Pictured above is Precinct 4 County Commissioner Gary Reese. His precinct includes the Seadrift and Port O’Connor areas. A helipad was dedicated to Seadrift in the summer of 2023. It is located right next to Seadrift’s First National Bank. In May 2024 Commissioner Gary Reese hopes that a helipad in Port O’Connor will be ready […]

Has anyone had a million things to do lately but ignore them and tend to your plants instead? Many folks identify with you and agree they are “procrasti planting.” Please feel free to visit our community garden and see the improvements. It is located at 16th and Harrison. Enter at the back. Our butterfly garden […]

I am not sure if I like Christmas or Easter better! Christmas is decorations, gifts, family, but it is all to remember to celebrate Jesus’ Birthday. Easter, or Resurrection Sunday as many wish to call it, is a day for decorations – different from the Christmas ones; gifts, especially new outfits but not “Christmasy”; and […]

As I write, I’m looking at a painting of a single tree upon which all four seasons of the year are depicted. On the far-left side of the tree the new life of spring is evident on the tips of the branches. On the next quarter of the tree and to the center of its […]

The April meeting for Calhoun County Democratic Club will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Calhoun County Library, in the community room, 200 W Mahan St., Port Lavaca. Social/potluck is at 5.30 pm and the meeting starts at 6 pm. Got questions? Come and join us. You can RSVP for our monthly meetings […]