Don and Sheryl Haynes of Port O’Connor, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Mandi Haynes to D. Luke Zitzman, son of David and Paula Zitzman of Southbury, Connecticut. The future bride graduated from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi with a bachelor degree in kinesiology. She is employed at Texas A&M University […]

PORT O’CONNOR, TX — The Port O’Connor Visitor Center will hold a Grand Opening celebration on July 31, 2012 at 10:00 am. The new center, located at 2337 W Adams Ave in Port O’Connor, was created by novusweb, llc to serve as an information source for visitors to the Port O’Connor area. “After operating PortOConnor.com […]

Calhoun County Culture and Cuisine Committee presents Summer Music & Entertainment The Calhoun County Culture and Cuisine Committee under the sponsorship of the Main Street Inc.; recognized by the City of Port Lavaca presented the first of the Summer Music and Entertainment Series. It was an afternoon of listening to good music, a great breeze […]

The public is invited to attend the August 14 meeting of the Conservative Club, held at the Heritage Center, Hwy 238 in Port Lavaca, where Congressman Blake Farenthold will be speaking. Congressman Farenthold represents the 27th District of Texas. Lunch ($5) will be served at 11:15 a.m. and the program will begin at noon.

Where Highway 316 starts, near the State Park at Indianola, a new metal art silhouette now stands to commemorate the beginning of the “Great Camel Experiment”. Supported in Congress by Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, the first load of 33 Camels landed at Indianola on May 13, 1856. The camels created quite a stir among […]