Congratulations to Kenny Finster and Teddy Hawes who were honored as Outstanding Citizens of the Year at the 2018 Senior Christmas Luncheon. The Port O’Connor Community Service Club chose to honor them for their selfless service and many contributions to our community. Seadrift native Kenny Finster has served as the County Commissioner for Precinct #4 […]

For the past 30+ years Seadrift School Students have made their annual trip to the First National Bank in Seadrift to sing Christmas carols. The students along with their teachers enjoy this tradition. We would like to thank the ladies at the bank for their kindness and generosity. May you all have a wonderful holiday […]

“Lights, camera, action!” What an interesting experience I had on December 1st watching a scene from a “movie” being filmed! About 50 actors and crew had descended on Port O’Connor to film the first installment of a Pure Flix series. Star of the film is Randal Reeder, a native of LaPorte, Texas, who began his […]

The 2018 Lighted Boat Parade, was one of the best!! The weather turned out to be beautiful for the Freeport to POC Toy Run, most of whom participated with locals in the parade. This year we had 28 boats enter, along with the Coast Guard leading down the ICW. Thank you to Hooper’s Bar and […]

Here they came – boat after boat, heading towards Clark’s Marina on December 1st, the culmination of the 16th Freeport to Port O’Connor Toy Run! The dock was lined with volunteers waiting to unload the toy-filled boats, destined for needy children. Everyone knew that whatever the weather, Jerry Karnes and his armada of brave and […]