From six o’ clock in the evening on March 30th till six a.m. in the morning on the 31st, thirty-four teams walked the track at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds to be a part of Relay For Life, which aims to raise money to stamp out cancer. Included were teams that represented local interests such as […]

During the Spring Workday on February 25, 2012, the Audubon Bird Sanctuary known as “Sundown Island” was renamed to Chester Island in honor of Warden Chester Smith who passed away in 2011. In addition, a memorial “Brown Pelican Monument” honoring Chester was installed overlooking the tractor shed—the operations hub on the island. Chester served as […]

The wind turbine project began approximately 2½ years ago when the City decided to apply for grants that were specifically for the purpose of reducing the cost of electricity used by the City and also utilizing green energy in lieu of carbon produced electricity. The City ended up applying for two grants for two wind […]

Six Years of Off-Grid Island Living Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your Easter Sunday with family and friends. Barnacle and I went in Sunday morning and spent Easter with Mom and the family. I had found a recipe in one of my dad’s Grit magazines and […]

Port O’Connor did it again, each year the Victoria Advocate has a contest for the Golden Crescent Area, the subject is the BEST of the BEST and this covers many areas. The general public votes to determine the winners. This year Port O’Connor was awarded the “BEST FISHING SPOT”. In 2009 we also received this […]