Greetings from the island everyone. Well Thanksgiving is already upon us next week, and I can smell the pans of dressing and pumpkin pie beginning to permeate through the air. Barnacle and I will give our thanks this year here on the island, enjoying a smoked ham that I ordered through a student’s school group. […]

Chamber of Commerce members gathered on Friday, November 2 for the Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening of this new business, and welcome addition to the Port O’Connor community. The newly-remodeled facility at 704 W. Adams (Hwy 185) is the new home of Bubba’s Smoked Meats, which has moved here from New Braunfels after 29 years in the […]

Seasonal Depression Regular readers of this column (I know there is at least one of you out there) might have noticed a preoccupation with Fall over the last four installments, and with good reason. Besides being my favorite time of year, what with all of the Halloween goblins we recently said goodbye to for another […]

“Spend some time in Port O’Connor, Texas and you will experience a colorful array of places to see and fun times. Fish, swim, picnic, bird watch, dine, take nature walks and kick back in all the glory of this eclectic little town on the Texas Gulf Coast! The ‘End of the Road’ is the beginning […]

The annual Candlelight Service of Remembrance at the Seadrift Cemetery Chapel on Saturday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m. This is a special time of remembrance for all who have relatives and friends interred at Seadrift Cemetery, and features music of the Christmas season performed by the Seadrift Community Choir. This annual event is a meaningful […]