On Saturday morning June 8th, a call came through the 866-Turtle5 Hotline reporting a sea turtle nesting near the Big Jetty on Matagorda Peninsula. The caller, Billy Hegemeyer, said, “We watched her come up the beach, dig the nest, lay the eggs, and return to the water. We have lots of pictures and video.” In […]

Congratulations to Clay Brumfield for representing Calhoun County 4-H at the 2024 Texas 4-H Round Up – Public Speaking Contest in College Station the first week of June.

Did you know that in Calhoun County there is a place where people can go to get a free shower along with toiletries and a change of clothes? Located at 1504 West Austin Street in Port Lavaca, it is open to the public Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 4pm. The shelter is a 501-C3 […]

Barbara Ann Brandon, age 89, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2024. Known to many as BA, she was born to Jimmy and Emma Lee Parker in Gruene, TX on September 30, 1934.. She attended school in Marion, TX where she ran track and received numerous medals. Her history with Port O’Connor began in 1967 […]

Andrea Ellen Sydor Gutierrez, 76, of Seadrift passed away April 26, 2024 in San Antonio. She was born July 14, 1947, in Portland, Oregon to Anthony Andrew and Ellen Aust Sydor. After graduating from Grant High School in Portland in ‘65 Andrea wed David Ethan Granum and raised three children. Michelle Jean(‘66), Charles David(67), Chance […]