Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition The water in Port Aransas is safe to drink. By Mary Judson South Jetty editor      A boil water notice issued today, Tuesday, Aug. 14, by the City of Corpus Christi does not affect customers of the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4, which supplies water to Port Aransas and Mustang Island south to the Corpus Christi Fire Station. More ... School district may appeal TEA rating Effort to mainstream special-ed students drops rating a notch BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Port Aransas Independent School District Superintendent Billy Wiggins said he is exploring the possibility of filing an appeal of the state's recent rating of PAISD as an academically "acceptable" district. On Aug. 1, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released new ratings of school districts throu... More ... HAVING A BALL       Matthew Gonzales, left, and cousin Jerry Saldana, both of San Antonio, pursue a football thrown by a relative on the beach in Port Aransas on Sunday, Aug. 5. Temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s, along with mostly sunny skies, are expected to continue through the weekend. The conditions sh... More ... New postmaster leaves behind Colorado cold for Texas sun BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Connie Hatton has traded the Colorado cold for the Port Aransas sun. Hatton is the new postmaster at the Port Aransas Post Office. Her first day was Monday, Aug. 6. Before she was hired, Port Aransas was without a permanent postmaster for more than a year. Acting postmasters filled the spot. More ... City to take another look at 67-acre tract along ship channel BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       PORTASOUTHJETTY.With five years or less until deadline, city council members have told City Manager Michael Kovacs to start working on plans for 67 acres of cityowned land at the end of Port Street. The matter came up at the close of a city council harbor workshop on Thursday, Aug. 2. More ... ICW bridge called 'safe'       The State Hwy. 361 bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Aransas Pass is safe, according to the Texas Deparrtment of Transportation (TxDOT). After some Port Aransas residents questioned the safety of the bridge, known as the Dale Miller Bridge, City Manager Michael Kovacs e-mailed the TxDOT di... More ...