It’s that time again, time to spend a beautiful Texas winter day on the bay collecting abandoned crab traps. The crabbing closure will be February 19th – 29th with the main event day on Saturday, February 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Only the Port O’Connor Texas Parks and Wildlife Department docks will be […]

On Saturday, January 9, 2016, about 20 chili and gumbo cooks prepared to demonstrate their unusual talents. And it was a chilly and windy day as these folks from various areas of Texas gathered underneath Hooper’s Bar & Grille to set up their tables loaded with spices and other accouterments and the necessary cooking element […]

BUNCO was held on the evening of February 2nd with the theme being Valentine’s Day. Hosted by two Sweethearts, Biddie Hileman and Sally Jones, hearts were everywhere with much accompanying food that was enjoyed by all. Continuing with the fun that evening were the winners and Biddie captured the prize for Most Games with Diane […]

Marjorie Alberta Hawes of Port O’Connor, age 93, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 13, 2016. She was born February 11, 1923 to the late Claude and Grace Goode in Yoakum, Texas. She graduated Salutatorian from Bloomington High School in 1940, planning to continue her education to become a teacher; however, love won […]