Glenn Martin, former city council member, mayor, member of the Port Aransas ISD board of trustees and the Regional Transportation Authority, was named the 2012 Citizen of the Year last night. More...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
“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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...