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    Wildlife experts offer insight into bird and sea turtle populations
    February 4, 2026
    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 caused by heating tools in one day
    February 4, 2026
    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...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Smoke billows out of a building Jan. 27 as Port Lavaca Fire Department responds to a fire. The fire began within 123 E. Main St, according to Port Lavaca Fire Captain Boyd Staloch. Main Street building catches fire again within week of anniversary
    February 4, 2026
    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...

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Calhoun Esports designer Ava Valdez stands in front of a rack of merchandise the organization has for sale featuring her design. Esports new designs created by member
    February 4, 2026
    Ava Valdez got to see her creation become the face of the Calhoun High School Esports new merchandise. Art has been Valdez’s passion since she was...

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11-year-old Karisma Atkinson sets up shop to sell her homemade pancake stacks to the community. Siblings enter business world at young age
    January 28, 2026
    A pair of siblings have each come up with ideas to start and run their own businesses. Dasia Wortham, 9, a fourth-grade student at HJM Elementary...

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This current bridge crosses Little Chocolate Bayou within Little Chocolate Bayou Park. A grant funded project is set to replace the project following Calhoun County Commissioners Court approval. Commissioners elaborate on new park bridge project
    January 28, 2026
    Calhoun County commissioners John Martinez and Gary Reese gave additional information and context following the announcement Jan. 7 of a...

    PHOTO BY BETH BOONE
After completing a competition Jan. 16 in Calallen, 22 members of the Calhoun High School Business Professionals of America program move on to the state level of their program’s competition. 22 BPA students advance to state level competition
    January 28, 2026
    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...

    Gulf Coast Title acquired by Texan Title
    January 28, 2026
    Gulf Coast Title has been sold to a subsidiary of Texan Title Holdings, but customers can expect to see the same team and quality of work.Texan Title said in a press...
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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...
    PHOTO BY CJ VETTER
Members of the Port Lavaca Fire Department and Magnolia Beach Volunteer Fire Department spray foam onto a burning structure Jan. 15 on the corner of Johnny Drive and Dale Street. No human injuries were reported, but one dog died in the fire. Fire damages Port Lavaca home
    January 21, 2026
    A single-family residence on the corner of Johnny Drive and Dale Street was damaged by a structure fire Jan. 15, according to a report from the...

    Crab trap removal set for February
    January 14, 2026
    Volunteers have helped the San Antonio Bay Partnership to clear the bays of the Mid-Coast of abandoned crab traps and other trash since 2017.Over the last five years of the...
    City and county respond to increased holiday trash
    January 14, 2026
    Household waste increases during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holiday period. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that household waste rises by about 25%...
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International Crane Foundation Director of Gulf Coast Programs Dr. Carter Crouch, Wetland and Rangeland Ecologist Katie Fernald and Leiden Conservation whooping crane biologist Matti Bradshaw boat to a coastal island to observe wintering whooping cranes as part of their research Dec. 12, 2025, off the Texas Gulf Coast. Conservation groups obtain 3,000 acres for crane population
    January 14, 2026
    More than 3,000 acres of coastal ranch area near Port O’Connor were purchased Dec. 4, 2025, and Dec. 15, 2025, by the International Crane...

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