The fifth annual Chili/Gumbo Cookoff was a huge success!  Jim Hooper very proudly and  enthusiastically handed a $3,850.00 check  to Shirley Gordon, Port O’Connor Librarian, and Virginia Dell Lichac, President of ”Friends.”  This handsome sum earned from the benefit hosted by “Hoop” at Hurricane Junction on a warm Saturday afternoon in October, will be […]

Plant identification, barrier island ecology, water quality, wetland soils, phytoplankton sampling and endangered species are just a few of the topics covered in the Mid-Coast Chapter Texas Master Naturalist initial training program. If you love the gulf coast and yearn to learn more about it while embracing the commitment to conserve and preserve it, then […]

IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME IN PORT O’CONNOR! Well, almost. But to help to get you into the Christmas and Holidaze feelings, do come see us and possibly see some of the following books. I can attest to the fact that reading through them will definitely get the Santa urge going; not counting the food and other […]

My neighbors Parker and Patty are always telling me how proud they are to be a part of Port O Connor, Texas. They say it is a great community and so friendly. A couple of weekends after Thanksgiving, Patty’s grandson Peter arrived to spend the weekend. He carried in a big tote bag full of […]

The Seadrift Lady Pirates played Cade Lady Bulldogs in Seadrift on November 18, 2013. The seventh grade score was14-32. Kellie Blevins was high scorer with 6 points and 5 rebounds. Krislyn Key scored 4 points and 3 rebounds, Rebecca Barrera scored 2 points and 2 rebounds, and Karsen Pittman scored 2 points and 4 rebounds. […]