billings) White

Alice Jeanette (Billings) White

Alice Jeanette (Billings) WhiteAugust 3, 1941 – May 27, 2026Alice J. White passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Conroe, Texas, at the age of...

Grace Funeral Home

Port Lavaca Auto Group

Police/Court Reports

Law enforcement officials make 42 weekly arrests

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...

Marcus Anthony Leal

One wounded, one arrested following Sunday shooting at Port Lavaca bar

One man was arrested and one woman was wounded following a shooting at Roosters Bar, 224 N. Commerce St., early Sunday morning.According to a...

Contributed PHOTO
Chris Issendorf approaches through the water to the finish line of the Texas Water Safari June 14. The solo canoer took first place and disembarked after reaching Swan Point Park near Seadrift.

Winner the Texas Winter Safari: Chris Issendorf takes first place...

PHOTO BY CJ VETTER

Samantha Tanton speaks during a June 10 gathering of parents at King Fisher Beach Park in Port O’Connor. Parents discussed proposed Calhoun County ISD plans that would move Seadrift seventh- and eighth-grade students to Travis Middle School and close Port O’Connor Elementary School.

Port O’Connor, Seadrift parents organize opposition to CCISD school...

PORT O’CONNOR — Twenty-nine parents from Port O’Connor and Seadrift gathered Wednesday afternoon at King Fisher Beach Park Pavilion to coordinate...

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