When: Saturday, December 10, 2016 Where: First National Bank Parking Lot Time: Registration – 1:00 to 1:45 Race time – 2:00 to 4:00 Overview of Rules – 1:45 Fee: $5 per person (a maximum of 4 members per team) Musts: • Each team must have a phone that takes pictures. Make sure battery is charged. […]

Saturday morning dawned warm and sunny, just the perfect day for the Chili/Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, October 22nd to be staged at Hoop’s new place, Hooper’s Bar & Grille on West Maple Street. As I arrived semi-early to watch and speak with the contestants as they were starting their preparations, I became very much intrigued […]

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 […]