On November 25, 1943, S/Sgt. John William Ring, Army Air Corps/Air Force, of Virginia boarded a B-24 bomber. He was a gunner, taking part in a bombing mission. Upon take off from Pandaveswar Airbase in India, the plane crashed, killing all aboard. He was buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky and the […]

The Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the 7th Annual Crawfish Fest & Cookoff to be held on April 27 at King Fisher Park.  This is the Chamber’s largest fund raising event of the year and the event brings in approximately 3,000 people. We offer all of the following: • Crawfish Cookoff • Live […]

Dora Garcia, recently retired Calhoun County Election Administrator, was honored by the Calhoun County Republican Club at their monthly dinner, Monday, April 1. Mrs. Garcia received an engraved silver tray commemorating her excellent service to the county. Mrs. Garcia’s knowledge and tireless willingness to assist candidates, party officials, and poll workers, will be sorely missed […]

Friday May 17 – Sunday May 19 The 13th Annual Warrior’s Weekend is scheduled for the Third Weekend in May and preparations have already begun. It is The Tigrett Team’s Honor to be Volunteer Coordinators to locate accommodations for our wounded heroes and their families who Drive-In. This year, we are expecting at least 150 […]

Spring Cleaning, Repairs & Mowing Greetings from the island everyone. I hope that all of you are doing well and enjoying this much appreciated Spring weather that we have been having lately. We will continue to have late season northers for a short while still, but for the most part nice weather should pretty much […]