John Meitzen, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State University, has been named a 2016 recipient of the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) prestigious Next Generation Award. John is the son of John and Mary Belle Meitzen of Port Lavaca. SfN is the largest international neuroscience society, with nearly 38,000 members. The […]

POC VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. GUN RAFFLE FUNDRAISER SATURDAY, DEC. 10TH 2016 POC COMMUNITY CENTER HALL OPENS @ 6PM – MEAL @ 7PM DONATION OF $20 FOR ticket/meal Chili, Cornbread, Frito Pie Beer & Other Adult Beverages TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM POC VFD MEMBERS OR AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK –PORT O’CONNOR BRANCH (Need Not Be Present to […]

Arriving at The Inn at Clark’s Afternoon of December 3 The Toy Run was founded by Jerry Karnes with the help of Andrew Coker. The original plan was to have a fun run at a time when most boaters had put their boat away for the winter. In looking for a specific reason it was […]

Edward Fred Knipling by John Foester Prior to Dr. Knipling’s work, livestock production in North America was plagued by enormous losses each year due to infestations of Cochliomyia homnivorax, commonly referred to as the New World screwworm fly. These flies had been present in North America from ancient times and more recently had spread to […]

On November 7, 2016 Judge Nancy Pomykal, precinct 5 Justice of the Peace was sworn in as Seadrift Associate Municipal Judge. Mrs. Pomykal accepted the appointment as Seadrift Associate Municipal Judge to have the authority to exchange benches with Judge Wesley Hunt in situations where he must recuse himself from a municipal case for any […]