Pictured are the Board of Directors and some officers of First National Bank in Port Lavaca: (left to right): Jack Wu Board Member, J. C. Melcher Jr. Board Member, Rayburn Haynie Board Member, Kenneth E Clark Board Member, W.H. Bauer Jr. Chairman of the Board, Blan Willoughby Board Member, Terry Cullen President, Waymon Boyd Board Member, Fred Knipling Board Member and John Stevenson Victoria Branch Manager.

First National Bank of Port Lavaca opened its Victoria branch in February in a temporary location. The ground breaking ceremony for the new building was held Wednesday, April 9, and construction is expected to be completed at the end of October this year. The contractor is Weaver and Jacobs of Cuero.

The bank will have 4,907 square feet with four drive-in lanes and a drive-up ATM.

Both locations are at the intersection of Main and Mockingbird. The Victoria Branch phone number is 361-579-7911.