Major Scott Burroughs, the Law Enforcement Bureau supervisor for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, will be the next police chief for the City of Port Aransas. City Manager Michael Kovacs announced that Burroughs, a licensed master police officer, had accepted the position of police chief on Monday afternoon, Nov. 24. Kovacs said Burroughs rose to the top of the list […]
Poteet ISD superintendent is finalist here
School board trustees have named a lone finalist in the search for a new superintendent of the Port Aransas Independent School District: Dr. Sharon Doughty, the superintendent of Poteet ISD. Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday, Nov. 20, to name Doughty the lone finalist out of about 60 candidates for the position. Doughty (rhymes with howdy) was not present at the […]
Thanksgiving traditions
Elementary students focus on history of holidayThanksgiving is a big holiday for little folks. At H.G. Olsen Elementary School, students have observed the holiday, in an educational sense, by doing everything from to creating turkey-oriented artwork to reading e-mails from imaginary Pilgrims. “I think they need to understand the traditions that have developed around this particular holiday, because it’s become so commercialized,” said Clare Adams, a […]
EDITORIAL
Wordplay: Why we don't know finalists' names[Editor’s note: The following editorial appeared in the Rockdale Reporter. It was written by editor Mike Brown. We publish it here with permission because it mirrors the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees’ interpretation of the Texas Public Information Act as it applies to naming of finalists for the position of superintendent. PAISD trustees last week named the […]
Jim Mattox: Two-fisted AG
Jim Mattox, a two-fisted populist, relished fighting for the little guy. As Texas attorney general in the 1980s, he called himself “the people’s lawyer.” In Congress before that, and in the Texas House of Representatives before that, he never seemed to play it safe. Mattox, 65, died in his sleep at his Dripping Springs home Wednesday night, Nov. 19. Mattox […]
The best shopping starts in Port Aransas
My New Year’s resolution was to take the stress out of the holidays. Since “holidays” mean early deadlines at the South Jetty, they amount to squeezing 10 pounds in a five-pound sack, so there’s a lot of stress involved even before I start thinking about the home and family living aspect of Christmas. On the bright side, when you’re in […]
No excuse for not moving it
Obviously, it is time for a review. On Sept. 1, 2003, Texas put on the books the socalled “move over law.” It is easy to understand and should make sense to any driver. If you’re driving on a multi-lane road and approach an emergency vehicle – law enforcement, fire, ambulance – you are required to move over a lane from […]
Letters to the Editor
Views expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the writers and not those of the South Jetty. There is a bright side With Thanksgiving this week, how about focusing on the glass half (or more) full, not on all the doom and gloom? Things to be thankful for: • The presence of awesome family and friends in our […]
