Port O Connor Leads County Growth In Construction Value
Port O Connor is the fastest growing area in Calhoun County, accounting for 38 percent of all unincorporated construction permits and 19 percent countywide over 15 months. Total construction since May 1, 1974 reached 3.95 million dollars, with Port Lavaca and other towns posting smaller shares. Residential and commercial totals are broken out by area, showing Port O Connor strong in residential permits and leading in overall growth despite Port Lavaca’s commercial edge in some sectors.
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Port O'Connor
Calhoun County
Don Ragin
Port Lavaca
Brook Hollow Village
Point Comfort
Magnolia Beach
Alamo Beach
Indianola
Olivia
Port Alto
Six Mile
West Side
Seadrift
Calhoun County Fishing Festival set to begin Friday
Jaycees prepare for the 18th annual event with daily prizes for largest trout flounder redfish gafftop drum and crab plus grand prizes for largest fish and crab. Women’s largest redfish and overall tournament top fish prize also offered. Final prize designations due Friday as donations come in. Labor Day rest stop planned at Pier Park with Jaycee staffing and signposted gospel and arts booths planned by local groups. Tickets cost four dollars and are available at local banks and shops.
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Jaycees
Calhoun County
First State Bank
Mike Lopez
The
Pier
Lopez
First National Bank
Oshman’s
Port O'Connor
Jaycee
GCCOG Forms Health Service Agency By Laws
The Regional Health Services Advisory Committee of the Golden Crescent Council of Governments approved articles of incorporation and bylaws for the South Texas Health Services Agency. The agency unites GCCOG Coastal Bend COG Rio Grande Valley Development Council and South Texas Development Council to coordinate regional health services. Delegates objected to the proposed headquarters in Harlingen and urged Corpus Christi as the central office. The HSA will be directed by a 29 member board with representation from each member council and a sub area council within GCCOG. A Kingsville meeting is planned to sign the bylaws and finalize the initial leadership.
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Golden Crescent Council of Governments
South Texas Health Services Agency
GCCOG
Coastal Bend Council of Governments
Corpus Christi
Rio Grande Valley Development Council
Harlingen
South Texas Development Council
Laredo
Health Services Agency
HSA
Tom Garner Jr
COG
James L. Coleman
Victoria
Marvin Kirkman
Calhoun County Independent School District
William Milligan
GECOG
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council
Webb DeTar
Sub Area Council
Kingsville
Eatilon
Engineers seek more jurisdiction authority hearings set
Four regional hearings will be held in Annapolis San Mateo Seit en Rouge and Omaha in September to gather public comment on a regulation extending Corps of Engineers authority over discharges of dredged or fill material. The phased plan runs through 1977 with public meetings to follow.
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Corps of Engineers
Annapolis
San Mateo
Seiten Rouge
Omaha
Neb
Chief of Engineers
Washington, D.C
K.E. McIntyre
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Register
U.S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Corps
United States
Labor Day Holiday Garbage Pickup and Closures
No trash pickup on Monday due to Labor Day. Pickups resume on the next regular day. Sanitary Landfill operates its normal hours. City offices close for the holiday.
Weather Outlook With Showers Through Friday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thundershowers through Friday. Warm with east to southeast winds 6 to 12 mph, turning northeast Friday. High near 90, low in the 70s. Rain chances 30 percent today, 20 percent tonight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, sunset 7:55, sunrise 7:05. Tides Friday include high near 12:48 and 7:10, lows near 2:51 and 4:29. Barometer 30.11 and steady.
Port Lavaca accident victim dies in hospital
Mrs. Faye Kraft Shaver aged 58 of Rockport died from head injuries after a Port Lavaca traffic crash on Aug 4. Her husband Carl V. Shaver 65 also died in the collision with a Bay City flatbed truck driven by Alfred Sykes 22. Sykes was uninjured. Funeral services set for Friday at Marshall Funeral Home Aransas Pass.
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Victoria
Faye Kraft Shaver
Rockport
Port Lavaca
Carl V. Shaver
Shaver
Alfred Sykes
Bay City
Sykes
Marshall Funeral Home
Aransas Pass
Colonial Funeral Home
Red Tide Debates Texas and Florida Strains’ Risks
Marine biologists explain that Florida red tide is highly toxic to fish and humans, while Texas red tide is milder and less deadly. The Texas bloom extends along the coast but is not causing mass fish kills or health hazards for Calhoun County residents. Researchers monitor triggers and control methods as officials note the tide’s limited local impact.
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Crimson Tide
Alabama
Red Tide
Texas
Florida
Norman Hannebaum
State Parks and Wildlife Department
Seadrift
Galveston
Port O’connor
Corpus Christi Bay
Calhoun County Marine Extension
Joe Surovik
Bay
Corpus Christi
Calhoun County
Hannebaum
Surovik
Texas economy seen bottoming out but set for gains
A University of Texas report says Texas remains at the bottom of the worst recession in 30 years yet shows impressive signs of improvement. Oil and growth in population cushion the downturn while national vitality drives Texas gains. 1990 should bring higher employment in El Paso and Sherman Denison, with Houston and Austin recovering sooner and long term growth centered in Bryan College Station, Galveston, Texas City, Tyler, Texarkana, Beaumont and Waco. Rio Grande Valley and Texas Plains areas face no or reduced growth, with population declines in Abilene Lubbock Amarillo Midland Odessa and Wichita Falls.
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Austin
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas Graduate School of Business
el Paso
Sherman-Denison
Laredo
Brownsville
McAllen
Houston
Bryan College Station
Galveston
Texas City
Tyler
Texarkana
Beaumont
Waco
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Plains
Abilene
Lubbock
Amarillo
Midland
Odessa
Wichita Falls
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Alcoa
Union Carbide
Brown & Root
Matagorda Island
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Bob Tanner
Jane
Jackson Elementary School
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