Santa Claus Is Coming To Town! As he has for many years, Santa made a pre-Christmas stop at the Reese home in Seadrift where he met with local children, taking requests for presents and noting whether they had been naughty or nice. Here he is with Kayden Cooper Rodriguez – who was put on Santa’s […]

For most of their lives Naomi and Clarence Albrecht lived in Port O’Connor in the house that Clarence built for them the year he returned from the Korean Conflict – and for most of that time Naomi, first as a teacher and then as principal of the Port O’Connor School, saved and planned for her […]

Every year at Christmas time when the Port O’Connor Community Service Club presents the Seniors Christmas Luncheon, some special citizen are honored for their service to the community. The community may be small, but there are so many people who contribute so much to it that choosing who to honor is always a difficult task. […]

          Boat Parade photos by Fred Carr Thanks to all the Captains and Crews who participated in the 25th Annual POC Boat Parade: Jimmy Hall; Jennifer Pfeffer; Colton Pratka; Jason Sims; John Bjorngjeld; Jason Fry; Jerry Karnes; Chris Wolf; Mark Savoie; Sean Porter; Donald Blevins; Marshall Moley; Gilbert Carriles; Kenny Waters; […]

Did you ever wonder about the children on the Angel Tree? What happens to the toys brought in by the Toy Runners? How do gifts get to the children? Well, here is the true story of one family and what the Angel Tree Christmas meant to them. A local family whose parents both grew up […]