Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition City council may ask for volunteers to fill vacancy BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       City council members will face the task today, Thursday, Jan. 18, of filling the vacancy left by the death on Tuesday, Jan. 9, of councilman Jerry Watson. Mayor Claude Brown said this week that he would ask the council to call for volunteers to fill the council seat until the next city election. T... More ... Homecoming court       Members of the Port Aransas High School homecoming court of 2007 is, in back from left, sophomore duchess Hannah Jones, senior duchesses Whitney Williams and Katie Coeckelenbergh. In front from left are junior duchess Elaine Franco and freshman duchess Melanie Wheeler. The Homecoming Queen will be ... More ... Winter Texans: Cold? What cold? By Dan Parker SOUTH JETTY REPORTER      On Monday, Jan. 15, when practically everyone else in Port Aransas was staying indoors, hiding from blustery winds and temperatures in the high 30s, Terry Harrington decided to take a walk. Texans: Cold? More ... Mock plane crash tests EMT trainees BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       A plane landing at Mustang Beach Airport in Port Aransas went out of control at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, hitting a fuel tank and starting a fire. At least, that was the scenario that faced students in the Port Aransas Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course when they reported in on Saturday. More ... Changes not welcomed by Jim Sherrill By Dan Parker SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       mayor from 1994 to 1998 and also Editor's note: With the new year - a was a member of the Port Aransas time when people traditionally look Independent School District Board ahead with renewed hope and predictions of Trustees during the 1970s. More ...