January 26, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Some tickets available for 11 a.m. Homes Tour bus  Free Access 

About 20 tickets are still available for the 11 a.m. bus tour that will take visitors on the Port Aransas Garden Club's annual Homes Tour. The 9 a.m. bus tour is sold out. More...

Bikes off!

Ordinance puts teeth in bicycle ban at skate park

Bicyclists, beware. The city council has taken a step toward creating an ordinance that will ban bicyclists from riding in the skate area at Port Aransas Community Park. Violators could be ticketed and fined. More...

Tickets available for event to honor Citizen of the Year

Tickets to the celebration to honor the Citizen of the Year and introduce new offi cers and directors of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce Tourist Bureau will be available through noon today, Thursday, Jan. 26, at the chamber office, 403 W. More...

Special Sections

Scoop on Hoops

JV Marlins pluck Woodsboro Eagles  Free Access 

Junior Varsity Marlins - 49 Woodsboro - 21 More...

JV Marlin game with Annapolis cancelled  Free Access 

 If you were looking for a score on the junior varsity Marlin game with Annapolis Christian Academy last night (Tuesday, Jan. 31), look no further. The game was cancelled. More...

Lady Marlins stop Woodsboro  Free Access 

Varsity Lady Marlins - 57 Woodsboro - 46 More...

Island Life

PACT house

Melissa Brooke visits with her audience before performing at the Port Aransas Community Theatre on Monday, Jan. 23. The Winter Sounds concert, sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, was free and open to the public. More...

Heart art bidding now open

Stop by the Art Center for the Islands to place a bid on an original art piece at the annual “Hearts for the Arts” silent auction and exhibit. More...

History talk is Monday

“Assault on Mustang Island” by Guthrie Ford will be the next Winter Lecture Series presentation on Monday, Jan. 30. The free lecture will be held at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St., at 7:30 p.m. More...

Fishing

FISHING REPORT

Fishing’s been good

“Massive,” “great catches,” “large hauls” and “lots of fish,” have been the chosen words staff at area docks have used this week when describing fishing conditions. More...

Landed

This 180-pound mako shark was reeled in by Eric Peschke, left, Tim Francis, right, both of Dolphin Dock, and Bill Millay, center, of Casper, Wyo. More...

Massive haul

Anglers aboard the Scat Cat out of Fisherman’s Wharf caught this massive yellowfin tuna haul on Friday, Jan. 20. They fished a 56-hour trip with Capt Russell Sanguinet. More...

Obituaries  Free Access 

Einkauf

Gary Linn Einkauf of Port Aransas died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. He was born Jan. 8, 1949, in Gonzales to Naomi and Woodrow Einkauf. He had been a Port Aransas resident since 1972, working as a professional fishing and duck hunting guide. More...

Island Agenda  Free Access 

AGENDA

DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Open Tuesday-Saturday. Water exercise: Tuesday- Friday 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and noon. Open swim: Tuesday- Friday, 1-2 p.m. and Saturday 1-5 p.m. More...

Breaking News - 2/1/2012 3:19 PM

Back to normal  Free Access 

Fog earlier hampered ferries

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We're posting basketball scores!  Free Access 

 Keep up with the Marlins and Lady Marlins. Click on Scoop on Hoops to see the latest scores! More...

PAHS baseball team ranked in pre-season poll  Free Access 

 Port Aransas High School’s Marlins have been ranked third in the state by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association in the 2012 pre-season poll for Class 1A schools.   More...

PAHS ROYALTY

Port Aransas High School held its homecoming ceremonies after winning basketball games against Pettus High School on Friday, Jan. 20. More...

TOUR ON

Kathy and Hoyt Whidbee are ready to welcome folks to their home as part of the Port Aransas Garden Club’s 24th annual Tour of Homes on Saturday, Jan. 28. More...

All the marbles

Council OKs selling full bond amount

Port Aransas City Council members have decided to sell all $6.4 million in voter approved bonds for planned 11th Street road work even though a construction firm’s winning bid on the project was about $1.1 million less than that. More...

Opinion

We have ourselves to blame

Far as I can tell, the Republicans are doing a great job of getting President Obama re-elected. Obama must be sitting back loving it. I read somewhere that all Obama needs to do to be re-elected is run clips of the Republican debates. More...

Cheers for tall ship!

I’m writing you this morning about your wonderful article on the PAPHA Tall Ship negotiations going on. More...

Good work

I would like to thank the Port Aransas Police Department and the Nueces County Precinct 4 Constable’s office for helping me find my stolen bike. It was stolen Monday, Jan. 9, and found on Saturday, Jan. 14. Keep up the good work. P.J. More...

Youth

EDUCATION NOTES

A lot of help from our friends

Being an effective teacher in a public school these days requires a variety of resources and skills. More...

Look-alikes

Port Aransas High School students took part in a celebrity look-alike contest on Thursday, Jan. 19, as part of festivities leading up to homecoming night, Friday, Jan. 20. More...

Trustees extend Doughty contract, approve stipend

Over two objections, Port Aransas school board members on Thursday, Jan. 19, voted superintendent Dr. Sharon Doughty a one-time $500 stipend and extended her contract for two years. More...

Sports

Pony League try-outs slated  Free Access 

Sessions set Monday and Wednesday

 The Port Aransas PONY League will hold tryouts for seventh and eighth grade boys for the spring baseball season on Monday, Jan. 30, and Wednesday, Feb. 1. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. each night and tryouts will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. More...

Woodsboro poses no trouble for BMS

The Brundrett Middle School Marlins had little trouble with the Woodsboro Eagles in Port Aransas on Thursday, Jan. 19. More...

JV Marlins score win over Falls City

The junior varsity Marlins eased past the Falls City Beavers, 39-31, for their first district game on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The game, in Falls City, was nip and tuck for the first three quarters. More...













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