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Memories of Halloween Carnivals past
The little boy was wearing a homemade robot costume made of cardboard and tinfoil. Smoke from dry ice puffed from a vent on the pretend robot’s head. That’s just one...
America flushes itself down the toilet
Is it too pretentious to launch this piece with a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche? The German philosopher and cultural critic has been dead since 1900, but he’s totally in tune...
Tearing down Trump’s grand ballroom
No wonder the dying legacy news media is increasingly distrusted and despised by the American people. They spent much of this week tearing their hair out over “King” Trump’s White...
Moonfire party scheduled
Fingers will be crossed for clear skies on Wednesday, Nov. 5, when the moon will be full. Everyone is invited...
Abstract art to be featured in November at art center
Abstract art will be featured in the November exhibit at the Port Aransas Art Center. Member artists have been invited...
Thanksgiving-themed craft time slated Nov. 8
Bring the kids to a craft time to create a Thanksgiving decoration at the small pavilion at Roberts Point Park....
Friends of the ARK to host fundraiser
The community is invited to Stars Over Port A, a night of celebration to benefit the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK)...
Both girls, boys cross-country teams to compete at state meet
For the first time in years, both the Marlins and Lady Marlins will compete at the state cross-country meet Friday...
Young entrepreneurs
Jonathan Joyce, left, browses 3D printed creations made by Ethan Brown at his booth Saturday, Oct. 18. Both Joyce and...
Mime time
Port Aransas High School theater students act out a scene in one of the many skits they put on during...
Former PAISD student to be speaker at Veterans Day event
A Port Aransas High School graduate who is now a commander with the U.S. Coast Guard will be the featured...
Show and tell
Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department fire trucks were on display during the Port Aransas Farmer’s Market Sunday, Oct. 26 at...
Team of anglers, including Port Aransans, win it all at recent Fishing Championship
A team of anglers, which included Bryan Richter of Port Aransas, won the Zane Grey Championship Playoffs in Cabo San...
Sibling anglers
Brothers Sal Luna of San Antonio and David Luna of Lampasas show off the horse eyed jack and vermilion snapper...
Big yellowfin
Tracy Box of Baraboo, Wis. caught this yellowfin tuna while on a 56-hour trip aboard the Dolphin Express. Captains on...
Don’t shop, adopt a shelter dog
State of AffairsOctober is recognized as Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (ASPCA), designated this month...
Marlin Basketball: Something special is brewing
Education NotesIt is really difficult to fathom being in my 16th year at Port Aransas High School. As the years stack...
Experience the joy of giving
Pastor’s Pen“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete” (John...
Tuesday is Election Day
Early voting in Port Aransas ends on Friday, Oct. 31. Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The election will decide whether to increase the city’s hotel occupancy tax rate to pay for a venue project including Civic Center and Community Center remodeling and streetscape improvements. Also on the ballot are 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution. As this...
Does PAISD have school ‘spirits’?
Custodian Maria Franco Moreno was cleaning a classroom in H.G. Olsen Elementary School when she began to hear footsteps and low conversations in the dark hallway just outside the classroom door. Franco Moreno was surprised. It was 7:40 p.m., and all the kids and teachers were gone. So, who was in the hall? As Halloween approaches, a few folks from...
Chugging along
Golf cart numbers hit new recordThis town’s love affair with golf carts just keeps growing and growing. As of the end of September, a total of 6,674 golf carts had been registered so far this year with the City of Port Aransas, Darla Honea reported at a Port Aransas City Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 16. Honea is the finance director at City Hall. That’s...
Local color
Tressy Merrill clowns around a little while holding two of the many painted pumpkins that the Moore-McDonald VFW 8967 Auxiliary was selling in front of the VFW building at 311 N. Alister St. on Saturday, Oct. 25. Merrill is a member of the Auxiliary, which was selling the pumpkins to raise money for cancer research.
Register now to take part in annual Holiday Lights event
Folks in the community are invited to help decorate Roberts Point Park for the holiday. Individuals, families, organizations and businesses are asked to paint four-foot wooden tree cutouts that will be featured in the Holiday Lights Display. The tree cutouts will be featured in the drive-thru display around the loop at the park. The Holiday Lights Display is sponsored by […]
Market day
Scores of folks attended a Farmers Market held at the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at the Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor on Sunday, Oct. 26. Those who attended found farm-fresh products including eggs, locally grown fresh oysters, grass-fed meats, in-season produce, organic produce, dried fruit, homemade jams and jellies, microgreens, gluten-free home baked goods, specialty coffee, handmade crafts, jewelry, wooden spoons, […]
Farley Boat Planter lighting contest sign-ups to open
Registration for the annual Farley Boat Planter Lighting Contest will open on Monday, Nov. 3. For the sixth year, the Port Aransas Garden Club is sponsoring the holiday contest where Port Aransas residents, business owners, condominiums and RV parks that own Farley Boat planters are invited to compete for cash prizes. The contest is a fundraiser for the annual Emergency […]
Scary sculptures
The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department sponsored a Halloween sand sculpting event on the beach at Marker 18 on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25.
In remembrance
A 100-pound loggerhead sea turtle is carried to be released in the surf as spectators look on in Port Aransas on Friday, Oct. 24. The turtle had been found, weak and debilitated, about two months earlier on Matagorda beach. It was rehabilitated at the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) before its release. Those gathered for the event observed a moment of […]
Sponsors sought for veteran wreath-laying ceremony at cemetery
The nationwide event Wreaths Across America will be held in Port Aransas at the Royal Palm Cemetery for a fourth year. Wreaths Across America will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13. Organizers are inviting the community to sponsor wreaths to be laid upon the veterans’ graves. The event is being hosted by the Moore McDonald VFW Post 8967 […]
New access
Workers smooth wet concrete on a recent day at a new beach access road that’s being built just south of Cinnamon Shore North. Work to establish a new State Highway 361 turn lane at the access road is expected to begin in about two weeks. The overall access road project likely will be finished within a couple of months, according […]
Groundbreaking
A few dozen folks were on hand for a groundbreaking to celebrate the beginning of construction of a new recreation center at Port Aransas Community Park on Thursday, Oct. 23. The building will be called the Robert E. Clark III Recreation Center, named for a Port Aransas businessman who died in 2008. Oct. 23 would have been his 81st birthday. […]
Sales tax income up
The sales tax allocation to Port Aransas for sales made in August was 15.26 percent higher than the same period in 2024, according to the latest information released by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The payment for that reporting period this year was $413,259.53, compared to the payment from the same period last year of $358,542.81. For the year […]
New boardwalk
Work to build a new boardwalk at I.B. Magee Jr. Beach Park in Port Aransas continued on Monday, Oct. 13. The boardwalk is part of a project that also will bring additional RV spaces and other amenities to the park.
Historic house moved
A historic Port Aransas house was moved about 100 feet on Oct. 8 to make room for an entrance to a new subdivision that’s going to be built. Located at 103 12th St., the house appears to be about 100 years old. It originally was on the Chapman Ranch, several miles south of Corpus Christi, and reportedly was moved to […]
Bottle is uncorked
Those who attended the annual Beach Sale to raise funds for the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) in 2006 learned what was inside a sealed bottle Tony Amos found on the beach. Winning bidder Lee Harrison removed a rolled-up note from the bottle as auctioneer Randy Gartman, left, and ARK Director Tony Amos looked on. Inside the bottle was a piece...
