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A great blue heron, a ‘regular’ around Port Aransas, glides through blue skies over the Aransas Pass off the south jetty recently. More...

City out of hurricane 'cone of error'  Free Access 

Fourth of July holiday visitors welcome

 The consensus at city hall is that Port Aransas can breathe a sigh of relief this morning. More...

Full of feathers

Port Aransas named America’s Birdiest City
BY PHIL REYNOLDS
BY PHIL REYNOLDS phil@portasouthjety.com

You always knew birds were big in Port Aransas. Now, the rest of the world has agreed. More...

First to help, last to leave

Sam Roberts, Boatmen’s Hall of Fame inductee
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BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Sam Roberts has been a member of the Port Aransas Boatmen for 20 years. Just how committed has he been to the group? Just ask his wife, who is an avid angler herself. More...

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Back to Bullock and the Big 12

Dave McNeely

Things can change in 16 years. Particularly when it comes to college football, and the TV bucks teams can make. That’s been happening in the Big 12 athletic conference over the past few weeks. More...

Proud of ‘Team South Jetty’

Mary Henkel Judson

Proud The South Jetty has had a successful year in terms of professional competition. More...

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Youth

From the springboard

Connor Kreutziger, 7, competed with the Port Aransas Swim Team against Corpus Christi Natatorium on Saturday, June 19. More...

Buttler leaving Olsen for Flour Bluff ISD

H.G. Olsen Elementary School Principal Sylvia Buttler has resigned to accept a position in the Flour Bluff Independent School District. Superintendent Dr. Sharon Doughty reported the resignation Wednesday morning, June 23. More...

Kids’ Calendar

The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department and other SUMMER PROGRAMS Parents are welcome at any of the kids’ activities For more information on any Parks and Recreation activity, contact Community Program Coordinator Pam Greene at pamg@cityofportaransas.org or 749-4158

DAILY ACTIVITIES THURSDAY, JUNE 24 • Balloon spheres, 2-4 p.m., Girl Scout Hut, 739 W. Ave. A. Make unique shapes using balloons and string. $2 for the first child, $1 for each additional child in family. More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

Island Agenda

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South Jetty on newsstands this afternoon  Free Access 

Newspaper will go to post office as usual

Wednesday, June 30 -- The South Jetty will be on newsstands this afternoon, thanks to Hurricane Alex. Anticipating deteriorating weather, operators of the press in Victoria, where the newspaper is printed, made the decision to move printing schedu More...

Tall ships to arrive Saturday morning  Free Access 

Get to waterfront early to welcome sailors

 The arrival of four tall ships has been moved to early Saturday morning, thanks to Hurricane Alex, which has been stirring up the Gulf of Mexico, through which three of the four ships were set to sail. More...

Police chief issues statement  Free Access 

Watching storm

Don't be complacent, Burroughs says More...

Mayor issues statement  Free Access 

Port Aransas monitoring storm

High tides expected More...

Kissy-kissy fishy

Cassie Turano, left, and Hannah Jones, both of Port Aransas, took first place overall in the amateur division at the Powder Puff Fishing Tournament for women only on Saturday, June 19. More...

Island Life

Guided beach walk to be held Friday

Beachcombers or wannabe’s are invited to a free, guided beach walk tomorrow, Friday, June 25. Meet guide Shirley Fischer on the beach under the purple flag near Horace Caldwell Pier at 9 a.m. More...

First day at work

On Monday, June 21, his first day at work, Robert Bradshaw, the new city manager of Port Aransas, pauses during a meeting with Planning and Projects Manager Dave Parsons, who has acted as interim city manager over the past seven months, and executiv More...

‘Greater Tuna’ performances to be on stage this weekend

Performances of “Greater Tuna” continue this week beginning tonight, Thursday, June 24. The Port Aransas Community Theatre, along with Shaken and Stirred Productions, LLC, will present the play about Texas’ third smallest town. More...

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Fishing

FISHING REPORT

Nice sized wahoo, shark, snapper caught this week

It’s been a nice week in the fishing world. A 100-pound wahoo was caught on Tuesday, June 15, and a large hammerhead shark was caught over the weekend. More...

Weather Watch

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Tides at Port Aransas

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Schuster

Robert “Robby” Edward Schuster, 48, formerly of Port Aransas, died on May 26, 2010. He was born on Oct. 8, 1961 in Corpus Christi. Schuster was preceded in death by his parents, E.J. More...

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