May 19, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

1p1.jpg

Putting up beach toys

Sailors and kiteboarders called it a day Sunday afternoon, May 15, after enjoying mild temperatures, sunshine and a slight breeze as they sailed a catamaran and a kiteboard in near ideal conditions. More...

Turtle release postponed  Free Access 

Tides, wind cause delay

Wind, high tides, heavy seas and seaweed forced the postponement of release today of several sea turtles, weighing in at more than 100 pounds each, by the Animal Rehabilitation Keep. More...

For sale: Harbor Island

Sale of 252 acres could boost tax rolls
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Plans by the Port of Corpus Christi to sell a chunk of its Harbor Island property are good news for Port Aransas, according to John LaRue, executive director at the port. More...

Taxes

Meeting on appraisals is Saturday
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

If you’re a Port Aransas property owner, you probably have just received a notice in the mail stating the appraised value of your property, or you will soon. More...

Special Sections

Opinion

Cartoon

Full Story

Obama, Perry don’t meet here

DAVE MCNEELY

What a show!! Democratic President Barack Obama came to Texas May 10 -- partly to raise a million-plus bucks in Austin, and partly to make a speech at El Paso’s border with Mexico about border security. Republican Gov. More...

Cheers to voters!

MARY HENKEL JUDSON

Congratulations are in order for the voters of Port Aransas. Apparently, the majority of those who voted did their homework on the 11th Street bond issue and, in our view, did the right thing for the future of Port Aransas. More...

Click here for all stories

Fishing

Dinner for two

Joanna and Jeff Stretch of Cameron, Mo., caught this 27-inch slot redfish on Tuesday, May 10. They were fishing with cut mullet at the Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

FISHING REPORT

Fishing conditions have been favorable

The wind has let up, area waters are beginning to clear and bait is plentiful. That’s a formula for good fishing! More...

Lucky day

This 28-inch redfish was caught by Terry Butler of Wichita Falls on Friday, May 13. More...

Click here for all stories

Sports

Marlins

These PONY Baseball league Marlins are: Back row from left, coach Stuart Denton, Austin Scott, Ryan Zollars, Coach William Campbell, Daniel Campbell, Zack Johnson, Tyler Leonard and coach Thomas Fors More...

Marlins take it a step further

PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

The Marlins take the field at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, May 19, against a Johnson City team in the first game of a series to decide the regional baseball quarter-final champions. The game will be at Pleasanton High School. More...

Outstanding athletes are named at banquet

Annual ceremony

Port Aransas’ athletes of the year are Kelsey Ortiz and Tyler Pate. The two were named on Monday, May 16, at the school district’s annual athletic banquet, held in the civic center. More...

Click here for all stories

Knot Shots jewelry offered  Free Access 

Brianna D'Herde, 8, makes creations with family
All profits go to American Diabetes Association

Eight-year-old Brianna D’Herde and her family will put on a jewelry showing at Value Bank Tuesday, May 31, to benefit a non-profit group. More...

Marlins end historic season  Free Access 

Johnson City stops the ride, 9-2

 Port Aransas High School's Marlins ended the season with a 9-2 loss to Johnson City today in Pleasanton. The team was the first PAHS baseball team ever to advance to regional quarterfinals. Details of the series will be in the May 26 edition More...

Marlins lose regional quarterfinal opener  Free Access 

Second game is Saturday in Pleasanton

 The Port Aransas High School Marlins baseball team, aka the Comeback Kids, are down tonight after a 9-1 regional quarterfinals loss to Johnson City in Pleasanton. The Marlins will go to a second game on Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m., also in Ple More...

Grant to kick-start improvements

MUSTANG BEACH AIRPORT
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

The City of Port Aransas has won a grant of about half a million dollars to pay for engineering and environmental assessment work that is expected eventually to lead to a variety of significant improvements at Mustang Beach Airport, according to City More...

11th Street bond issue gets mandate

69% OK street improvements; voters keep incumbent Donley

Port Aransas voters mandated the passage of a $6.4 million bond issue to improve 11th Street in voting on Saturday, May 14. Voters also opted to keep incumbent City Councilman Keith McMullin in Place 1. More...

Island Life

PAHS grad to sing in encore performance

Leah Matthews, a 2007 graduate of Port Aransas High School and daughter of Mary Jo and the late Paul Matthews, will perform an encore presentation of her senior recital at the Community Presbyterian Church in Port Aransas tomorrow, Friday, May 20, at More...

Art, music festivals slated for this week

Put on your party hats, tonight is the kickoff of a four-day celebration of the arts in Port Aransas. More...

Blood bus here today

Be sure to visit the Coastal Bend Blood Center’s mobile unit in Port Aransas today, Thursday, May 19. The unit will be in the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

Click here for all stories

Youth

Slaves?

Port Aransas High School seniors pose in costumes as part of Indentured Servant Day on Friday, May 10. More...

Final exams scheduled

The schedule for final exams at Port Aransas High School has been announced. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

It’s not whether to change, but how
SHARON MCKINNEY

“Change always comes bearing gifts.” (Price Pritchett) If this is true, then it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Texas educational system! We are expecting lots and lots of gifts. More...

Click here for all stories

Obituaries  Free Access 

Robken

Ken Robken, formerly of Port Aransas died on Friday, April 15, 2011, at the UTMB Medi- cal Center in Galveston, after a lengthy illness. Robken was born April 1, 1942, in Alhambra, Calif. He enlisted in the U.S. More...

Armstrong

William Mark Armstrong, formerly of Port Aransas, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at the age of 51. More...

Click here for all stories












Follow us on Twitter