Two years ago this date, we were preparing for Hurricane Harvey to come ashore. We didn’t know where it would hit or how badly it would destroy our homes, businesses, communities and lives.

For 35 years, the Victoria Ballet Theatre has nurtured a love for dance in the Crossroads.

When Calhoun County voters elected two newcomers to the Calhoun Port Authority board – a rare ousting of incumbents from a formerly obscure public office – they sent a loud and clear message: Enough of this. We want transparency.

The following editorial published on Aug. 12 in the Washington Post:

The following editorial published in The Dallas Morning News on Aug. 12:

A terribly sad and troubling situation played out during the past several months in the Old Victoria neighborhood.

Another school year began Thursday, and like clockwork, the annual chorus of sighs from about 14,000 Victoria students drifted across the city.

As we recently reported, Victoria County is not exempt from a disturbing nationwide trend. The flood of opioids into the area through a seven-year period was such that each resident would have amassed 301 pain pills. Of course, this number is an average, so while some were completely drug-fr…

The following editorial published on Aug. 6 in The Boston Herald:

The following editorial published in the Houston Chronicle on Aug. 6:

For the past three weeks, a broken green lawn chair has lain along U.S. 77 about three miles north of Victoria. When it first appeared along the highway, it looked as if it had fallen out of someone’s truck, but now as the grass has grown up around it, the broken chair is an unsightly piece …

Each year, as many as 4,800 visitors stroll through the galleries of the historic Nave Museum to appreciate fine art created mainly by Texas artists. The museum typically hosts six annual exhibits that are free and open to the public.

This year’s fishing tournament festivities could have been the one that got away.

The following editorial published on July 25 in the Toronto Star:

The following editorial published in the “Houston Chronicle” on July 29:

Victoria County commissioners decided last week they needed to get tough and scrutinize a $10,000 invoice much more carefully.

Each year, tens of thousands of public and private high schools across the U.S. schedule reunions. Alumni come together, trade stories about their lives with their former classmates and reminisce about earlier days.

If you have a child in elementary school or live near a campus in Victoria, you may have noticed some commotion recently as all 14 sites prepare to install new playground equipment.

The following editorial published in The Dallas Morning News on July 29:

The following editorial published on July 19 in the Orange County Register:

The following editorial published in the “Houston Chronicle” on July 23:

The recent joint meeting of the Victoria County Commission and the Victoria Airport Commission raised more questions than it answered.

Theatre Victoria’s production of “Mamma Mia!” debuts Friday and six more performances run through Aug. 4 at the Welder Center for the Performing Arts. The production is taking the family feeling of community theater to new heights with Laura and Kate Klimist, mother-daughter duo from Victori…

When downtown development is done correctly, it can look like many different things.

The following editorial published on July 16 in the Wall Street Journal:

The following editorial published on July 15 in The Charlotte Observer and The News and Observer of Raleigh, N.C.:

The following editorial published in “The Dallas Morning News” on July 15:

We encourage our readers to voice their opinions, even when we do not agree with the opinions.

“From this day to the ending of the world,

Recently, my alarm sounded at the excruciating time of 3:45 a.m. I rolled over and stumbled blearily out of bed to begin my morning ablutions. Only one thing could spur me from my cozy bed in the middle of the night.

The following editorial published in the Amarillo Globe-News on July 9:

The following editorial published in The Dallas Morning News on July 9:

When people don’t like the questions being asked, they try to change the subject.

A slow-moving motorcade winds its way down Old Bloomington Road to the Port of Victoria. Leading the way are two of the largest vessels built by Diamond Fiberglass.

Physicians play critically important roles in keeping members of our community healthy. Their responsibilities are immense, and not all of us fully realize the amount of time and extraordinary discipline it takes for them to successfully and efficiently care for their patients while staying …

Too often it seems like hard work goes unnoticed, so it’s relieving once in a while to see accomplished and dedicated individuals get the recognition they deserve.

The following editorial published in “The Dallas Morning News” on July 1:

The following editorial published in the Austin American-Statesman on June 28:

You can describe Formosa Plastics as a “serial offender” of the environment, a polluter that must be stopped, as a federal judge recently did.

Cannabidiol, or what is more commonly called CBD, is not a drug.

The following editorial published on June 23 in The Wall Street Journal:

The following editorial published in the Amarillo Globe-News on June 25:

The key to helping people with mental illness may not be found only in a psychiatrist’s office.

We fear what we don’t understand – it’s human nature.