The POC Shark Hunters Sharp Tooth Shootout returned to POC after a 5 year absence. August 1 and 2 brought 34 boats of shark fishermen to Froggies in search of the biggest and best shark they could land in the bay and surf areas. . An overnight storm challenged the anglers but more than […]

A Festival To Build A Veteran’s Memorial 6th Annual Port Lavaca Flip Flop Festival LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2014 – August 29th & 30th The City of Port Lavaca, TX, is excited to bring you the 6th Annual Flip Flop Festival benefiting the Bayfront Veteran’s Memorial, honoring all military veterans past, present and future. A secluded […]

There is a lot of history buried at the Port O’Connor Cemetery, including the fact that three generations of Matagorda Island Lighthouse Keepers are buried there. There are many families whose history is important to our community and the Cemetery Board is anxious to hear from anyone with something to add to our knowledge. Anyone […]

GBRA  Port Lavaca Water Treatment Plant to Begin Modified Disinfection Process Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) temporarily will substitute chlorine as the disinfecting agent in the drinking water treatment process in place of its regularly used chlorine/ammonia compound (chloramines) at the GBRA Port Lavaca Water Treatment Plant. According to Herb Wittliff, manager for Port Lavaca Operations, […]

Don’t miss an opportunity to have some fun and learn more about these wonderful birds who grace POC with their presence, especially at this time of year. Jeanette Larson, author of Hummingbirds: Facts and Folklore from the Americas, will discuss her book and enlighten us on the interesting history of the “hummer” throughout the ages. […]