Visit Port O’Connor and enjoy the Beach Saturday, July 3 Stay til 9:00 pm and enjoy the Spectacular FIREWORKS!

A Success Despite the Weather Just when it looked like all would be lost, the Good Lord smiles upon Warrior’s Weekend once again on May 22nd, the skies cleared up and our heroes went fishing. That was some of the worst weather we have experienced in a long time. It was still blowing and raining […]

(Article written before the start of this year’s race.) Being part of something as big as the World’s Toughest Canoe Race would make most anyone proud! The canoe race, dubbed the Texas Water Safari, had its beginnings in 1963. Initially there were 58 canoes that entered the first race. Only two teams of those 58 […]

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 […]

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 […]