For a lot of people in Port O’Connor, POCO BUENO was just another fishing tournament for the super rich with huge boats and a lot of money! This would have been its fiftieth year! It had all the fancy parties and some of the biggest weigh-ins we had ever seen. It was a full week […]

Seadrift Fire Chief Cruz Rubio was impressed to become a firefighter at a very young age. He tells the story. “When I was a kid there was a fire down the street from my mom and dad’s house. I saw all the “cool gear”, the flashing lights, the pretty trucks, and I said “Wow!” When […]

Dear Dolphin Talk, I was so very disappointed when I heard a movie of the late Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow was shown on television. I didn’t get to see it. Years ago, my dad, David Archie Williams, was a milk cow herder for the City of Seadrift. He was riding down the main street […]

“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the columnist to enlighten readers on a subject as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication. Border Crisis and Political Strategies The Customs and Border Patrol “Apprehension/Inadmissible count” for May is 144,278, of which 11,391 presented themselves at Ports of […]

There is no group of organisms that elicits more varied reactions than that of snakes. Even the bravest, animal-loving individuals may squeal or jump at the sight of one of these scaly critters. Our fear response to seeing a snake can’t be helped. We are taught from a young age that snakes are dangerous and […]