Christmas and New Year's days will mean early deadlines and an early press time for the South Jetty, which will close its office on both days. Deadline for the Dec. 25 edition will be noon Monday, Dec. 22. More...
Commander Johnie Martin Mathews of the Port Aransas Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8967 presents Kristen Barton of Port Aransas Emergency Medical Services a check for $2,500 on Monday, Dec. 15. More...
If you've considered donating to the Veterans of Foreign Wars' annual Care and Share food drive, this weekend is the time to do so. The VFW Care and Share delivers Christmas dinners to Port Aransas families in need. More...
When Port Aransas held its first visioning session in January 1998, one consensus reached was a vision of Port Aransas as a "walking town." Perhaps not so much by design, and maybe not even because of that first visioning process, but Port Aransas More...
Offshore fishing has been slim this week due to the weather. Bay and jetty anglers have been a little busier. Bay guides have brought in all the usual suspects: red and black drum, sheepshead, trout and flounder. More...
Maria and Mike Morones of San Antonio caught these red drum off the north jetty while visiting Port Aransas recently. Maria's measured 32 inches, Mikes, below, were 25 and 26 inches. More...
Jim Williams, left, of Tribbey, Okla., and Steve Cooper of Pierre, S.D., show their stringers of sheepshead and black drum they caught on the south jetty on Friday, Dec. 5. They said their catch was destined to become a fish fry. More...
James Robert "J.B." Meuth, 55, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. He was a longtime resident of Port Aransas, where he was the property manager for Island Retreat Condominiums. Meuth was born Feb. 15, 1953 in Falfurrias. More...
Velta Dawn Boldra, 76, of Omaha, Neb., died Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Omaha. She spent winters in Port Aransas where she owned a condominium at La Mirage. More...
Randy Charles Baker, 29, of Port Aransas, died Monday, Dec.15, 2008. He was born April 28, 1979 in Fort Pierce, Fla. to Randy and Amy Mullin. He was a self-employed contractor in Port Aransas. More...
Sharon Doughty is new superintendent at Port Aransas ISD
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
The Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees on Thursday, Dec. 11, voted unanimously to offer a three-year contract officially to Dr. Sharon Doughty for the position of superintendent. More...
Emergency Services Toy Roundup will end on Sunday, Dec. 21, and Kristen Barton of EMS said there is still a shortage in toy donations for this year. The Roundup did receive a donation of $2500 on Monday, Dec. More...
The 2008 Holiday Forest, "The True Spirit of Christmas," is open. The event, sponsored by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, is located at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. More...
Volunteers Mikael Behrens, left, and Beau Hardegree search the skies for birds at the south jetty during the National Audubon Society's 109th annual Christmas Bird Count on Monday, Dec. 15. More...
Feeling rushed for Christmas? A group of eighth grade history students from Brundrett Middle School may be able to help. They will wrap your Christmas gifts in exchange for a donation. The students are raising money to help fund a U.S. More...
In keeping with a tradition of several years' standing, these young parents and their children climb aboard a hay-filled trailer and make the rounds, singing Christmas carols at the homes of friends and neighbors. More...
Mikaela Laurent, a sophomore at Port Aransas High School, was nominated recently by PAHS English teacher Tiara Followell to participate as a student ambassador to Australia in the People to People International program. More...
H.G. Olsen Elementary School volunteer Arlene Hughes uses props to tell the story of The Little Engine that Could for a group of kindergarteners on Friday, Dec. 12. More...
The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins beat a bigger school's team, then lost two close games at a tournament in Jarrell, north of Austin, Dec. 11-13. More...
10 17 1 17 22 31 5 • Boldface denotes home games. • Four games are played on each date in this order: 7th-grade girls, 7th-grade boys, 8th-grade girls, 8th-grade boys. More...
DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for swimming, 1- 6 p.m., and more. Call 749-2416 for information. More...