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Twice weekly, guided tours of the Wetlands Education Center (WEC) that are open to the public begin today, Thursday, Jan. 29. Tours will be offered at 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The tours start one hour before the 3 p.m. More...

Building an artificial tree from paper, glue and other materials are Port Aransas High School theater tech students, from left, Tanner Ochoa, Emily Klein and Samantha Richardson. The students were working next to the PAHS theater stage on Monday, Jan. 26. Taught by instructor Gary Mott, theater tech is a new class at this school year. More...

Offshore fishing picked up a little this week, and the floater trips had large yields. Some big grouper and tuna, plenty of amberjack and at least one wahoo were caught, as well as kingfish and vermilion snapper. Jim Baima of Collinsville, Ill., and Port Aransas has been limiting out on sheepshead on the north jetty almost daily. More...

The Port Aransas High School Lady Marlins played hard, but the state-ranked Falls City Lady Beavers dammed up the island girls' efforts. The Lady Marlins fell to Falls City, 41-63, in a Jan. 20 game on the road. "We just had too many turnovers," said Stephanie Foerster, coach of the Lady Marlins. 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. • Free use of Computer Center, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; closed Sunday. 430 N. Alister St. Free e-mail. More...