Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Sun shines on Spring Break After rainy start on Monday, Tuesday BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Despite the feeling that the weatherman might have betrayed us, at least some Port Aransas merchants and hoteliers are saying this is turning into a pretty good Spring Break. Rainy weather on Monday and Tuesday caused gloom that Spring Break visitors, who many retailers depend on to take them into... More ... Welcome to Port Aransas       Viewers rush for a sight of the Columbus replica ship Nina as the vessel rounds a marker headed for the Port Aransas Harbor on Monday, March 12. This "Nina" isn't one of the three ships docked in Corpus Christi, but part of a similar trio of replicas based in South Padre Island. The ship stayed her... More ... State park campers keep a low profile BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Don't judge all Spring Breakers by the ones you see clustered near the end of Avenue G. There's another group farther south who tend to keep their heads down and celebrate the annual rites of spring more quietly. Mustang Island State Park superintendent Kenneth Ragan calls them "the other Spring ... More ... Only two contested races form One of least-active elections in past 25 years       Port Aransas voters will be faced with only one race for city council and one for school board in one of the least active elections in years. Filing ended Monday, March 12, with Realtor Keith Donley filing for Place 1 on the city council. Consultant Beverly Charles, the incumbent for two terms, is... More ...