Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition LADY MARLINS WINNING SEASON ENDS Tough competition       Whitney Williams, lower photo, of the Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins is surrounded by Sundown Lady Red Roughettes players during the state semi-finals at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on Thursday, March 1. In the photo above, Dr. More ... Turn clocks forward DST start, end dates changed       Time flies, but not as fast as you thought it did. It's time to think about Daylight Saving Time again already, but not because you lost a few weeks - it's because Congress, as part of a 2005 law, changed the starting and ending dates for the time shift. More ... Computers not set for new DST time change BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       If you have a computer, you may know that it's programmed to automatically reset its clock when Daylight Saving Time starts and ends. The problem is, it was probably programmed before the switch in Daylight Saving Time. That means your computer won't know on its own when to change. More ... Spring Break City gets set for holiday BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Law enforcement agencies and public works crews were working this week to put the finishing touches on preparations for this year's Spring Break, which begins next week. Spring Break, the week-long time off from school for high school and college students, brings up to 10,000 young people to Port ... More ... Getting ready       City of Port Aransas crews and Water Control and Improvement District 4 workers replace posts between the driving lanes and the pedestrian area on the beach near Pole 15 as they prepare for Spring Break crowds. The week of March 12-16 is expected to see the largest influx of Spring Breakers this ye... More ... City ballot fills; no new races form Filing ends Monday for city, school elections BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR       With only three days left to file, no races formed for city or school positions during filing this week, but the ballot for city council was filled when Charles Bujan filed for Place 3. The position is open because of the death of Jerry Watson in January. His term expires in May, and is being fill... More ...