Other Pageant Winners: Baby Mister Shrimpfest – Michael Patrick Brown III Baby Miss Shrimpfest – Paislee Maikoeter Tiny Miss Shrimpfest – Victoria Rodriguez Teeny Miss Shrimpfest – Paige Davenport 2016 Shrimpfest 5K By the Bay Run/Walk Winners Female Division Ages 20-29 1st – Whitney Drew; 2nd- Candice Maddux Ages 30-39 1st – Ashley Wooters; 2nd […]

It was another Spectacular Fireworks Display on July 2nd, as the community and visitors came together, many displaying their red, white and blue pride,  to celebrate our  Freedom and Independence. Port O’Connor is one of the few places where fireworks are still used by individuals for the celebrations. The Chambers display was probably the Biggest […]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed analysis of aerial surveys of the Aransas-Wood Buffalo whooping crane population, the only surviving wild population of whooping cranes in the world. Preliminary survey data indicated 329 whooping cranes, including 38 juveniles, in the primary survey area (approximately 153,200 acres) centered on Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near […]

It is summer time and Chester Island Bird Sanctuary, located near the Matagorda Ship Channel “big jetties”, is brimming over with Colonial Waterbirds. These are Herons, Egrets and other similar birds – who gather in large groups called rookeries or colonies during nesting season to build nests, lay eggs and raise their chicks. With continued […]

June 24th, 2016 – Today, the Calhoun County Historical Commission received the 2015 Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Historical Commission. The award was presented by Pct 2 Commissioner Vern Lyssy to Commission members in attendance: (L-R): Commission Chair Mary Belle Meitzen , Avril Sassman, Sue Thomae, John Meitzen and Gary Ralston. (Photo by Phil […]