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Career change

Plans changed with one step


It was July 28, 1968, and Capt. Francis Stokes was on duty during a hot day on the southern edge of Vietnam’s demilitarized zone. Stokes was part of a battalion of U. S. Marines assigned to provide security for an artillery company. As he walked a perimeter, checking on his men, he had no idea that something was about to […]

Salute to veterans

Father, son in spotlight at program Friday morning

Port Aransas ISD students will celebrate Veterans Day by getting out of school early tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 11, following a more formal celebration in the high school gym. The celebration will begin earlier – at 9 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. – because some members of the high school band will be leaving for the state crosscountry meet in Round […]

Early morning collision claims local man’s life



A Corpus Christi man is charged with intoxication manslaughter after an early-morning wreck on State Hwy. 361 that killed a Port Aransas man. Jonathan Roos, 52, died after he was ejected from his 1991 Jeep in the accident, which happened at 12:48 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, just north of Beach Access Road 1A. John Eric Dominguez, 32, is charged […]

Trout Street construction unearths relics from past




The Trout Street road project is unearthing bits and pieces of Port Aransas history. Island Construction workers have found a large amount of debris as they have torn apart the street and excavated a hole the length of the roadway to replace old water and sewer lines. The debris has included decades-old glass bottles, including unbroken milk bottles that probably […]

Movie nights get a Western start



Hitch up your horse, hang up your hat and get settled in for a showing of a John Wayne western. The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is resuming movie night for the winter season on Saturday, Nov. 12. Doors will open at the City Council chamber, 710 W. Ave. A, at 6:30 p.m. for movie goers to grab a […]

Harbor opens new fish house



Port Aransas city officials are scheduled to open a new fish cleaning house at Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor today, Thursday, Nov. 10. The new structure was built just northwest of the marina’s restroom/storage building that was built in 2009. That’s about 100 yards east of the boat ramps, where the old fish house is located. Deputy City Manager Dave Parsons […]

Pet adoption set Saturday



Their parentage is uncertain, but their cuteness is not. Several mixed-breed puppies that were found in a dumpster are among pets that will be available during an Adorable and Adoptable Day Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Port Aransas Animal Shelter. Some of the dumpster puppies look like they could have some Laborador retriever in them, but others from the same […]

Beach yoga is Saturday



Pay tribute to the Coastal Bend fall weather by taking part in Yoga on the Beach on Saturday, Nov. 12. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department invites the public to the free class led by instructor Nancy Myers. Participants should meet at 8 a.m. next to Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. If the […]

ISLAND AGENDA



DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Monday. Open swim: Tuesday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Lap swim: Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Saturday- Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Call 749-2416 for more information. • Computer Center, Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject […]