Did you ever wonder about the children on the Angel Tree? What happens to the toys brought in by the Toy Runners? How do gifts get to the children? Well, here is the true story of one family and what the Angel Tree Christmas meant to them. A local family whose parents both grew up […]

The POC Service Club is as busy as always this season. Several important projects are in the works, and we have added several new members to our group in recent months. We continue to welcome interested women of all ages to join us. We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in the […]

Another year has come and gone. The Chamber always has a lot going on in December. On the 3rd was the 25th Annual Lighted Boat Parade on the ICW. We were blessed with 14 boats; most of these were the brave people bringing toys from Freeport to our community; this was their 14th year. These […]

Holidays Are For Family And Friends Greetings from the island everyone. I hope all of you are doing well and settling into the early beginnings of South Texas winter, which officially arrives next week. Last Friday morning was a reminder that it is right around the corner, with the island temps dipping to 42 degrees […]

For making this a wonderful year for the Friends of the Port O’Connor Library, Inc. We are so grateful for the community support in our efforts to raise funds to build a new library. Thank you for hosting, for volunteering, for attending our fundraising events and for your donations. Each and every donation is greatly […]