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Port O’Connor engineer Eddie Kirst illustrates the use and function of a vacuum pipe and seal to board members of the Port O’Connor Public Improvement District June 9.

POC Improvement District pursue $7 million bond for wastewater

In a special meeting held June 9, Port O’Connor Improvement District (POCID) board members voted to authorize an approximately $7.5 million bond...

Calhoun Port Authority decision to fill District 4 seat postponed

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

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Port Lavaca Police Chief Tobie Bias is sworn in on the morning of Monday, June 8. In attendance were several members of the public, Bias’ family and city officials.

Jody Weaver finalized as PL city manager, Grant picked for JP

After more than six years of working as interim-city manager for Port Lavaca, Jody Weaver had the interim in her title dropped following a vote...

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MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS

Azrael Sanchez, 10, mixes watermelon lemonade at Big A & Baby G's Lemonade Stand during Lemonade Day Calhoun County on Saturday. Like dozens of...

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...

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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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Splash of summer: Painter adds art to Main Street windows

Local artist Maranda Rippee, also known by Sarsaparilla, helps bring in some summer vibes June 4 as she paints the windows on a Port Lavaca Main...

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Serene, a inured osprey rescued from a weather reporting station in Port O’Connor, rests on a towel May 25 at the Wings Rescue Center. Serene was injured after becoming entangled in discarded fishing line.

Rescued osprey recovers, set to return to wild

An injured osprey recovered from a weather monitoring station May 9 by a local wildlife rescuer is on the mend and will soon be returning back to...

Juneteenth celebration honors traditions and freedom

For more than 50 years, Port Lavaca has celebrated June 19, or Juneteenth, as the official end of slavery with traditions passed down the...

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Texas Master Naturalist Brigid Berger gives a presentation on native plants May 30 in the Port O’Connor Library. The lecture followed the grand opening of the Port O’Connor branch’s new seed library, which allows locals to collect or deposit seeds such as those discussed by Berger.

Planting seeds: POC Library adds new seed library for community

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Swimming lessons through the Calhoun County YMCA filled up fast. Classes are available through the Barbara Bauer Briggs Family YMCA. The Barbara Bauer Briggs Family YMCA manages the City Pool in Victoria.

Life jackets, swimming skills key to water safety

Things happen on both land and sea. Knowing what to do on land is easier because that’s where people are most comfortable. But on the sea, it is a...

Children across county prepare for Lemonade Day

Young entrepreneurs across Calhoun County will once again squeeze the most out of summer when the Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce hosts the fourth annual Calhoun County...

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Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office deputy Kyle Curtis and his K-9 unit partner Tomo stand proudly at the Calhoun County Courthouse.

Calhoun County Sheriff's Office welcomes new K-9 to force

Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) welcomed aboard its newest K-9 unit earlier this May as it added K-9 Tomo to the force. Paired with deputy...

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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...

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