Tres Palacios Creek water quality training set for April 16

A Texas Watershed Steward workshop on the Tres Palacios Creek watershed will be held on April 16 in Bay City.

Phillips 66 honors 2025 Science/Math Teachers of the Year

Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery honored eight area high school educators teaching in the science or math fields with the 2025 Science/Math Teacher Recognition Award.

Bay City All Sports Booster Club, Bay City Parks & Recreation to sponsor Little Dribblers basketball

The Bay City Parks and Recreation and Bay City All Sports Booster Club have teamed up to host the Annual Little Dribblers Basketball Program at the Bay City High School Gym.  Lil Dribblers welcomes all players regardless of their current skill level.

"Council has 1st charter workshop in over a year" by: Jessica Shepard

City council held its first charter workshop in over a year on Monday night.  Council members present included Becca Sitz, Blayne Finlay, Jim Folse, and Bradley Westmoreland with Ben Flores absent at the Feb. 10 meeting.

Crews fight Blessing house fire for 5 hours

Five fire departments and the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department responded to a house fire at 346 Private Road 821, Bay City, near Blessing, at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4.  The units answering the call were the Blessing, Midfield, Palacios, Markham and Bay City volunteer fire departments.

Juvenile in custody for drive-by shooting in Baywood subdivision

Bay City police officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Baywood Drive area after multiple gunshots were reported at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2.  Dispatch received several calls of multiple shots in the area and officers were able to locate a video of the suspect vehicle.