Port o'connor News

Here are some hurricanes that have struck South Texas since 1950: Category 1 Dolly July 23, 2008, South Padre Island, no deaths Bret Aug 23, 1999, Kenedy County, no deaths Claudette July 15, 2003, Port O'Connor, 2 dead Erika* Aug.

There are many things we take for granted in this world: personal health, general happiness, a supportive family and long-lasting friendships to name only a few.

Claire Goyen, Katie Mallette, Katlie McLeod and Becky Goyen hold up some nice-sized speckled trout they caught while fishing in the Babes on the Bay tournament this past weekend off of Rockport.

A young Great Egret stands near several Roseate Spoonbills on an island near Port O'Connor. Photo: Courtesy / SA Royal Terns and their eggs on an island in Galveston Bay.

Along with the displays and activities at Warrior's Weekend in Port O'Connor, was also an army helicopter from San Antonio that flew in for the day.

This past weekend was Warrior's Weekend in Port O'Connor, a way to give back to veterans who have sacrificed so much for their country.

Janice Driver, Warriors Weekend volunteer coordinator, hugs Corporal Ilika Aitolendia goodbye as warriors load the buses to go back after Warriors Weekend Saturday in Port O'Connor. This year, organizers returned the favor and created a signature coin for each soldier.

ABOVE: Sgt. Jessie Rice, left, and Staff Sgt. Tommy Trotter get their picture taken with their haul of fish after returning to the dock in Port O'Connor on Saturday.

U.S. Army Sgt. Shane Parsons is one of more than 260 injured veterans welcomed at George Bush Intercontinental.

Gutierrez survived combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, but was killed in a wreck in Woodsboro on March, 31 2011.

Hundreds of U.S. Army and Marine veterans who suffered life-altering injuries during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are being honored in Houston.

Cuero residents gathered on the sides of the streets Friday afternoon to watch a bus full of soldiers pass through town on the way to the annual Warriors Weekend event in Port O'Connor. One of the soldiers on the bus from Fort Hood was Alex Alvarez, a native of Victoria and close family friend of Susie and Chuck Albert, Warriors Weekend volunteers ... (more)

Last year over 180 wounded warriors were completely surprised by the welcome rally Houston gave them.A Many had never received such a warm, loving, and supportive welcome before.A And it is the desire to show our troops an even bigger welcome this year that MoMs USA working with The Warrior's Weekend Organization invites you to welcome over 260 ... (more)

It's that time of year again. The sun is shining, the weather is warm and Warrior's Weekend is coming back to the Crossroads.

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Vanessa Tristan, 27, of Ganado, was driving a silver Chevrolet HHR south on U.S. Highway 59 about half a mile north of Ganado when, for an unknown reason, she drove into the median, which caused her vehicle to roll several times, said Department of Public Safety Trooper Justin Nixon.

Audrey Kay Kuecker and W. Marshall Moore IV were united in marriage on March 23 at The Winfield Inn in Kyle.