April 28, 2012 will be the date of the upcoming first annual LIGHTHOUSE 2911 COASTAL BANDS BASH held at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds, in Port Lavaca, Texas. From noon to 10 pm, music from area talents such as Cary Windham, Smokey Wilson, Dennis Jay, Missoula Slim, Sister’s TWO and Texas Rhythm Band, just to name […]

Downburst: If you were up early enough on the morning of April 2nd, you might have noticed that we had a thunderstorm that got a little out of control. That was especially true if you rode out the storm in Port Lavaca. That was because Port Lavaca fell victim to a weather event called a […]

10,000 Texans to tackle trash in nation’s biggest coastal cleanup Thousands of volunteers across the state are making plans now to take part in the Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup Saturday, April 28. In our local area, volunteers will hit three beaches: Magnolia Beach, King Fisher Beach and the Austwell Pier. Texas — home to the nation’s […]

Thank You Thank you for your calls, cards and prayers for my mother, Florence Shirk, in her illness and then passing to Heaven. She enjoyed all the wonderful friends she made here in Port O’Connor, especially at the Tuesday Senior Lunch and bingo and at church. We are so fortunate to live in Port O’Connor, […]

Battle recognized as one of the top ten battles of the world to change history LA PORTE – Houston, TX — Booming cannons, cracking musket fire, thundering hooves and battle cries will resound across the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site on Saturday, April 21, as hundreds of history re-enactors recreate the events leading up to […]