April 19: Helen Hardcastle; Derek “Sparky” Sparks; Tarah Munsch; Julie Yost April 20: Rosa Christensen April 21: Debbie Gayle; Margaret Ragusin; Louis Andrew Ragusin April 22: Elias Castro; Margaret Claiborne; Tracey N. Sandoval April 23: Maebelle Winkles April 24: Shasta Raby; Melodie Baird; JoAnne Haynes; Lisa Singleterry; Shaleigh Munsch; Kylie Santhoff April 25: Andrew Covarrubias-Ureste; […]

I picked up THE TWILIGHT OF COURAGE as I was slightly familiar with the authors, Bodie and Brock Thoene, both historians and both extremely talented as writers.  The book details the start of the Second World War from the fall of Warsaw, Poland in 1939 to the extraordinary exodus at Dunkirk, France, when hundreds of […]

Caesar is a 6-7 year old Chihuahua and weighs only 4 pounds, a tiny fella but with a huge amount of love to give. He would appreciate a quiet home. Come see him and all the other animals at the Port Lavaca Animal Shelter, 201 Stringham Drive (across from the rodeo arena), Monday through Saturday, […]

The following is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. The recent federal court opinion holding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) accountable for the deaths of 23 whooping cranes because of inadequate freshwater inflows to San Antonio Bay has generated a lot of concern and […]

    Mexican Orchid Tree  and Bottle Brush in Leona and George Andel’s Port O’Connor yard.