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Ferry back after going adrift  Free Access 

No injuries reported
By Dan Parker dan@portasouthjetty.com A Port Aransas ferry mostly loaded with cars was back at a dock this afternoon after suddenly finding itself drifting and apparently without full control northeast down the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, according More...

From the ashes . . .

Residents rebuild after historic October ’09 fire
BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

They lost fabulous homes and many treasured possessions inside the structures. But, one year after the monster fire that ripped through the Private Marina neighborhood of Port Aransas, property owners are rebuilding. More...

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Birthday wishes for Port Aransas

Mary Henkel Judson

When the time capsule that is buried (or preserved in some other way that will withstand the environmental elements of, and natural disasters that may befall, Port Aransas), I hope those who open it will know what a newspaper is. More...

Long love affair with Port Aransas

Dave McNeely

We started coming to Port Aransas in the late 1960s or early 1970s. My daughters, Michelle (Mueller) and Mariposa (AKA Candace McGriffy), were not yet teenagers. (Candace was not yet Mariposa, either, but that’s another story. More...

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Youth

PAISD: Different and better

EDUCATION NOTES

It’s these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes Nothing remains quite the same With all of our running and all of our cunning If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane --Jimmy Buffett More...

Gaming gathering

A group of 34 Port Aransas youth participated in a game night at the Port Aransas Computer Center on Saturday, Oct. 9. The event ran for eight hours, lasting until midnight. More...

New coat for animals in shelter

The Port Aransas Animal Shelter received a much needed second coat of paint last week . More...

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Island Agenda  Free Access 

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DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park More...

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Web address for sample ballot incomplete  Free Access 

 The Web address for accessing sample ballots for the General Election was incomplete in a story on early voting on Page 1B of the Oct. More...

Happy birthday, Port A!

Centennial celebration is Saturday
BY SUSAN ARMANOVS news@portasouthjetty.com

Port Aransans will be celebrating big, at the city’s 100-year birthday celebration on Saturday, Oct. 16. Everyone is invited out to the all-day festivities to be held at venues around town. More...

Watch out: More than one way to dump meds

BY DAN PARKER dan@portasouthjetty.com

Washing expired or otherwise unwanted medication down a drain or flushing it down a toilet usually isn’t the proper way to get rid of the stuff, according to medical authorities and a Port Aransas water system official. More...

Island Life

Art Walk opens doors on creativity

PA Art About slated for Saturday

Peruse unique art, meet the artists and socialize with other art enthusiasts at the fourth annual Port Aransas Art Walk. Galleries, studios and shops will open their doors, some only for the one-day event. More...

Tours open to public

Historic Little Chapel on the Hill

Port Aransas is home to a historic chapel built atop a dune in the 1930’s. Only available for viewing through tours, the Little Chapel on the Hill will be open for visitors on Friday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m. More...

PASTOR’S PEN

A community of faith

Following the hurricane of 1919, there were no churches on Mustang Island. More...

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Fishing

Back in the day

This photo is of Lee Lochwood taken with his tarpon catch sometime around 1920. Lochwood was a banker from Waco who frequently fished in Port Aransas. More...

Better than a cake

Aspen Williams, 11, of Uvalde caught this hefty dorado while fishing for her birthday, Saturday, Oct. 9. She was with a group on a trip to the floaters aboard the Pelican with Capts. More...

Weighed down

Brady Williams and friends from Uvalde fished a floater trip aboard the Pelican with Capts. Clint Clark and John Brennan out of Deep Sea Headquarters on Saturday, Oct. 9. More...

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Christmas Special

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ART ABOUT ANTIQUE ship’s compasses in unique displays. 5% off if you mention this ad. Bam Bam Artwares, 409 N. Alister, 361-790-6540. More...

Services

NEED A LOWER electricity rate? For residential go to www.texaspowerclub.com. For commercial or residential, call Jeff Nottingham 469- 853-8506. Twenty years experience in the utility industry. More...

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