Breaking news, Tuesday, Aug. 5 Police chief sites beef with Brown, steps down; Brown says he’ll vote to break ties By Phil Reynolds South Jetty reporter Port Aransas Police Chief Sam Russell has resigned, citing differences with Mayor Claude Brown. Russell, who was hired on the recommendation of consultants in May, 2005, said in his letter of resignation that Brown […]
Ready? You bet!
City was almost 'over prepared' for approach of Hurricane DollyPort Aransas city workers found themselves, if anything, over-prepared for the fringe of Hurricane Dolly on Wednesday, July 23. “There’s always a fear that there may be a curve to the north,” City Manager Michael Kovacs explained. In that case, Dolly would have come much closer to Port Aransas, possibly threatening the city with a direct hit. Dolly packed nowhere […]
Wiggins lone finalist for Salado ISD chief
SOUTH JETTY Billy Wiggins is poised to resign soon from his job as superintendent of the Port Aransas Independent School District. Wiggins has been named the sole finalist for the open job of superintendent of the Salado Independent School District. Acting on Friday, July 25, the Salado district’s board of trustees voted unanimously to offer a contract to Wiggins. “I […]
Sunset sushi
A great blue heron snacks on a bait fish left on a bulkhead by an angler at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve as the sun sets.
City did well in hurricane test
Port Aransas dodged the bullet that put a big hole in South Padre Island on Wednesday, July 23. That “bullet” was Hurricane Dolly, a storm that became a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall Wednesday near that island resort community that hugs the Texas-Mexico border. Oddly, South Padre Island did not evacuate, and tourists huddled in the convention center, which […]
Foes agree on unlikely issues
Sometimes south is north, down is up, and out is in. Or that’s the way it seems lately. Move over and make room, Al Gore. Billionaire T. Boone Pickens of Amarillo, one of the world’s more successful oilmen, is now spending a sizable chunk of money not only constructing an electricity-producing wind farm, but appearing in TV ads he’s sponsoring […]
You want me to clean what?
It’s not as regular as the buzzards returning to Hinckley, Ohio, but people working in newsrooms soon learn that it is just as inevitable. Sooner or later, someone suggests that it’s time to clean up the office. Shivers run down spines with such ferocity that seismologists receive confusing data. Don’t get me wrong. It is not requisite that a journalist […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor are the views of the respective authors and not necessarily those of the South Jetty. Venting Top 10 ways to spot a tourist from San Antonio in Port Aransas: No 10: A large pile of trash neatly stacked on beach, usually Bud Light cans/bottles with two diapers on top No 9: Gang looking clothing, usually a […]
