Wednesday, March 5th, was a very special day! I got to sit down with Officer Andrew Dimas in his office at the Seadrift School. The most important thing I learned about Andrew Dimas was that he was a great cop. What are the makings of a great cop, you might ask? Well, he loves his […]

Submitted by Russell Cain Lewis Ray Madden and his wife Juaniece Marek Madden were natives of Calhoun County, she having been born in the Six Mile community and he in Port O’Connor. Both were educated in Calhoun County schools. Lewis graduated from Port Lavaca High School in 1939; Juaniece graduated from the same school in […]

Port Lavaca Mentor passes. Connie Hunt has been a mentor to so many Republicans in Calhoun County and throughout Texas. Connie entered her eternal home on February 28, 2025, in Copperas Cove, Texas.  Connie Jane Prince was born March 7, 1936, in Memphis, TN.  Connie is survived by her husband Ed Hunt, currently living in […]

Our beloved father and grandfather, Henry Berthold Bennetsen, 92, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025.  Henry was born on November 26, 1932 on the family farm in Yoakum, Texas to Otto and Albina Bennetsen, and he was the oldest of twelve children. Henry attended school at the Yoakum Pilot Grove School, and attended Lutheran […]