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Thousands attend SandFest  Free Access 

Winners listed
Event drew competitors from around world More...

Rough night for sailors

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

Plans were underway Tuesday, April 12, to get a 36-footlong sailboat off the beach near Marker 61 on Mustang Island. More...

Replacing old gas lines is part of 11th Street package

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Editor’s note: Port Aransas voters on May 14 will decide whether to approve a proposed $6.4 million bond package to finance extensive road improvements along nearly two miles of 11th Street, from Avenue G to Beach Access Road 1A. More...

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Lege lacks ‘enough guts to draw a buzzard’

DAVE MCNEELY

The lobbyist walked out of the capitol, disgustedly shaking his head. “It’s the worst session I’ve ever seen,” said the lobbyist, a former legislator of more than a decade. “Everybody over there’s scared to death. More...

Life lesson in Archbold, Ohio

CAL THOMAS

ARCHBOLD, Ohio -- Here in Middle America, where farmland extends to the horizon, I pass an inspirational yard sign: “Self-Control: Having a Life Purpose Bigger Than Self.” It’s a message our representatives in Washington would do we More...

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Fishing

Family fishing activity

Organizers of a Port Aransas chapter of Fishing’s Future Steven Putegnat, from left, Shane Wilson and Steven Putegnat were on hand Sunday morning, April 10, for a children’s camp at Fred More...

A fishing first

Morgan Christian, 11, of San Antonio caught her first big redfish while fishing with her dad, Chuck Christian, last weekend. She was using live shrimp on 10-pound test. More...

Nice variety

This group caught vermilion snapper, ling, amberjack, a large shark and a 103-pound wahoo on Sunday, April 6. They were fishing a nine-hour trip aboard the Scat Cat with Capt. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Wickham

Andrea Rene “Andi” Wickham of Cuero, formerly of Port Aransas, died Saturday, April 9, 2011, after a short, but difficult bout with cancer. She was 53. More...

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You'd better hurry and look  Free Access 

SandFest sculptures to be bulldozed soon

Creations are flattened each year to eliminate liability More...

Alister from Avenue A to Avenue C to be closed  Free Access 

Work to take most of day Tuesday

 Motorists who regularly traverse Alister Street might want to choose an alternate route tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19. More...

Facelift

Resurfacing is set for Alister Street
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Alister Street, our town’s main thoroughfare, is about to get a big facelift. More...

Acclaimed MSI scientist Parker succumbs

Memorial service is June 4
MARY HENKEL JUDSON
EDITOR

They probably don’t realize it, but thousands of gradeschool students have Dr. Patrick Parker to thank for their real-world introductions to the wonders of marine science. More...

Island Life

Garden Club to hold workday on Tuesday

Make some time to doing a little community landscaping, and get some vitamin D to boot. The Port Aransas Garden Club will hold landscaping workday on Tuesday, April 19. Volunteers are invited to meet at 8:30 a.m. More...

Lessons on giving

Five students from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volunteered their time on Sunday, April 10, at the Port Aransas Animal Shelter. More...

PACT sets the stage for next show

How about a date night at the Port Aransas Community Theatre? More...

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Youth

Different visitors

Spring is a great time to visit Port Aransas, but it’s even better when you get a trip on the research vessel Katy, owned by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute. More...

PAISD receives big bucks from PAEF

Port Aransas ISD teachers and administrators got a total of $79,542.07 in grants from the Port Aransas Education Foundation (PAEF) in ceremonies held Thursday, April 7, at the high school gymnasium. More...

‘Night on the Town’

These youth got all dressed up for the Port Aransas High School prom, themed ‘Night on the Town’ and held at the Sandcastle Conference Center. More...

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Sports

Varsity takes revenge

PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

The Marlins made up for an earlier loss to Kenedy on Friday, April 8, handing the Lions a 7- 3 defeat on the Kenedy diamond. “It was a good week for us,” coach Brian Flack commented. More...

‘Fish’ boost Marlins to win

A group of freshmen Marlins stepped up to the plate and got seven hits in nine at-bats to help the Port Aransas team to a 20-5, five-inning victory over Runge at Port Aransas on Tuesday, April 5. More...

Lady Marlins abuse Ben Bolt in 18-1 win

The Lady Marlins turned absolutely rude as hostesses on Friday, April 5, snubbing their noses at Ben Bolt and handing the visitors an 18-1 defeat. It also vaulted the Lady Marlins into a three-way tie for first place in District 32- A. More...

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