Calhoun High School hosted its annual Breaker Beauty King and Queen contest Thursday, Jan. 29. Brantly Janak, representing the CHS freshman class,...

January is School Board Recognition Month and Calhoun County ISD is celebrating its trustees for their leadership and commitment to the district’s...

After studying different kinds of soil, HJM Elementary School first grade students made a special trip to the playground to investigate their...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: J. T. SIKES (1929 – 1983)In 1990 President George H W Bush signed the Americans with Disability Act into law protecting the...

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: William Wiley George (1795-1862)When you enter the Port Lavaca Cemetery, the Flag Poles and Historical Markers sit right in...

Edward Fred Knipling was born in Port Lavaca, Texas, on March 20, 1909. He was the ninth of ten children born to German immigrant Henry John...

During its Jan. 26 meeting, Port Lavaca City Council took no action on a contract proposal from Republic Services, as well as awarded a contract for its living shoreline...

During its Jan. 28 meeting, the Calhoun County Commissioners Court discussed a new event coming to Calhoun County in September, as well as...

During its regular meeting Jan. 28, the Memorial Medical Center Board of Managers received multiple reports, including that the hospital made a net...

Local wildlife advocate Steve Marwitz and Christmas Bird Count organizer (CBC) Brent Ortego shared information about the county’s bird and sea turtle populations during a...

Two structure fires started Jan. 26 due to use of heating tools, according to Port Lavaca Fire Captain Boyd Staloch. The fires occurred in Port Lavaca and Magnolia Beach...

A structure on Port Lavaca’s Main Street caught fire once again Jan. 27, following a previous fire that occurred in 2023 at the same address, 123...

Lorenzo S. Gonzalez Jr., 87, joined our Lord in his heavenly kingdom on January 24, 2026, in Laredo, TX, surrounded by his loving family.He was...

Doyle O'Neil Downs, 60Doyle O'Neil Downs, born July 31, 1965, in Refugio, Texas, passed away on January 9, 2026. He lived in Port Lavaca, Texas,...

Law enforcement officials make 17 weekly arrestsThe arrest records made available through The Port Lavaca Wave newspaper are public information. Any indication of an arrest...

Alamo Heights Baptist Church hosted its annual women’s conference Saturday, Jan. 31, with the largest crowd to date. More than 200 women came...

The greatest joy I have every morning is not only getting up but also stepping in my office. I step inside, pause for a moment, and look around at all the books on my...

Following their success at the local level Jan. 16, 22 Calhoun High School (CHS) students are progressing onto the state level as part of the...