The Port O Connor Chamber of Commerce held its annual Memorial Day Kids Fishing Tournament at King Fisher Beach on May 24, 2104. Around 60 children participated in the event. Ages 3 to 12 joined in on the summer time fun with lots of different species of fish being caught. We had a 3 foot […]
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“June Prospects” Guide Lines, by Capt. Chris Martin
Most of May was spent fighting nagging winds that often would persist even throughout the nighttime hours and on into the next day. We spent the majority of our time running for sheltered shorelines and scouting the many back lakes for a place to park on most days. It was a tough time for anyone […]
Border Patrol Briefs Calhoun County Republican Club by Rita Miller
At the Calhoun County Republican Club meeting on June 2, 2014, U.S. Border Patrol Agents Eberto Cabello and Jose Hinojosa presented an overview of the border patrol’s role in securing U.S. borders and its resources including unmanned drones that were used in Afghanistan. They briefed the group on the triple threat of drug smuggling, illegal […]
The Way I See It… Guest Column by William D. Brayshaw, aka Longknife 21
“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the guest columnist to enlighten readers on a subject, as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. Hope and Change? The Obama administration needed something to take the Media spotlight off Benghazi, NSA, the VA and all the other scandals, […]