Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition South Jetty to host Candidates' Night tonight at city hall       Voters are invited to hear from candidates for Place 5 on the school board tonight, Thursday, April 26. Candidates' Night, a voter education forum sponsored by the South Jetty, will feature the only contested race on the May 12 ballot. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., in the council chambers... More ... Have spear, will fish       Many fishermen stand on the jetties while they're fishing. Others jump in the water to go after fish. Michael Rogers is one who jumps in. Here, he poses with a bunch of fish he and a friend caught while spear fishing at the south jetty on Wednesday, April 18. They speared nine sheepshead and one sp... More ... Cancer survivors, supporters to walk for the cure on Friday       Talent shows, music, a silent auction, barbecue and more are in store for participants in the second annual Superheroes Fishing for a Cure Relay For Life cancer walk at Roberts Point Park. The walk will be held from tomorrow, Friday, April 27, through 7 a.m. Saturday, April 28. More ... Amendments address administration of city Part II BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Editor's note: This is the second in a series of four articles explaining the propositions that will be on the Port Aransas city charter amendment election on May 12. More ... A study in contrasts Port Aransas schools experience the troubling, the uplifting      STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Congratulatory hug Vanessa Brundrett, vice president of the Port Aransas Education Foundation, gives a congratulatory hug to Port Aransas High School teacher Leif Johnson, who won a $1,206.75 grant that will help bring electronic grading equipment to the high school. The gr... More ... Foundation awards $20,000+ in grants to PAISD programs BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       The Port Aransas Education Foundation has announced 13 grant awards totaling more than $20,000 to pay for wide-ranging supplies and programs within the Port Aransas Independent School District. More ... Response to bomb threat effective, say school, police BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Police and school officials say they effectively handled a recent bomb threat at Port Aransas High School, quickly arresting a suspect, notifying parents and repeatedly searching the school. More ...