June 23, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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Top honors

STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER
Taking first place overall in the pro division of the Woody’s Sports Center’s Ladies Powder Puff Fishing Tournament June 17-18, is the team at left. More...

Comment on wind farm sought

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

State and federal authorities are seeking public comment on a company’s proposal to build a wind farm that could mean scores of turbines in the Gulf of Mexico off Mustang Island. More...

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Commission may draw district lines

Give Jeff Wentworth credit for tenacity. No, not for trying to authorize carrying handguns on college campuses, though his persistence about that has dismayed a considerable number of top college officials and students. More...

Delivery methods expand

MARY HENKEL JUDSON

If you haven’t signed up to get News Alerts from the South Jetty Web site, “liked” us on Facebook or started following us on Twitter, you need to do that. Let me explain. More...

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Fishing

Women take stage at Powder Puff

Bragging rights and a fish trophy go to the winners of the 28th annual Woody’s Sports Center Ladies Powder Puff Fishing Tournament held on Saturday, June 18. More...

Anglers tell fish stories

COURTNEY ATKINSON
INTERN

At this year’s Powder Puff Tournament, held on Saturday June 18, not everyone walked home with a trophy, but many were able to walk onto the docks with a story to tell. More...

Pier Lady

Joan Miller, also known as The Pier Lady, caught this bonnet head shark recently from the Horace Caldwell Pier. More...

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Dedication Friday for new ferryboats

DAN PARKER
REPORTER

If you’ve ever griped about long ferry lines, you’ll find a reason to rejoice if you drop by the ferry landings tomorrow, Friday, June 24. More...

First anniversary

Bradshaw reflects on first year as city manager of Port Aransas

Editor’s note: June 21 marked Robert Bradshaw’s first anniversary on the job as city manager of Port Aransas. More...

Hooked on fishing

Limits of trout, reds, flounder did the trick
PHIL REYNOLDS
STAFF WRITER

A quarter of a century ago, all of Lewis Carl Harris III’s fishing was in the surf. More...

Island Life

Beach walk set to educate combers

Sea shells by the sea shore… learn how to identify those shells during a guided beach walk tomorrow, Friday, June 24. Beachcombers and those with curious minds are invited to the free monthly walk, led by Shirley Fischer. More...

Water-dragon slayer

Youngsters play in the surf at the I.B. Magee Beach Park on Sunday, June 19. More...

South Jetty is second overall in state wide competition

The South Jetty placed second overall in the large weekly division of the Texas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. More...

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Youth

Reptile fun

Ben Villasana, 8, and Dominic Ford, 7, both of Port Aransas, learn about reptiles in Native Reptiles and Other Exotics of Texas. More...

Art camp will be ‘Picturing America’

Kids in third through fifth grades are invited to get creative and learn about art at a summer Youth Art Camp, July 4-8. More...

Science Camp sends kids into field

Still time to enroll at UTMSI

Raise your hand if you want to go to Science Camp! The University of Texas Marine Science Institute makes an attractive offer. Have fun working in the field and in the lab investigating real world science questions and exploring local environments. More...

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Sports

Season ready

Aubrey Sergeant of Port Aransas recently returned from a week-long basketball camp held at Southwestern University in Georgetown. More...

Swimmers win Saturday meet

The Port Aransas Swim Team won its meet against the Corpus Christi Athletic Club on Saturday, June 18. More...

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