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January 24, 2008
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City seeks restitution for pier damage
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER
A Coast Guard investigation has determined that a ship was not speeding when it generated an unusually large wake that destroyed part of a public pier at Charlie's Pasture on Wednesday, Jan. 16. More...
Hooray for homecoming!

From left, jumping with joy are Port Aransas High School homecoming duchesses Elaine Franco, a senior; Melanie Wheeler, sophomore; Kelsey Ortiz, freshman; Hannah Jones, junior; and Lia Phillips, senior. A homecoming queen will be crowned at halftime of the Marlin game tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 25. Th... More...

City files complaint over communications failures
BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The city has filed a complaint with the Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the agency that oversees utilities statewide, about three communications outages on Mustang Island in the past three months. City Manager Michael Kovacs was told at the city council meeting on Thursday, Jan. More...

 Island Life
•Digology program to be held Saturday
LEARN THE BASICS OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG
Have an adventure learning about archaeological digs on Saturday, Jan. 26. Everyone is invited to join in the free event, and with the variety of jobs to choose from, even those who can't do strenuous labor can participate. Jobs will include digging, sifting, recording, measuring, dusting and mor... More...
•In the little chapel
•Mission work topic of next Brown Bag Lecture Series
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 Youth
•Speaking her mind
Appearing before the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees, Port Aransas High School senior Alyssa Crawford speaks out against the idea of a drug-testing program for students. Crawford said she doesn't do drugs but considers testing an invasion of privacy when applied to stude... More...
•Spirit week is big part of homecoming celebration
•School Menus
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 Fishing
•Happy anglers
Capt. Buzbee on the Scat Cat out of Fisherman's Wharf led anglers to an area offshore where they caught Atlantic sharpnose shark, red snapper and kingfish. More...
•FISHING REPORT
•All allowed
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 Sports
•Pettus pummeled
Lady Marlins' defense is key to victory
The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins sometimes have run into trouble when playing road games at Pettus High School. But not on Friday, Jan. 18. The Lady Marlins crushed the Lady Eagles, 57-25. More...
•LADY 2007-08 MARLIN PORT ARANSAS HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Schedule
•Lady Marlins JV beats Pettus
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 Obituaries
•Roy
Francis Roy died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008. He was the stepfather of Leslie (Debbie) Willey Jr. and grandfather of Wendy Willey, Scott Willey and Leslie Willey III of Port Aransas, who survive him. Roy was born Aug. 31, 1931, in Abbyville, La. and had lived in Anahuac for more than 50 years. More...
•Lantz
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 Island Agenda
•Island Agenda
DAILY DAILY • Community Park Swimming Pool offers swim lessons and lap swimming, water exercise. Open daily except Mondays for swimming and more. Call 749-2416 for information. • Free use of Computer Resource Center Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; closed Sunday. ... More...
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