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Police seeking search warrants, subpoenas  Free Access 

Chris Tiensch's body was found, shot, on San Jose Island
Dan Parker
Reporter
Christopher Robert Tiensch More...

Breaking News - 9/14/2011 4:49 PM

New South Jetty is out  Free Access 

Sept 15 edition has hit Port Aransas news stands

Get the news about the “sizzling” summer in Port Aransas – and we’re not talking about the weather. More...

Sizzling summer

Temperatures soared, cash registers rang
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Port Aransas merchants are saying the summer of 2011 was a sizzler, business wise. More...

REMEMBERING 9/11

Holding the memory Zan Duffy, left, and Cheslie Cherney, both of Ingleside, photograph a sand sculpture commemorating the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. More...

First responders help first responders

Cook-out Saturday is benefit for Central Texas cops, firefighters

The Port Aransas Police Department and the Port Aransas VFD will combine forces on Saturday Sept. More...

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Sharp-Perry have been around block

DAVE MCNEELY

Rick Perry and John Sharp have crisscrossed paths for more than four decades. For the first two, they were buddies. In the third, their political paths collided, and they became enemies. Halfway through the fourth, they made up . More...

Support businesses that support us

MARY HENKEL JUDSON

The generosity of this community is beyond measure. More...

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Fishing

Silverking

Tom Ramsden of Port Aransas was fishing with live bait when he hooked this tarpon on Sunday, Sept. 11. This was his first tarpon catch. More...

Amazing amberjack

Dusty Ward and Damon Miller of Austin caught this 35- pound amberjack while fishing aboard the Pelican with Capt. Clinton Clark out of Deep Sea Headquarters. More...

Anglers on Wheels to hold encore event

The first Anglers on Wheels in May proved so popular that a second event has been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25. More...

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Obituaries  Free Access 

Kilgore

Danny Edmond Kilgore Jr. died on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, from a sudden illness. H e was the son of Carol Kilgore of Port Aransas and Corpus Christi, and the brother of Nancy Kilgore of Port Aransas. More...

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Breaking News - 9/20/2011 1:21 PM

UTMSI gets $5.6 million grant  Free Access 

Second-largest grant in institute's history

Money will fund research in Arctic area More...

Breaking News - 9/16/2011 5:23 PM

Reminder: Eat good and help out Saturday  Free Access 

Port Aransas police, firefighters to hold cookout

Event will benefit Central Texas first responders affected by wildfires More...

Breaking News - 9/16/2011 4:34 PM

Wreck knocks boat onto highway  Free Access 

Man hospitalized

No severe injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident that heavily damaged a Toyota Camry, knocked an 18-foot sport boat off its trailer and tied up traffic on State Hwy. More...

Trial by fire

Port Aransas residents feel heat of Central Texas wildfires
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

Ron Miller stayed put almost until the last minute, hoping that the gigantic wildfi re wouldn’t reach his house. The monster blaze eventually would incinerate more than 1,500 homes in the Bastrop area. On Monday, Sept. More...

Residents rally to help

Response to supply drive overwhelming
MARY HENKEL JUDSON
EDITOR

Port Aransas responded in a big way to a drive to provide assistance to families displaced by fires in Central Texas. In just three days, more than $2,000 in cash and enough supplies to fill a 12x6x6 trailer were collected. More...

Island Life

Adopt a pet Saturday

Saturday, Sept. 17, is your chance to adopt a furry fourlegged friend for free. The Port Aransas Animal Shelter will hold an adorable and adoptable pet adoption day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the shelter, 409 W. Cotter Ave. More...

Pickin’ it out

Singing guitarist George Ensle holds the crowd’s attention at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park on Friday, Sept. 9, as part of the Sunset Sounds music series. More...

Garden Club barbecue is Sunday

A welcome back barbecue is the Port Aransas Garden Club’s way of starting the 2011-12 season. Garden club officers invite members and those wishing to become members to the dinner prepared by Rick Kalke, beginning at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. More...

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Youth

Whosical in Seussical?

Last call for auditions for youth theater show

Last call for children wishing to audition for the Port Aransas Community Theatre winter youth production of “Seussical Jr.” Auditions continue tonight, Thursday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 p.m. More...

Franco is cum laude at TAMU

Elaine Franco, a 2008 graduate of Port Aransas High School, graduated cum laude from Texas A& M University College Station during summer commencement ceremonies. More...

Sales talk

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Sports

PAHS cross-country teams ran course fast in Beeville

Marlin cross-country runners reported a “real good day” after an outing to Beeville on Saturday, Sept. 10. Coach Steve Reaves reported the weather was great and the course – Veterans Memorial Park – was fast. More...

BMS runners step up their game on Beeville course

Brundrett Middle School runners competed against a larger crowd than they’re used to at Beeville on Saturday, Sept. 10, and ran later in the day, so the weather was warmer. More...

BMS teams compete strong at West Guth

Brundrett Middle School runners brought home several single-digit places from a meet held Saturday, Sept. 3, at West Guth Park in Corpus Christi. Top finish among the young Marlins was Jesse Marraro, who won the eighth-grade boys’ race. More...

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