Jennifer Reynolds

1 week ago | galvnews.com | Jennifer Reynolds

Gulls, pelicans and terns flocked Tuesday to the stern of shrimp boats as they sailed close to shore. Shrimpers took advantage of calm Gulf waters to trawl. — Jennifer Reynolds

2 weeks ago | galvnews.com | Jennifer Reynolds

GALVESTONAn old fish camp got a new lease on life Wednesday when it was moved by barge through Offatts Bayou to a new lot on the bay in Galveston. The Galveston Historical Foundation moved the 1945 Marshall Family Fish Camp House from its original site on Broadway near 71st Street to the new site on West Bay Road at 91st Street. “Galveston Historical Foundation is relocating this house to prevent demolition and initiate a Second Green Revival Project,” Executive Director Dwayne Jones said.

3 weeks ago | galvnews.com | Jennifer Reynolds

On the eve of what would have been Jack Johnson’s 147th birthday, people on Sunday gathered at the Nia Cultural Center in Galveston to celebrate. Johnson, dubbed the “Galveston Giant,” was born on the island March 31, 1878 and became the first Black world heavy-weight boxing champion in 1908. Joe Cutchins Jr., 81, of Franklinton, North Carolina, was three-years-old when Johnson died in a car crash June 10, 1946 in his small hometown.

1 month ago | galvnews.com | Jennifer Reynolds

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1 month ago | galvnews.com | Jennifer Reynolds

Fourth-year medical students at the University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine, joined by family and friends, counted down the final seconds to 11 a.m. Friday as they waited to open their Match Day letters at Levin Hall in Galveston. The event, on the third Friday of March each year, is where the graduating medical students across the country learn where they will complete residency training for their chosen specialties.