Matagorda News

When I was a boy, my dad would get upset when the TV weathermen of that day would characterize good weather as sunny and bad weather as rainy.

Matagorda County Sheriff's Office narcotics unit executed what they are calling one of the largest marijuana busts in the county's history at a home in the El Dorado subdivision just after 1 a.m. on Friday, June 26.

Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill into law Friday that appears to reverse Matagorda County Commissioners Court by reclosing part of Matagorda Beach to vehicular traffic and rededicating it to a pedestrian beach only.

The three-and-a-half year anticipation of the opening of Matagorda's new span bridge ended Wednesday morning, June 24 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was attended by hundreds.

Guide James Plaag of Silver King Adventures reported limits of trout over shell on red Bass Assassins.

MATAGORDA Years of waiting sometimes hours on end for boats to pass through the swing bridge in Matagorda have come to an end.

Guide Kirk Stansel of Hackberry Rod and Gun reported good catches of trout under birds and over reefs on dark-colored plastics.

Waiting in line for boat traffic to pass through the Intracoastal Waterway while on the way to Matagorda beach will all be over after noon on Wednesday, June 24, when Texas Department of Transportation officials open the new segmental bridge.

Ricky Nelson, a member of Team Corpus Christi, watches as fellow teammates Corey Harding of the Flour Bluff area and Jim Rehage of Austin head out into the Gulf of Mexico as they start the second leg of the Great Texas Catamaran Race from Mustang Island to Matagorda.

About 85 student and adult volunteers with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints annual youth conference converged on the Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program campus for a workday Friday, June 12.

Matagorda's population increased by about 1,300 this weekend with the return of the Texas Oilman's Charity Invitational Fishing Tournament on Thursday, June 4 through Saturday, June 6. David Cowan, tournament director, estimates the tournament will see a profit of about $300,000 this year.

The drought's effect on grain sorghum fields results in wilting, desiccation of leaves, no or poor head formation and exertion and a potential total loss.

The body of a 48 year-old woman was found dead off of Skelly Road just after 11 a.m. Monday, June 8. The body, identified as Rosa Maria Castro, was found lying on the side of the road by a "citizen that was going to that property," said Capt.

It's always the same every year - as the school year ends, the number of local events seem to explode - then summer's lazy schedule sets in.

Weather experts are looking into the possibility of a tornado touchdown in the Seabrook area as they continue to keep eye on strong to severe storms expected to hover over parts of southeast Texas Wednesday.

Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation board members discussed a solution to the sewer and drainage utility infrastructure problem for new housing and commercial developments in Matagorda County in a Friday morning meeting.

A regional delegation including many Matagorda County representatives gathered in Austin Friday, May 22, for a meeting with state ORCA officials to discuss funding for the six narratives on economic development in Matagorda, Wharton and Colorado counties.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Matagorda County event raised more than $104,000 for cancer research at their annual event Friday night, May 22.

The average Matagorda County residence showed little change in appraised value from the previous year, said Vince Maloney, chief appraiser, Matagorda County Appraisal District.

Bobby Alexander, 38, of Splendora, was found dead Thursday, May 21, after being swept away by a strong rip current while workers on a nearby oil rig tried to rescue him from a boating accident eight miles offshore from the Matagorda Harbor.