Community Connection The POC Community Service Club Garage Sale was a stunning success! On October 10th from 8 am until 2 pm we sold every kind of knickknack, clothing, shoes, boating and fishing equipment, household goods, décor, books, DVDs and other items for bargain prices to raise money for our scholarship fund and other community […]

It was a very special day in Port O’Connor, and we were bursting at the seams with guests and locals alike. Fireworks, firemen’s barbeque, fishing and fun were all in the mix. Americans celebrate the birth of their independent nation in a big way. Still we should never lose sight of the cost of that […]

I recently had the great privilege of meeting one of our local ‘defenders of freedom’ at the POC Coast Guard Station. Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Hernandez is currently serving in the Coast Guard (CG) Reserves. This unassuming young father of two served 9 and ½ years active duty. He served on a cutter with […]

Welcome Our Wounded Heroes to Port O’Connor Saturday, May 16 – Warrior’s Weekend • To take a warrior fishing, please contact: www.warriorsweekend.org • To assist with night fishing at The Sanctuary, contact Linda Hundley at 361-920-3427. • To offer lodging call Bill Tigrett at 361-983-2671. • To help with anything else (and there’s lots to […]

You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone… Sometimes we don’t know how much we will miss something until we don’t have it. I had some friends in for the weekend who were northern transplants to our coastal area a few years ago. They hesitantly settled in a bay house never knowing how quickly they would […]