Port Aransas, TX

PDF of print edition Having a field day!       A team of Port Aransas High School students pull a rope in a tug-of-war against another PAHS team during Field Day on Friday, May 9. The event is among end-of-year activities scheduled by the school district. More ... ArtFest Music, food, fun spice up festival       This weekend will be a great time to shop for a unique graduation or teacher gift. It's also a good time to shop for a great piece of art. The Art Center for the Islands is holding its third annual ArtFest Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More ... Moving on Winning Lady Marlin coach Henderson is going to Salado BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins basketball coach Randy Henderson, who led his teams to the playoffs each of the five years he coached here, has resigned to take a coaching job in Salado. Henderson's 146-39 record at PAHS included taking the 2006-07 Lady Marlins to the state semi-fi- nals. More ... Sawyer medals at state Matt White finishes seventh in long jump BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER       Port Aransas High School trackand field stars Drake Sawyer and Matt White may not have entirely liked their performances at the state meet at the University of Texas in Austin on Friday, May 9. But their jumps were higher and longer than most of us will ever go. More ... 30% vote in city, school elections BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR       Claude Brown will serve another term as mayor, and the school board lost two incumbents after balloting ended Saturday, May 10. Predictions of a voter turnout of 800 to 900 were exceeded with 981 voting. That amounted to 30 percent of the 3,221 registered voters casting ballots. More ...