Joanne Loyde Petty, 69, of Seadrift, Texas passed away to our Lord on January 9th, 2024. She was born in Portland, Oregon on January 10th, 1954. Joanne was preceded in death by her father, Sam Counts, her granddaughter Devon Ogg; two sisters, Kathy Paugh and Samantha Counts, and one brother, John Counts.  She is survived […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! Who knew it would come so fast? Now it is time for First Baptist Church to prepare for our annual Sweetheart Banquet. This year’s date is Thursday, February 8, 2024, 6:00 p.m. It will be held, as usual, at the newly refurbished POC Community Center. The tickets are still a bargain […]

What a great time to be living in Port O’Connor! We have been experiencing the Birthday of Jesus, the Christ; New Years came in with a lot of bangs: Pastor Joane and I celebrated our Wedding Anniversary with a special meal with the Pastor who tied our knot, and Pastor Joane celebrated another birthday! (Since […]

Seadrift’s First Baptist The last book of the sixty-six books in the Bible, the Book of Revelation, is filled with wonder, suspense, and incredible imagery of a holy God and future events. A fifty-six-week in-depth study of the Book of Revelation will be offered to the public at no charge starting January 7th at 6pm […]

A fun afternoon of tree decorating, kids making ornaments, cookies, hot chocolate and a Christmas movie. Thank you Shorty’s Home Improvements for sponsoring this event and thank you to DJ Loco Motion, Calhoun County Festival of Lights Pageant, Peg Guhlin Edison and all who came out and participated to make this such a special evening. […]