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Standing in a cherry picker, Todd Sekula, left, and Kenny Witherspoon, both of Top Gun Roofing, replace cedar shingles with composition shingles on the steeple at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 31. More ...
Give us this day . . . Jesus taught to pray in this way, and He seemed to place great significance on the importance of the here and now in our lives. He continually warns us that the Kingdom of God is near, that we should be alert and expectant of its benefits. More ...
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Never again will Gilbert Gibbs try to ride out a hurricane in Port Aransas. Not after his experience with Hurricane Celia in 1970, when he was 26 years old, he said. Gilbert and his father, Frank Gibbs, listened to weather forecasters as Celia churned through the Gulf of Mexico, and they were lef... More ... CITY OF PORT ARANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE BLOTTER MONDAY, JULY 23 • 10:21 a.m. A man was arrested in the 300 block of B&M Avenue on a city warrant. • 2:37 p.m. An officer arrested a person in the 600 block of Ninth Street on municipal court warrants. • 3:51 p.m. A man was arrested in the 400 block of South Ninth Street after a ... More ... Police arrest man after pistols fired Port Aransas police say no charges have been filed against two men thought to have fired shots near Beach and Alister streets on Sunday, July 29. Police records show the report of shots fired came at 10:08 p.m. on Sunday. Employees of the Castaways restaurant, 320 N. Alister St., told investigato... More ...
Police Lt. James Stokes checks out the last of three portable emergency communications kits the police department ordered with federal grant money (the other two are behind him). The boxes allow communications from vehicles or from a remote location with power, and having more than one lets city a... More ... COAST GUARD STATION PORT ARANSAS COAST GUARD SIGNALS MONDAY, JULY 23 • 5:45 p.m. The station received a call reporting a 21-foot pleasure craft taking on water in the Lydia Ann Channel. The Coast Guard responded with a 25-foot Homeland Security Boat and was on scene at 5:51p.m. and towed the vessel to the city docks. More ... NUECES COUNTY, PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE'S BEAT SUNDAY, JULY 22 • 2 p.m. A motorist was cited on the beach for no liability insurance. TUESDAY, JULY 24 • 10:55 p.m. A deputy cited a driver for parking in a "disabled" parking space at Horace Caldwell Pier. More ... Three die on island in separate incidents Three unrelated deaths on Mustang Island over the past week have police shaking their heads. The first was reported on Friday, July 27, at about 8:43 a.m., Port Aransas police records show. Officers investigating a call found a man dead behind a building in the 200 block of North Alister Street. More ...
Immediate family members of those serving in the U.S. armed forces are invited to submit photos of them with information about their service. Submit to southjetty@centurytel.net and put Armed Services in the subject line. More ... Darts Association to resume competitions Got Tuesday nights free; good with hand-eye coordination? You are invited to join other dart players this fall for fun and competition. The Port Aransas Dart Association will begin its season soon, and president Carl Elles said it is time to start organizing for league play. More ...
Moby Dick's: Classic venue MOBY DICK'S RESTAURANT 517 S. ALISTER 749-9447 TUES. - THURS. 7 A.M. - 9 P.M. FRI. & SAT. 7 A.M. - 10 P.M. SUN. 7 A.M. - 3 P.M. CLOSED MONDAY Aarrgh! Ahoy, mateys, here we are, Tinker Bell Morrow and my companion, Captain Jimmy Hook, heading into Moby Dick's for some grub and grog... More ... Yoga on Beach set for Aug. 11 at Caldwell Pier Enjoy the sand and sun while stretching during a Yoga on the Beach program. It will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, at 8 a.m. next to Horace Caldwell Pier at the east end of Beach Street. The public is invited to join instructor Nancy Myers for the free program sponsored by the City of Port Aransas P... More ...
Surfers feasted on long, shapely waves near Horace Caldwell Pier on Friday, July 27, thanks to a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico. Above, four surfers jockey for one wave. More ... Sunset Sounds to bring trio to amphitheater The "third coast" sounds of Buck Two 98, a trio from Portland, will entertain at the August Sunset Sounds concert. The free concert will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater at Roberts Point Park overlooking the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. More ...
Summer is the time when most boating accidents occur STORY AND PHOTOS BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER We've all been their victims, or at least seen them. They leave us rocking after they roar past in a "no wake" zone. They charge down the channel with a child sitting on the bow - probably without a life jacket. They leave us simmering at the ramp while they get everything "just so" before cleari... More ...
David Hicks, partial owner of the Shrimp Stop, and Amy Ramsey are serving up shrimp, tacos, burgers and more. The eatery located at 429 Alister is open Sun. - Thurs. from 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. - 12 a.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. - 2:30 a.m. The restaurant offers drive thru or carry out service... More ...
Construction continues on Access Road 1, which is being turned into a boulevard as part of the Newport Beach and Golf North development. The road was closed to traffic on Wednesday, Aug. 1, for repaving by Island Construction of Port Aransas. It was expected to re-open by Friday, Aug. 3, said Davi... More ...
Weather extremes; Mexico memories You've heard of mixed metaphors. Well, here are some mixed and mashed quotations: It is the driest month, it is the wettest month; it is the cruel month of July. More ... |
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