“Cold stunning events happen at the most inopportune time,” warned Dr. Donna Shaver during the annual Cold Stunned Turtle Training webinar last October. She was right. The week before Christmas, Dr. Phillipe Tissot, TAMU-CC sent out a warning based on prediction models of the approaching cold front. Water temperatures were going to be below the […]

The NEW YEAR of 2023 is starting out with another awesome fundraiser benefiting the Facelift Project. This was a chili cook-off arranged by Terry Wright and Jim Hooper and took place at Josie’s Mexican Restaurant on Saturday, January 14. In addition to the beans, chili and gumbo, members of the board of the Community Center, […]

Greetings from the island everyone. I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends, and are having a great new year in 2023. We don’t have any flying cars yet, probably a very good thing. . but maybe in the not so quite distant future. I swear I’m still […]

The Port O’ Connor Chamber Board of Directors recently installed the new officers for the 2023 year. Darla Parker will serve as President, Dawn Ragusin as Vice-President, Sue Glover as Secretary and Brent Hart as Treasurer. Members include Mike Overton, Debbie Michalek, Terri McGuire, Belinda Bush, Steven Guevara, and Kimberly Lucas. Our 2023 membership drive […]

Goodbye 2022 and Welcome New Year 2023! The Service Club welcomes in 2023, but had a wonderful 2022! Because of the generous support of the wonderful citizens of POC, the Service Club was able to give back so much to the POC Community in 2022: New Sign for the POC Community Center; US flags and […]