March 8, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Welcome Spring Breakers

City, retailers, services ready for crowd
DAN PARKER
REPORTER
Work crews are grooming the beach. Port Aransas merchants are stocking up with truckloads of extra food and beverages. The city is even sending out a street sweeper and ramping up mosquito control efforts. More...

Good news

43-year-old water line is OK
DAN PARKER
REPORTER

A recent inspection has shown no problems with a 43- year-old water line that runs from Harbor Island, under the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, to Mustang Island, according to a water system manager. More...

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Remembering Reggie Bashur

I first met Reggie Bashur on the tarmac at Dallas’s Love Field. We were either getting off a campaign plane with former Gov. Bill Clements or getting on. I can’t remember. More...

Ultrasounds, the ultra-truth

“Seeing is believing” is an ancient idiom. It teaches that a dispute can often be resolved by presenting physical evidence. More...

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Fishing

Grouper caught

Donald DeLong of Eden Prairie, Minn., landed this 95- pound grouper while fishing on a 12-hour trip aboard the Dolphin Express. Capt. Tim Oestreich took the trip on Wednesday, Feb. 22. More...

Happy tuna anglers

Lolita Haines and friends went fishing on a 12-hour trip aboard The Pelican with Capt. Clint Clark out of Deep Sea Headquarters on Wednesday, Feb. 29. Everyone got blackfin tuna. More...

Tagged redfish

Capt. Chuck Bujan and friends returned with this catch of redfish, including three tagged redfish, on Thursday, March 1. More...

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Breaking News - 3/14/2012 4:40 PM

New South Jetty is out  Free Access 

March 15 edition hitting news stands now

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Traffic on State Hwy. 361 to be re-routed  Free Access 

Wednesday only

 Motorists going to or from Port Aransas via Aransas Pass will be re-routed today, Wednesday, March 14. Traffic in Aransas Pass will detour around the railroad tracks that cross State Hwy. More...

Ballots close; one race contested

MARY HENKEL JUDSON
EDITOR

Port Aransas voters will have one contested race for school board, a charter amendment election and a referendum to vote come Election Day, Saturday, May 12. Filing for school board, city council and the water district board ended Monday, March 5. More...

Island Life

Talent spotlighted at PACT Saturdays

The Port Aransas Community Theatre will be highlighting local talent Saturdays, March 10 and March 17, at its “Spotlight on Port A” variety show. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the box office on State Hwy. 361 at Sea Isle Drive. More...

Watch the birdy

A woman shoots a photo of herself and her family as laughing gulls fly overhead at the beach near the south jetty on Saturday, March 3. More...

Garden club style show today

Join the Port Aransas Garden Club today, Thursday, March 8, for its annual style show, “Fashions and Flip- Flops ... Island Style.” Doors will open at the Port Aransas Civic Center on the corner of Cut-off Road and Avenue A at 1 p.m. More...

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Youth

PAISD

Fourth six weeks Honor Rolls

H.G. OLSEN ELEMENTARY A HONOR ROLL SECOND GRADE More...

PAISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING, 6 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 8 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

I. Call to order A. Moment of silence and pledge of allegiance II. Comments A. Public comments B. Board of trustees acknowledgements III. Closed meeting A. The board will adjourn to closed meeting to consider the following: 1. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Health affects studies
MELISSA RAMSDEN

Success in school impacts our children in a variety of ways. We do so many things to give our kids an academic edge during their years in school. We help them with their homework, sign them up for athletics and encourage them to read. More...

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Sports

Hometown crowd

Port Aransas High School’s cheering section watch the regional semi-finals game against Milano game intently. The Marlins were defeated, 53-62, ending the team’s run for the state finals in Austin. More...

Battling

Port Aransas High School Marlins guard Chase Gustafson wrestles the ball away from the Medina opposition during the regional quarter-finals game on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in Floresville. Marlins wing Chris Eggleston is at left. More...

Going up

Point guard Tyler Pate, of the Port Aransas High School Marlins, cuts through the Milano defense in the regional semi-final game on Friday, March 2, at Canyon High School in New Braunfels. More...

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