The Port O’Connor community food pantry, located at Fishermen’s Chapel, has fed dozens of families dozens of meals already this year. Families of all sorts in need of a little assistance will come by or call for help. They may have small children, a house full of teens or a senior citizen living alone. Sometimes […]

Are they Crayfish or Crawfish? Do you really suck the head?! Well POC is about to find out!! The Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to put on the 4th Annual Crawfish Festival and Cookoff! This year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 30th from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at King […]

The Warriors Weekend 2016 is fast approaching. This marks the 10th year we have welcomed those wounded heroes to our little paradise, and we expect even more for WW 2016. More than 900 wounded vets will fly, bus, drive and share a ride from across the nation into Victoria, Port Lavaca and POC before converging […]

At the Port O’Connor Muster there was great food, fantastic fundraising and lots of laughs. Still, the sacrifice made by those who serve is a solemn thing. Many pay the ultimate price while serving, giving lives to protect the country they love. Col. Mike Petrash, Retired, serves as the Warriors Weekend Field of Honor Coordinator […]