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Fighting fire

Firefighter Dusty Foley battles a fire at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture on Friday, April 3. More...

A pie for the principal

ValueBank retail banking manager and assistant vice president Rob Phillips, right, urges pie throwers to take aim again at Port Aransas High School Principal Travis Longanecker, left, as part of activities at the Country Fair in Roberts Point Park More...

Kovacs: Bill could do more harm than hurricane

BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

Texas coastal officials on Tuesday, April 7, virtually stormed a committee hearing on bills that would impact windstorm insurance rates on the coast. More...

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Lady Dems say 'no' to stimulus cash

Dave McNeely

The federal stimulus money is a hot topic as the Texas Legislature moves rapidly toward the June 1 end of its 140-day regular session. More...

PAEF makes a big difference

Mary Henkel Judson

Kudos to the Port Aransas Education Foundation and to the businesses, individuals and foundations that supported their mission to improve the education experience for students in the Port Aransas Independent School District. More...

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Fishing

FISHING REPORT

Fish salad everywhere

Fishing this week was fish salad: A little of everything mixed in. It was a mixed bag everywhere. Offshore had the most variety of species, with everything from the usual suspects of kingfish, snapper and tuna to Spanish hogfish. More...

Big mack

Phillip Krull,9, of New Braunfels, caught his first mackerel on the south jetty on Saturday, April 4. His dad, Chris Krull, reported that Phillip is now ready to take on deep-sea fishing. More...

Meat haul trip

Lonnie Story and friends, all of Grapevine, fished aboard the Gulf Eagle with Capts. Keith Schoolcraft and Nate Forbes out of Deep Sea Headquarters on a 36-hour trip, returning on Sunday, April 5. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Services set for Clanton, Sims

Complete obituaries will be published in the Thursday, April 16, print and online editions of the South Jetty. Clanton Visitation and funeral services have been set for Monday and Tuesday, April 13 and 14, for Michael Shane Clanton. More...

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DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for swimming, 1- 6 p.m., and more. Call 749-2416 for information. More...

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SandFest warmup

Free sand sculpting lessons Saturday at Lesson Mountain

The 13th annual SandFest, the largest master sand-sculpting contest in the U.S., begins Saturday, April 11, with free sand-sculpting lessons. More...

Airport improvement talks slow, but ongoing

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

It's been more than two years since Port Aransas city officials began talking with the Texas General Land Office to renegotiate a lease that could eventually allow more commercial development at Mustang Beach Airport, but City Manager Michael Kovac More...

Grants total nearly $60,000

BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

With the grants awarded Friday, April 3, the Port Aransas Education Foundation has now presented a total of $135,000 to Port Aransas Independent School District teachers and faculty in the last three years. More...

Island Life

Daring dolphin

A dolphin leaps through the air while riding the swell pushed ahead of the Aurora, a ship steaming through the Aransas Pass on Sunday, March 22. More...

Book Club to discuss 'Brothers' at monthly meeting on Tuesday

The next meeting of the Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group is on Tuesday, April 14. The club, open to the public, meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. in the library. The book to be discussed is "Brothers," by Da Chen. More...

Dunk that junk for free Saturday

Beautify your habitat this weekend. Clear out all the junk without paying the fees at the at the transfer station, courtesy of Keep Port Aransas Beautiful. the City of Port Aransas and Allied Waste. More...

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Youth

PAHS is UIL champion

Port Aransas High School has reason to be proud. The District 31A University Interscholastic League Spring Meet concluded on Thursday, April 2, with Port Aransas High School as district champions, earning 489 points. More...

Party like it's 1959

Students dance to live music by Alias Hart and Jones during a sock hop at the H.G. Olsen Elementary School gym on Friday, March 27. Dozens of kids, parents and teachers partied at the PTO-sponsored event. More...

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April 13 - 17

Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday Cinnamon & raisin biscuit, sausage, juice, milk Wednesday Breakfast pizza, juice, milk Thursday French toast, sausage link, juice, milk Friday Assorted cereal, graham More...

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Sports

A seasoned team

The Brundrett Middle School track team completed the season at the district meet in Yorktown on Thursday, April 2. More...

BMS competes at district track meet

Brundrett Middle School students scored eight first-place showings at the district track meet at Yorktown on Thursday, April 2. "Our kids competed well," said BMS track coach Javier Mendoza. "I'm proud of the effort and showing. More...

They got game

The Port Aransas Little League started its season with opening ceremonies on Saturday, April 4, at Port Aransas Community Park. Clockwise from above: The teams gather on the field as Boy Scouts Troop No. More...

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