Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Fuel fouled Airport supply contaminated BY PHIL REYNOLDS SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       The fuel supply has been shut off at Port Aransas' Mustang Beach Airport for an indeterminate length of time because of pollution in the fuel tanks, city officials said. The contamination, a microbe growth in the fuel tank, was discovered during a routine inspection, said Pat Garrett, executive a... More ... Laissez les bon temps rouler!       Participants in the Mardi Gras Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 9, let the good times roll. In the photo above, Faith Engle, 8, of Port Aransas, makes her way through a tunnel that was part of a blow-up playground toy set up at the carnival held at Sharkey's. More ... Early voting in primary starts Tuesday       Democrats and Republicans in Port Aransas will share common ground in at least one respect: Where they cast early ballots in both primaries. All early primary election voting will be in the city council chambers on the west end of the city hall complex at 710 W. Ave A. More ... Under the sun       Bruce Ludden of Round Rock does some surf fishing as clouds break up overhead near the south jetty on Saturday, Feb. 9. Ludden and his 13-year-old son, Evan, were camping on the beach. More ... Adult education is on school agenda tonight BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Adult education will be one of the topics on tap when the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees meets tonight - Thursday, Feb. 14. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the administration building on Station Street. More ... Race forms for mayor on first day of filing BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR       A race developed for mayor of Port Aransas on the first day of the filing period, Monday, Feb. 11. Incumbent Mayor Claude Brown filed, as did Charlie Zahn, an attorney who has served on many city advisory committees and is current chairman of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. More ...