Caitlin Renea Carter graduated # 11 in her class of 228 students as a “Texas Scholar” and was awarded the Presidential Award for Educational Excellence and the UIL Scholar Award for Exemplary Achievement in Academics and Extra-Curricular Activities. Caitlin was a Member of the National Honor Society in Jr. High and High School. NHS students […]

History of Fireworks There are many things you may think of when 4th of July comes around: parades, delicious food off the grill, a cold beer or good times spent with friends and family. Of course, no mention of our nation’s birthday would be complete without fireworks, those dangerous yet fascinating creations that have become […]

Ah, the month of June is here and going strong. This is the month of the Summer Solstice or, as we can say, the longest day of the year. This is, of course, here in the Northern hemisphere. Even though we are way down South there is even further South. In fact below the equator […]

As a kid growing up in South Texas, riding with my Dad as he visited multiple drilling/production sites, I was always in awe at the number of people he knew. We’d be driving that long, lonely road between Freer and Encinal and with every car we’d pass, the driver would wave as would Dad. Usually […]

  Calhoun County Retired Teachers Association held their last meeting of the school year on May 21 at Salem Lutheran Church in Port Lavaca. Honored guests at the dinner meeting were retiring Calhoun County ISD teachers Sue Faylor, Lynn Pfeifer and Rose Marie Weaver. Association President Joanne Mueller presented TRTA State Awards for outstanding service […]