Almost as airborne as the grackle flying behind him, 13-year-old Thomas Winton demonstrates a move on new quarter-pipe ramps at Port Aransas Community Park on Tuesday, June 12. More...
Taking advantage of a water hose to escape the heat Monday, June 11, were, from left, twins Samantha and Alexander Ryan, 5, and sister, Madeline, right, children of Meredith and David Ryan of Corpus Christi. More...
Robert M. Gilmore says there's no such thing as a bad fishing trip. You don't know Robert M. Gilmore? Try thinking of him as Doc Gilmore, then. Dr. More...
What better way to celebrate summer than to eat watermelon on the beach in Port Aransas? Allison Adams, 6, munches out while playing in the sand on Sunday, May 27. More...
Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams may be about to try something several of his predecessors have done: running for statewide office. Maybe even governor. More...
This song has been sung here before, but if you missed it, here's another verse. The city's Parks and Recreation Department does an incredible job of offering quality programs year round that appeal to both permanent residents and visitors. More...
Birding For Kids will be held for the next three Thursdays beginning today, Thursday, June 14. "Introduction to Birds", three basic classes at three different locations, is for ages seven and up. More...
The Ellis Memorial Library annual Summer Reading Club will be held on Wednesdays during June and July (except for July 4). The program will be held in the library's meeting room from 10-11 a.m. More...
If you are interested in national government, live in South Texas and are 16 years old, an opportunity may be available if you act fast. Congressman Solomon P. More...
Suanne's in the swim of things. Suanne Pyle of Port Aransas placed in three events in her age bracket in The Woodlands Long Course Invitational master's meet in Houston on Sunday, June 10. More...
The Port Aransas Swim Team swam to a win against the Corpus Christi Kings Crossing Country Club at its first meet of the 2007 summer season. The meet was held Saturday, June 9, in Corpus Christi. More...
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...
Special meeting tonight to focus on single family property values
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
City council members are expected to look for ways to challenge the way the Nueces County Tax Appraisal District has been treating properties in Port Aransas tomorrow, Thursday, June 15, when the council meets in a special session. More...
A suspected car burglar from Corpus Christi is still at large this week after leading officers on a chase up State Hwy. 361 to Port Aransas, then ditching his own car and apparently getting away on foot. More...
Not all of Doc Gilmore's fishing trips are to the jetties, as shown by this prize redfish catch from offshore. He is being inducted into the Port Aransas Boatmen, Inc. Hall of Fame during the 72nd Deep Sea Roundup in July. More...
"Get your S's on Stage" performances continue at the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT). All events will be held at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...
The Coastal Bend Blood Center is critically low on its blood supply, and the people of Port Aransas can help. The blood mobile will be at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., today, Thursday, June 14. Blood may be donated from 11 a.m. More...
Dive in and have fun this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, at the Community Park Pool. Cool off while having wacky fun Saturday evening, June 16, at the pool, 700 Clark Pkwy., off Ross Ave. More...
He was in prison. The feel of cold steel and the incessant rattle of the chains was an endless reminder of freedom as a pleasant memory, but not a present reality. More...
Sign up the kids for the Community Presbyterian vacation Bible school, and let them enjoy fun and fellowship for a few hours each night, said VBS director Vernett Safford. More...
Jason Huff of Lindale poses with an 85-pound ling caught with Capt. Eddie Polhemus on the Wharf Cat out of Fisherman's Wharf Wednesday, June 6. More...
Ruby L. Campbell, 80, of Ottawa. Kan., died at home on Friday, June 8, 2007. She was the mother of Cheryl (Jim Stegall) Campbell of Port Aransas and Alexandria, Va. More...
Eula Marie Gilley died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at a Corpus Christi nursing home. She was 96, and the mother of Ken (Marcie) Gilley of Port Aransas. Gilley was born Feb. 10, 1911, in Toto, to Samuel and Mary Smith Sherrill. More...