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Calhoun High School crowned its 2026 prom royalty during this year’s prom celebration. Pictured are, from left, Prince Jojo Baldera, Princess...

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Ready for reading

Students in Macileigh Burriss’ first-grade class at HJM Elementary School visit the Calhoun County Public Library to learn about the library’s...

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Writing is learning

Cheryl Marwitz’s first-grade students at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School display copies of their class-written book, “We Love Our Catholic...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: MELVIN SELPH

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: MELVIN SELPH (1929-2010)For generations of Calhoun County students, coaches, teachers, and parents, the name Melvin Selph...

Local Government

Calhoun Port Authority counsel Anne Marie Odefey swears in Russell Cain during a special May 1 meeting of the board. Cain was appointed to fill the District 1 seat left open by the resignation of Marty Strakos.

Resignation leaves Calhoun Port Authority District 4 seat open

POINT COMFORT - The Calhoun Port Authority is seeking letters of interest for the District 4 seat following the resignation of board member Luis De...

High pump prices cast clouds on local fishing industry outlook

As fuel prices continue to remain high in May, Calhoun County fishermen are expected to spend less time on the bay and more time ashore, according to representatives from...

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Calhoun County Commissioners Court and staff from Calhoun County EMS gather together to recognize National Emergency Medical Services Week May 20.

Commissioners honor EMS, receives no valid bids on fire station

The Calhoun County Commissioners Court honored local EMS workers May 20 during its regular weekly meeting by declaring the week of May 17-23 as...

Kenneth W. Bulsterbaum

Investigation into alleged indecency with a child and sexual...

A 62-year-old Port Lavaca man was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into alleged child exploitation-related offenses, according to the...

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Riding atop an excavator, 11-year-old Zane Alsaadi smiles for a photo during the Port Lavaca Public Works Show & Tell May 20. He was one of many children who were able to learn about the various machines used by city workers at the Bauer Community Center.

Port Lavaca Public Works greets the public during Show & Tell event

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A crowd packed into the Calhoun County Combined Dispatch Center May 19 to attend a Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District meeting, featuring a presentation by ammonia production company Synergen Green Energy and to offer public comment to district board members.

Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District clarifies law on...

The Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District (GCD) Board of Directors received a presentation on a new ammonia plant project, as well as an...

Local community organizes opposition against ammonia plant

As opposition grows to Synergen Green Energy’s proposed ammonia facility near Point Comfort, residents organized under the newly formed Save Calhoun County group say the...

Eluteria Calzada Serna

Eluteria Calzada Serna

Eluteria Calzada Serna, 79, of Port Lavaca, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026. She was born on April 23, 1947, in Port Lavaca, TX.Eluteria was...

Mary Barbara Wilson (Bobbie)

Mary Barbara Wilson (Bobbie)

Mary Barbara Wilson (Bobbie), 85, of Port Lavaca passed away May 21, 2026. She was born September 15, 1940 in Karnes City, Texas to Bennie A. and...

Eluteria Calzada Serna

Eluteria Calzada Serna

Eluteria Calzada Serna, 79, of Port Lavaca, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026. She was born on April 23, 1947, in Port Lavaca, TX.Eluteria was...

Police/Court Reports

Law enforcement officials make 22 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...

Ronny Best

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Calhoun High School crowned its 2026 prom royalty during this year’s prom celebration. Pictured are, from left, Prince Jojo Baldera, Princess...

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Brody O’Donnell was the recipient of a $5,000 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship. He will be recognized at the Texas 4-H Roundup in June.

Local 4-H heads to state roundup

Putting the skills they learned to the test in the 4-H Spring Spectacular, several local 4-Hers are heading to the Texas 4-H Roundup in June.The...

Calhoun High School Graduation - May 22, 2026

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