Matagorda Advocate flood of 2012
I was sweeping the floors of the Matagorda Advocate on Friday, helping with cleaning and moving boxes because we had people removing carpet from the office. It would have been nice had we been remodeling. New year, new office right? ...

Thanks for the memories 2011, what will you bring me 2012?
Truth be told, I have been suffering from writers block this extremely short week. This is probably happening because I know these articles I am currently writing are the last to be written this year and also because I took ...

Reporter's view of tradegy
I am the first to admit I enjoy covering news as much as the next news reporter. When news breaks, I like to be in the middle of it all. Interviewing people for the story, gathering information and then seeing ...

It's Thanksgiving!
I love Thanksgiving. It is the one holiday I look forward to, and it’s not because of Black Friday or the time off I get, or even the food. It is because I get to see my family. Now that ...

Have you hugged your newspaper today?
Yes, you read correctly. Have you hugged your newspaper today? As a small weekly editor, working many jobs is a must and wearing many hats comes with its territory. Accepting a job, knowing you will be doing more than just ...

All my newspaper friends, I meet in Chicago
Last week I told all my friends the first thing I would be doing once I got to Chicago was to go directly from the plane, to my hotel room to the Sky Deck at the Willis Tower, formally known ...

Lessons learned from misspelled words
I have a friend in Austin who wrote a press release on Tuesday and sent it off in an email. Soon after she had emailed it to her distribution list (which includes media) she noticed she had made a typo. ...

To Venus and Back: the two year newspaper journey
Being a journalist is difficult sometimes. You have your fans who tell you what a great job you are doing, and then you have those who disagree with what you write. But that’s what this job is all about. As ...

For the love of a pet, that’s not mine
A few years ago I got a dog. It was a very hyper, bouncy poodle-like, fluffy dog. I named her Bella. I don’t even remember how I agreed to adopt her. Don’t get me wrong, I love animals and if ...

2011 Fundraiser Huge Success,Matagorda EMS Gets Ambulance Updrade
The Matagorda VFD/EMS 2011 fundraiser was a huge success bringing 80+% more than the 2010 event. The community and business folks really threw their support behind us. We are very proud to announce that with very hard work and the ...