Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition City to eye backup for communication BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       At least one city council member wants to know what plans the city has to back up telephone and computer communications in the event of another failure. Keith McMullin has asked that a discussion of the matter be placed on the agenda for tonight, Thursday, Jan. 17. The council meets at 5 p.m. in ... More ... Have rink, will play hockey BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER      Add in-line hockey to this town's already-long list of recreational opportunities. Workers finished about three weeks of construction on a 150-by-80-foot concrete in-line hockey rink at Port Aransas Community Park on Thursday, Jan. 10, said Gary Mysorski, director of the Port Aransas Parks and R... More ... South Jetty office will be closed Friday afternoon       The South Jetty office will close at noon tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 18, so electrical and telephone lines can be moved. The newspaper office is adding editorial offices, a mailroom and storage to the building. After noon, the display advertising sales staff will be working off site, and reporter ... More ... Parents, community may weigh in on drug testing BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Should the Port Aransas Independent School District start a random drug-testing program for students? That question will be on the agenda when the PAISD Board of Trustees meets at 6 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 17, at the district's administration building on Station Street. More ... Big challenge       Port Aransas eighth-grade Marlin Matt Fries, who stands 5 feet tall, faces a BIG challenge as he goes up against 6-foot-4-inch Cristopher Payne of Woodsboro. See Pages 6-8A for basketball coverage. More ...