Benefiting The Port O’Connor Volunteer Fire Department On Saturday, July 6, The Firemans 4 Race, benefiting the POC Volunteer Fire Department will be held at the Sanctuary Marina. “Why Port O’Connor ?,” you might ask. There are many reasons that the Port O’Connor VFD was chosen for this benefit. First, only one VFD services Port […]

Caitlin Renea Carter graduated # 11 in her class of 228 students as a “Texas Scholar” and was awarded the Presidential Award for Educational Excellence and the UIL Scholar Award for Exemplary Achievement in Academics and Extra-Curricular Activities. Caitlin was a Member of the National Honor Society in Jr. High and High School. NHS students […]

History of Fireworks There are many things you may think of when 4th of July comes around: parades, delicious food off the grill, a cold beer or good times spent with friends and family. Of course, no mention of our nation’s birthday would be complete without fireworks, those dangerous yet fascinating creations that have become […]

Ah, the month of June is here and going strong. This is the month of the Summer Solstice or, as we can say, the longest day of the year. This is, of course, here in the Northern hemisphere. Even though we are way down South there is even further South. In fact below the equator […]

As a kid growing up in South Texas, riding with my Dad as he visited multiple drilling/production sites, I was always in awe at the number of people he knew. We’d be driving that long, lonely road between Freer and Encinal and with every car we’d pass, the driver would wave as would Dad. Usually […]