On June 3, 2021, Calhoun County 4-H Sportfishing Club hosted a water safety training for 4-H members at the Port Lavaca YMCA Pool led by Calhoun County Coastal & Marine Extension Agent, RJ Shelly, Calhoun County 4-H Youth Development Agent, Emilee DeForest and Matagorda County Coastal & Marine Extension Agent, Nicole Pilson. Members first were […]

Mom Is Now Singing With The Angels Greetings from the island everyone. I hope that all of you are doing well and starting to dry out from this monsoon season we have had the past 6-8 weeks. On the island, a full 19” of rain has fallen since the end of April. I’m pretty sure […]

On May 22, 2021, the “Friends of the Port O’ Connor Library” held the dedication of the new “Nickie Campbell Memorial Garden”, which they built in honor of, and as a tribute to, a wonderful woman- Mrs. Nickie Campbell. Mrs. Campbell was a long time weekend resident of Port O’ Connor, and dearly loved the […]

Victoria College awarded 323 degrees and certificates to 274 graduates at the end of the Spring 2021 semester. April Price of Port O’Connor earned an Associate of Arts Degree; From Seadrift: James Tolar, Associate of Applied Science-Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement and Hannah Spencer, Associate of Science. Graduates from Port Lavaca: Dominic Aguilar; Alaina Aguirre, Felice-Chris Cano; […]

The Ladies of the POC Community Service Club have been busy with their many summer activities and projects. We would like to thank Robbie Hawes, Tom Ekstrom, Otto Haardt, and the members of the United States Coast Guard, Port O’Connor Station, for setting out the Club’s 104 US flags along Hwy 185 and the Community […]