Matagorda County News

Five dedicated officers of the Bay City Police Department were promoted to the rank of corporal at City Hall on Monday, Nov.

Justice of the Peace Jeannette Bell has announced her intentions of seeking re-election to her current position as Justice of the Peace, Pct.

Despite being under fire by those who say CPS Energy withheld an estimated $4 billion cost increase, its board of trustees in open session did not discuss a specific figure for the expansion of the South Texas Nuclear Project in Matagorda County.

Bay City Police Officers will put their motto - do the right thing - to work in a special way as they once again join forces with Bay City's First United Methodist Church and Boy Scout Troop 219 of Van Vleck to serve a targeted 500 families with a Christmas meal from the 2009 Matagorda County Holiday Food Drive.

Bay City's Downtown Merchants Association will help bring in the holiday season on Thursday, Nov.

Matagorda County schools will be saluting America's veterans Wednesday, Nov. 11, in a variety of Veteran's Day Programs.

Matagorda County voters elected Harry Shannon as a new Port of Bay City commissioner and voiced a differing opinion than state voters on two of the proposed constitutional amendments in Tuesday's election.

Thirty-six citizens accepted completion certificates and shook hands with Matagorda County Sheriff Gary Mathis during a graduation ceremony for the Matagorda County Citizen's Law Enforcement Academy on Thursday night, Nov.

The Matagorda County Birding Nature Center held an official capital campaign kick off and donor appreciation affair on the grounds of the nature center Thursday night, Nov.

Residents came out with enthusiasm to the most recent progress meeting of Bay City-Matagorda United phase three, on Friday, Nov.

There's something special and almost indescribable about the feeling of tasting something that comes from the place we call home.

Matagorda County's household hazardous waste collection will be from 7 a.m. until noon Saturday, Oct.

One man was temporarily displaced after a Sunday morning house fire. Firefighters were called to the home in the 200 block of Sheppard Street shortly after 7 a.m. when a neighbor spotted smoke coming from the house, said Scott Stewart, assistant fire chief.

The Sunday drive. Sometimes it's more about the trip than the destination, y'know? Texas Traveler needed to get out of town for the day.

Although Texas remains significantly lower than the national unemployment average, the 8.2 percent jobless rate in September was a slight increase from the month before at 8 percent.

Each year the Markham Industrial Group conducts an emergency response drill and this year it will be held in Clemville from 9 -10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct.

Matagorda County Commissioners approved a rate increase at the Matagorda County Transfer Station for the first time in 10 years during their regular meeting Monday, Oct.

San Antonio City Council is facing a new hurdle as it considers the proposed expansion of the South Texas Nuclear Project, as representatives of suburban cities which rely on CPS Energy for power are threatening to attempt to block the measure, 1200 WOAI news reports.

If you drove around town this week and noticed some areas that had been spruced up or felt like traffic may have flowed just a bit easier or felt a lighter mood in your work place, you may be able to trace that back to the work of 114 of your neighbors who participated in "Faith in Action Sunday" on Oct.

Local businessman Kent Pollard has announced he will run for Matagorda County Precinct 2 Commissioner in the March 2010 Democratic Primary.