Port Aransas City Manager Robert Bradshaw says he applied for the Corpus Christi city manager's job just to "test the waters," but withdrew the application when he learned the names of applicants would be made public.

Read all about it in Thursday's South Jetty.

Also in Thursday's edition:

• Highlights, with photos, of 2010 in Port Aransas

• Information about New Year's Eve and New Year's Day activities

• A host of events and activities scheduled in the coming weeks that will keep residents and Winter Texans busy.

• Public hearings to gather input on speckled trout management have been scheduled by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

• Obituaries for: William Craig Hellmers, Kenneth Shotwell, Ray A. Rexford