It’s almost hunting season again at Aransas National Wildife Refuge. The refuge holds an annual nine-day archery hunt for white-tailed deer and feral hogs in early fall.  Permits are required for all hunters, and cost $65 for adults and free for youth hunters, age 17 or under.  Permits are sold on a first-come, first-served basis […]

Just like me, if you heard them once, you heard them a thousand times: “Wake Up! It’s time to wake up.” Those unwelcomed words signaled the beginning of a new day, with all of its duties and responsibilities. However, there’s another connotation that can be derived from those words. Sometimes the words “wake up” imply […]

Alton “Mack” Elliott, Jr. of Port O’Connor, Texas, passed away August 25, 2015 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 71. Mack was born on August 30, 1943 and was raised in Houston, TX and retired to Port O’Connor in 2007. Mack served in the U. S. Navy for 4 years. He […]

PORT LAVACA – Cresencia P. Gubara, age 92 of Port Lavaca passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015. She was born on June 15, 1923 in McAllen, Texas to the late Joaquin Prado and Dolores Huerta Prado. She is survived by her daughter Elida (Joseph) Ragusin of Port O’Connor; sons, Joe E. Gubara of Port […]