Yesterday Yesterday in the late fifties until the late eighties were the best of times in POC for my family and myself. It was a time we spent the holidays and vacation time fishing and gigging flounder. We walked many miles looking for flounder to gig. During November we gigged the flounder and froze them […]

“O Christmas Tree” Just saw the word, “O Tannenbaum” on the first page of a newspaper. It took me way back in history. Bob Thormalen taught three classes in his room at the old Seadrift School House. He did teach us to sing “O Tannebaum. Ve trazinc dine blakie” or something like that. He also […]

Thank you for allowing me to serve this community while being on the Port O’Connor Water Board. We are confident that the delivery of services has greatly improved over these past two years and the future is much brighter.  Our goal personally and as a Board was to provide this community with the best for […]

To the Editor: One important thing must be noted about the blatant disrespect of today’s law and order. This coupled with the lack of responsibility by local and state enforcement are a constitutional crime. An unacceptable response from some to a new incoming president was met and continues to harbor elements that have led to […]

Dear Sir/Madam: On at least three separate occasions last week (as reported by the NY Times, CNN, LA Times, Fox News, and others), President Trump encouraged his supporters to vote twice in the election on November 3. He did this on 9/2/2020 in North Carolina, on 9/3/2020 in Pennsylvania, and in a North Carolina tele-rally […]