By the mid-19th century, Matagorda County was a place of opportunity and transformation. Among the ambitious settlers who ...

Families packed the Bay City Sports Complex on Saturday for the sixth annual Touch-A-Truck, an event that once again gave ...

Wharton County Junior College’s Manufacturing Technology Program received a boost this week thanks to a $36,000 donation of ...

Farmers, ranchers, and landowners from across Matagorda County will have the opportunity to explore new conservation ...

Bay City head coach Robert Jones and his ever-improving Blackcats look to extend their winning streak to four games when they go on the road to battle No. 4 state-ranked ...

Behind a stingy defense, Tidehaven joined Bay City as the area’s only unbeaten teams while Palacios managed to earn its first win this past Friday.

Diabetes remains a serious health concern in Matagorda County, ranking as the seventh leading cause of death locally. The county’s prevalence rate sits at 12.5 percent — slightly higher than ...

The fruits of Evaree Ray’s labor are finally being realized. The Van Vleck fourth-year head volleyball coach has watched ...

Bells tolled in Bay City Thursday morning as the community gathered to mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Firefighters from across the region, including Bay City, rushed to the scene of a major blaze Wednesday morning at the ...

A late-night drag race through Bay City led to multiple arrests this week and raised fresh concerns about the risks posed by ...

Matagorda — both the county and its early port town — sits between the Gulf of Mexico and the lower Colorado River.