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Stiewig was a fixture at Roundup

Port Aransas Boatmen, Inc., Hall of Fame
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR
Marie Stiewig may be gone, but she sure hasn’t been forgotten -- especially not by the Port Aransas Boatmen. Stiewig will be inducted posthumously into the Boatmen’s Hall of Fame during the Deep Sea Roundup July 9-12. More...

City enacts hiring freeze

Budget shortfall is more than $300,000

By Dan Parker South Jetty reporter The city of Port Aransas has enacted a hiring freeze to contend with a shortfall of more than $300,000 in revenue for the coming budget year, according to City Manager Michael Kovacs. More...

Football fans fail to score home team

Port Aransas ISD trustees to keep idea on back burner
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

The idea of adding football and volleyball to the extra-curricular activities offered by the Port Aransas Independent School District is on the back-burner for now. More...

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MOLLY Award presented by Texas Observer

Dave McNeely

It’s been just over two years since the death of Molly Ivins, the progressive and very funny nationally syndicated columnist. But her spirit lives on in many ways, including an award named for her: The MOLLY 2009 National Journalism Prize. More...

Dance with the one who brung ya

Mary Henkel Judson

If you think an increased awareness of, and respect for the past is a sign you’re getting old, I beg to differ. More...

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Fishing

Keeping it in the family

The Keeling family of Tyler brought in this great catch when they fished aboard the Caliente with Capt. John Brennan out of Deep Sea Headquarters, on Sunday, June 14. More...

Powder Puff fishing tourney starts Friday

Gear up, ladies! Registration for the 26th annual Woody’s Powder Puff Fishing Tournament begins tomorrow, Friday, June 19, and fishing will commence early Saturday, June 20. The tournament for women only features two divisions. More...

PAM/ Rhodes Memorial fishing tournament is set

Catch one for the kids! The Port Aransas Masters Billfish Tournament benefiting the Fred Rhodes Memorial Fund is set for Thursday, June 25, through Sunday, June 28. More...

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Sports

Surf team from Port Aransas scores Texas state championship

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

A Port Aransas surf team captured first place in the Texas Gulf Surfing Association’s state championships on Saturday, June 13, at Bob Hall Pier on Padre Island. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

Island Agenda

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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Resignation agreement gets nod

Trustees approve resignation/release agreement with Byrd
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR

Bob Byrd’s 11-year career with the Port Aransas Independent School District came to an end with his resignation on Wednesday, June 10. More...

Sight, sound to get another look by city

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The issues of lighting and noise will get yet another look by the Port Aransas City Council today, Thursday, June 18. More...

Steet work underway

Twenty-two streets getting overlays

Work funded by $4.9 million bond More...

Beating the summertime heat

Beating the summertime heat is a matter of perspective, and age, perhaps. More...

Island Life

Variety show provides ‘cool’ entertainment

Come in out of the heat, sit back and be entertained for an evening. The Port Aransas Community Theater will present two variety shows on Saturday, June 20 and 27, at 7:30 p.m. More...

Rehearsal fun

Some of the performers in the ‘Saturday Nite Specials’ variety show rehearse for the opening on Saturday, June 20, at the Port Aransas Community Theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361. More...

April sales tax rebate ‘soft’

April sales were soft in Port Aransas, but netted a rebate slightly more than was received for the same period in 2008. April sales taxes are submitted by retailers in May, and rebates are returned by the state to cities in June. More...

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Youth

Awe, horror, joy part of trip

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas kids experienced emotions that ranged from joy to awe to horror when they toured Washington D.C. recently. They played in jet fighter flight simulators at the Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution. More...

Sixth six weeks Honor Rolls

PORT ARANSAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Camp Aranzazu field trip is slated

Wanna go to camp for a day? Register now to go on the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department Camp Aranzazu field trip tomorrow, Friday, June 19. The bus will depart from H.G. Olsen Elementary School cafeteria, 100 S. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

George L. Barnes

Nov. 19, 1948 - June 13, 2009

George Leon Barnes of Port Aransas died Saturday, June 13, 2009. He was 60. Barnes was well known to anyone who ever went to the Port Aransas post office, where he worked after retiring from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service. More...

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