Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the 2023 Port O’Connor Boat and Fishing Expo scheduled for October 6th-8th. Come see all your favorite boats, kayaks, tackle, rods, accessories, apparel, guides and everything Port O’Connor has to offer! Make plans to visit the ‘Culinary Corner’ for cooking demonstrations and the Community Center for our guest speakers. Follow our Facebook page @POCBoatandFishingExpo for up to date information and the growing list of exhibitors!

This event is free to the public thanks to the support of our sponsors: Jeco’s Marine and Tackle, Freedom Boats, First National Bank of Port Lavaca and Formosa Plastics.

Texas Adopt-A-Beach 2023 Coastwide Fall Cleanup
Saturday, September 23
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Along the Texas Coast.
Including the Port O’Connor Beach

Since our first cleanup in 1986, more than 567,000 Texas Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up more than 9,800 tons of trash from Texas beaches, some of it originating from as far away as South America.

For more information: texasadoptabeach.org

The city of Seadrift has a new Harbormaster, and he was sworn in by the city secretary Gabriella Torres on July 10. Pictured on that day are Gabriella and a very proud Harbormaster. Chris Ingram has been wanting to be the Harbormaster a long time. Now is his time to step up to the plate.

Chris wasted no time in going to work cleaning up around the harbor. Since he’s been in office a dilapidated building has been torn down and the east end of the harbor has been cleaned up, mowed, and trimmed! Chris’s response to having done all the work at the harbor was, “People need to see a clean harbor in Seadrift.” Chris extends an invitation for all to come down to the harbor to see the work that has been done. His work is an ongoing project fueled by a desire to make the Seadrift harbor a great place to be.

Chris and his lovely wife Helen live in Seadrift and have been married 32 years. They are the proud owners of three dogs: Sasha, Patches, and Milo. Chris has lived in Seadrift for 43 years. Since he was 10 years old Chris used to fish every day, mostly on the Seadrift pier. And he still likes to fish, but not every day.

The duties of the Harbormaster are making sure leaseholders maintain their facility, being available to help with oil spills and sinking boats and taking care of basic maintenance of the grounds at the harbor. When asked about how he felt about being Harbormaster Chris had three words to say: “I love it!” -Tanya DeForest

Seadrift is happy to welcome three new teachers to our campus. We have Ms. Megan Taylor joining us from Ganado. Ms. Taylor will be teaching middle school Social Studies and middle school Art. Next we want to welcome Mrs. Krystal Sammons, Mrs. Sammons is coming to us from Aransas Pass ISD. She is our 5th grade Reading and Social Studies teacher. Last but not least, Mrs. Sabrina Caldwell from New Braunfels. Mrs. Caldwell is teaching 3rd grade Reading and Science. We are so thrilled to welcome these amazing ladies to our campus.