John Meitzen, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State University, has been named a 2016 recipient of the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) prestigious Next Generation Award. John is the son of John and Mary Belle Meitzen of Port Lavaca. SfN is the largest international neuroscience society, with nearly 38,000 members. The […]

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 […]

We Dodged a Bullet, This Time! Bless God, and may God bless America again! Trump won. And won big! We were staring into the abyss of falling into a totalitarian socialist state, or secession… or worse. And Trump rebuilt the Republican Party in to an All American, America First Party. He added millions of Independents, […]

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 […]