- Community Forum: History ignored Col. J.D. Blackburn
Editor: Texas history has chosen to forget Col. John Davis Bradburn, the most hated Anglo who fought in Santa Anna's army against fellow Anglos in Texas in the first armed major conflict during the pre- Texas ...
- Tent living a choice?, by Theresa Barrett
According to FEMA personnel, 26 families in Oak Island are still living in tents ten weeks after Hurricane Ike.
- Chambers County disaster recovery center moving to Winnie
The FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center at the Smith Point Volunteer Fire Department in Anahuac is relocating to a new site in Chambers County, after close of business on Thursday.
- Prospects remain iffy for waterfowl
Ladies, if you think you haven't seen your husbands enough lately, you better get used to it - duck, goose and deer season opens Nov.
- Nature: State is a prime spot for watching birds
Finding Birds on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail: Houston, Galveston & the Upper Texas Coast is by three men who have lived in the area.
- Disaster Recovery Center on the Move in Chambers County
The FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center at the American Legion Hall in Anahuac is relocating to a new site in Chambers County, after close of business on Friday, Oct.
- Livestock show goes on despite Ike
Not every cow gets treated to sports drinks and haircuts. But Cha-ching, a 17-month-old Mane Charolais, is no ordinary bovine.
- Waterfowl hunting modified due to Ike
Waterfowl hunting on the Texas Chenier Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex has been modified this year due to impacts by Hurricane Ike.
- Political forum focuses on Commissioner and Clerk races, by Shanna Manders
The Anahuac Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Political Forum on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Anahuac High School Cafeteria.
- Neil Diamond tours Oak Island, by Theresa Barrett
Neil Diamond had a concert in Houston on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. He spoke about contributing to Gulf Coast victims of Ike.
- Bike event becomes Ike cleanup
After the inaugural event went so well, the Galveston Bay Foundation was looking forward to the second installment of the Bike Around the Bay.
- New canal to maintain wetlands
October 17, 2008 - 6:15 p.m. PORT LAVACA "Flood it and they will come," a coastal habitat manager said.
- Trinity Valley Exposition: 100 years and growing stronger with residents
Editor's note: This is the final part in a series leading up to the 100th anniversary of the Trinity Valley Exposition.
- Everyday Heroes From Hurricane Ike: James Bagwell
Volunteer James Bagwell of Anahuac, Texas, stands in a Houston neighborhood Thursday, Sept.
- Anahuac Wildlife Refuge Lost Vegetation, Wildlife to Ike
While hurricane Ike has damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, it caused catastrophic damage to several wildlife refuges in Southeast Texas.
- More than $150 million needed to repair parks after Ike
It may take several years and more than $150 million to undo the damage Hurricane Ike did to the state parks and national wildlife refuges along the Gulf Coast that once attracted more than half a million ...
- Victims of hurricane's fury lost as to next steps to take
By Karen Gilman Catholic News Service OAK ISLAND, Texas - The first day Cathy Tran arrived back on Oak Island after Hurricane Ike forced her to leave, she slept on the floor of her home.
- Update on ecological impacts of Hurricane Ike
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is out with an initial assessment of Hurricane Ike's impact on our coastal ecosystems .
- Town hall meeting this Thursday
A Town hall meeting regarding construction and repair in the chambers county flood plain will be held at the American legion hall in Anahuac - Thursday, October 9, 2008 at noon - lunch will be served.
