Dr. John Godwin will present the last of the Laura Randall Schweppe Endowed Lecture Series in Marine Science tonight, Thursday, March 20. More...

People, tarpon, visiting ships, building the jetties or the Lydia Ann Lighthouse will be the topic of the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association (PAPHA) meeting. More...

Enjoy an evening's entertainment and benefit the American Cancer Society on Friday, March 28. More...

In his book "Written in Blood," Robert Coleman tells the story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. The doctor had explained that she had the same disease the boy had recovered from two years earlier. More...

Children ages 2-10 are invited to hunt Easter eggs on Easter Sunday, March 23 The Island Worship Center will conduct the egg hunt at approximately 11:45 a.m., as soon as the 10 a.m. service ends. More...

8 a.m. 10: a.m. 1 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 1 p.m. 9 a.m. 4 p.m. 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. next to Community Presbyterian Church. www.jelmcenter.com jelmcenter@yahoo. More...

An opportunity to win a hand-made quilt is available through a drawing being held by the Island Worship Center. The Women's Ministries group from the church will be selling tickets for the quilt Tuesday, March 25. More...

Don't expect to see vast numbers of bulldozers and graders when Nueces County Parks and Recreation crews begin scraping the shoulders of beach access roads. More...

The new multi-purpose building at I.B. Magee Beach Park, background, looms over Dianne and Don Steinhagen and Millie Spring (from left) as the trio enjoys an evening at the park during Spring Break. More...

"The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards will be the library Book Club topic of discussion in April. The discussion, led by Joyce Williams, will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, at the Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 710 W. Ave. A. More...

You'd better believe this bunch gets stares wherever it goes - including to Port Aransas for Spring Break. No, it's not a club, it's just some folks who all drive Jeeps, though not all the same year or model or color. More...

Good weather brought an estimated 60,000 to 75,000 revelers to the beach in Port Aransas March 14-16, the first major weekend of Spring Break 2008, according to law enforcement. More...

Enjoying St. More...

Port Aransas police are enthusiastic about a new city ordinance that bans drinking in public on the beach during March between midnight and 2 a.m. "We got a lot of cooperation," said Police Chief Sam Russell. Sgt. Terry Syler agreed. More...

MONDAY, MARCH 10 • 8:24 A.M . Two men were charged on Turtle Cove Drive with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The vehicle, a golf cart, was recovered. TUESDAY, MARCH 11 • 7:52 A.M . More...

A man is charged with aggravated assault after being accused of trying to take another man's backpack on the beach early on Tuesday, March 18. More...

Relay for Life teams were conducting fundraisers all over Port Aransas Saturday, March 15. In the photo above, Tessa Gates, left, and Ashley Hendricks hold up signs advertising a bake sale for the Shapes Women and Teens Fighting Back teams. More...

City council members have plenty of sand to wade through when they meet tonight, Thursday, March 20 - five separate beachfront construction permit applications, augmented by five other zoning-related requests. More...

Redstart As I drove my truck into the Amos "driveway" one evening a couple of weeks ago, I heard a warbler chirping. More...