11th to get fix



The Port Aransas City Council has authorized spending about $63,000 to fix paving problems on a road reconstruction project on 11th Street and to prevent additional such problems as work continues. The council held a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4, and voted 7-0 to make the change order. Port Aransas City Engineer Jim Urban promised the council in November […]

Rigging reindeer



Working man

ALS doesn’t stop Roberson

Longtime Port Aransan Mike Roberson isn’t letting a crippling disease prevent him from working and providing for his family. Roberson, 49, labored for 27 years as a lineman and engineer for AEP (earlier known as CPL), the electrical utility, and also has run his own businesses, Roberson Marine Services and TowBoat U.S. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic […]

Families must sign up soon for Care and Share dinners



Families that want to receive a Christmas dinner box from the Care and Share Christmas Drive need to sign up as soon as possible. So far in the drive, “Families have been slow to sign up,” said Karen Davidson, treasurer of the Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967 Ladies Auxiliary, which sponsors the drive with the VFW. Eligible families that want to […]

Toy Round-Up needs toys now



Donors are showing the money, but when it comes to toys, the Emergency Services Roundup is falling short. And, tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 14, is the last day for families to register to get toys for their children. EMT Justin Sain, who is heading up the drive said, “The money is coming in great. Toys – we don’t have enough toys.” […]

Port Aransas to be home to sportfish research boat



Port Aransas will be the home of a boat that will help carry out work for a new facility dedicated to research designed to help sustain recreational fisheries. The Sportfish Research Center is located at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The boat will be housed at Island Moorings Marina, said Dr. […]

Guided nature tour is offered on Friday

Charlie’s Pasture

Enjoy a guided, walking nature tour tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 14, at the Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture. The one-hour, two-mile nature walk in the Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture starts at 9 a.m. at the pavilion near the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. To get to the preserve, turn west on Port Street from Cotter Avenue and take it to the […]

Island Agenda



• Port Aransas Community ParkDaily Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Open Tuesday-Saturday. Hours: Water exercise: Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and noon. Open swim: Tuesday-Thursday, 1-2 p.m.; Friday Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Lap swim (shared time): Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Lap swim only: Saturday, noon-1 p.m. Swim team: […]

Heron in the mist



Join bird count Monday



Monday, Dec. 17, will be for the birds. That’s when Port Aransas birders will join thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas for the Christmas Bird Count. Throughout the Americas, counts will be held between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5. Amateurs and experts, families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists will go out on the […]