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41 PAHS grads to 'walk' Friday

Forty-one Port Aransas High School seniors will close one chapter of their lives as they begin a new one during commencement ceremonies tomorrow, Friday, June 1. More...

Officer installation is Wednesday

The Port Aransas Garden Club will wrap up the year's business at a meeting Wednesday, June 6, that will include the installation of officers for the 2007-08 year. It will be held at 11 a.m., at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. More...

First Friday focus is jewelry, textiles

Browse through jewelry and textiles at the First Friday reception tomorrow, June 1. The Art Center for the Islands will hold the reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The reception is open to the public and will be held at the art center, 323 N. Alister St. More...

Recycling, waste to be discussed at KPAB meeting Wednesday, June 11

Find out all about the city's recycling with Allied Waste-BFIat the next meeting held by Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB). The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, June 11, at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. More...

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Graduation is the start of a journey

Forty-one Port Aransas High School seniors will walk across a stage tomorrow night and receive their diplomas. It's a day they and their families have looked forward to with excitement and, perhaps, some trepidation. More...

Session ends in dissension

Dave McNeely

The metal detectors might have been in the wrong end of the Texas capitol. More...

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Youth

PAHS 2007 Graduates

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Community awards $86,345 in scholarships to 39 PAHS seniors

SOUTH JETTY STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER AND MURRAY JUDSON

Members of the Port Aransas business community, as well as individuals, continued the tradition of supporting Port Aransas High School seniors by presenting scholarships at the annual assembly held Friday, May 25. More...

Clanton named to president's list at Stephen F. Austin

Scott Alan Clanton has been named to The President's List at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. The designation is reserved for students who make at least a 4.0 grade point average in all of their courses. More...

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Sports

Little League honors volunteers, players

Staff photos by Cassie Turano

Lending a hand Above, Richard Safford presents the Jerry McDonald award to James and Marnie Pate. More...

Shutout

The Longhorns, the Port Aransas major boys baseball team, won their last game of the season with a complete shut out of the Aransas Pass Indians. John Amundsen, in photo at left, pitched the 10-0 no-hitter on Tuesday, May 22. More...

Island Women runners

Island Woman Boutique in Port Aransas sponsored a team in the women's division in the 32nd Running of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon honoring our nation's military on Armed Forces Day, May 19. More...

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Shuttling workers to, from ferry deliberated

BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Would a shuttle that picks up employees at the ferry landing and takes them to their workplaces work in Port Aransas? Depends. More...

A rock and a hard place

Seaweed washing ashore has city caught in between
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Although officially billed as a "workshop," a gathering of city council members scheduled for Wednesday, May 30, at 5 p.m. could result in a decision about how the city will handle beach maintenance in the future. More...

Surf's up!

Body boards at the ready, two boys run toward the surf at the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday, May 27. More...

Bake sale to benefit swim team

Buying baked goods on Saturday, June 2, will do more than help satisfy your sweet tooth - it will help support the Port Aransas Swim Team. The sale will be at the Family Center IGA, 416 S. Alister St., from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. More...

Island Life

Residential yard of the month

The Port Aransas Garden Club has chosen the home of John and Johnie Whisman for May's residential yard of the month. The house is located at 819 MiraMar with well-manicured and beautifully landscaped yards in front and back. More...

A world away from Madrid

RACHEL PEARSON

I've left Madrid and come to Chicago. I can't write about leaving Madrid. I've had a hard time writing about Madrid at all in the last few weeks, what with knowing I would go. More...

A day at the beach

Aviona Rosenthal, 2, of Tafton, Pa., hangs out at the beach with her grandfather, Gerald Tyler and grandmother, Denise McGoey, both of Port Aransas, on Memorial Day. More...

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Fishing

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Tides at Port Aransas

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Whoops!

Due to a misinterpretation of hand-written information received, Capt. Mike Celaya was incorrectly identified in a cutline for a photo of a pending state record shark in last week's issue. More...

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DAILY + Joint Effort Leisure Ministry (JELM) Center, 113 S. Alister behind Community Presbyterian Church office, welcome room open to Winter Texans. Coffee, cookies and activity schedules. More...

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