Who, years ago, could have imagined that one person shooting off a bag of fireworks on the beach for the entertainment of his family and friends would grow to become the big event that the Fourth of July Fireworks Show has become? And this year, thanks to the efforts of Fireworks Chairman Donnie Haynes, the […]
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Port O’Connor VFD Annual BBQ Fund Raiser July 6
Support Our POC Volunteer Fire Department! Annual BBQ Fund Raiser Saturday, July 6
Work Begins on Seadrift Pier
Work began June 4 on the long-awaited Seadrift pier. The Pier will be 300’ long + 12’ wide T-head making the length 312’. The Pier will be 8’ wide with handrails and lighting. The T-head is 50’ long. It will be constructed approximately 2’ above the seawall and have an accessible ramp which will join […]
Seeing Pink in Calhoun County by Petra Hockey
There is something special about big pink birds. Everybody loves them and admires their beauty. Watching them flying with a long stretched-out neck, long trailing legs and an impossibly pink body against a blue sky is a sight not even the most callous person can ignore. A flock of them feeding together in our local […]
POCSA Cook-Off Winners
Beans: 1st – Grand Slam Cookers; 2nd – Its 5 O’ Clock Somewhere; 3rd – Smokin Nuts Chili: 1st – Wired Up; 2nd – Grand Slam Cookers; 3rd – Ms. Gabby’s Cookers Gumbo: 1st – W.G.G (Randolph); 2nd – Grand Slam Cookers Chicken: 1st – Smokin’ Nuts; 2nd – Wired Up; 3rd – Its 5 […]