Port O’ Connor’s “Hooked on Books” Book Club held its monthly meeting on January 14. Hostesses Brenda Berger, Beth Smith, Mindy Miles, Lisa Barger and Kristina Lewis created a lovely atmosphere for attendees. Everyone began the new year chatting, laughing, and enjoying each other’s company. The ladies who attended the meeting were delighted to reunite […]

Betty “Lynne” (Bell) Hearn passed away at her home in Goliad, TX on December 28, 2024.  She was 77 years old.  Lynne was born December 4, 1947 and was the daughter of the late L’Roy, Sr. and Betty Bell of Port O’Connor, TX. She is preceded in death by her husband Richard Hearn and grandson […]

Steven James “Styme” Saenz, 51, of Port O’Connor passed away January 4, 2025.  He was born February 9, 1973, in Houston to Manuel R. Saenz Jr. and Mary Helen Saenz.  Styme worked at Speedy Stop and Walmart and was a Catholic. He is survived by his mother; sisters, Maria Saenz and Jeanette Chavez Hernandez; brother, […]

July 24, 1946 – December 19, 2024 Virgil Dixon Price, Jr., of Port O’Connor, Texas, passed away on December 19, 2024, after a recurrence of metastatic melanoma. Born on July 24, 1946, in Gladewater, Texas, Virgil lived a life rich in purpose, love and adventure. Virgil is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, […]

Would you like to run for office? The city of Seadrift is looking for a few good women and men who would like to run for the mayor’s position as well as a chance to be on city council. A lot of changes have taken place with the city since Mayor Elmer DeForest had retired […]