Marlins win first game of series



The varsity Marlins baseball team won 3-2 the first game of their area series against D’Hanis on Friday, May 10.  The Marlins play again today, Saturday, May 11, at 5 p.m. in Hondo to qualify for the next round.

Marlins qualify for regionals



The varsity Marlins baseball team qualified for regionals after defeating D’Hanis 7-4 in Game Two of the area series on Saturday, May 11. The Marlins’ next opponent is yet to be determined.

Marlins to play Ben Bolt at regionals



The Marlins baseball team will start their regionals three game series against Ben Bolt in Rockport on Friday, May 17 at 7 p.m.The second game will be play in Alice at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18.If needed, a third game will be played 30 minutes after the end of the second game. 

Winners



Made in the shade



Coming to town

Appraisal officials to talk to islanders


Here’s what might be a good chance to learn something about property appraisals in Port Aransas. Officials with the Nueces County Appraisal District are scheduled to appear at a meeting of the Port Aransas City Council Thursday, May 16, and talk about the process by which they produce appraisals in Port Aransas and around the rest of the county. The […]

Added water restrictions on hold




Recent rainfall has prompted water department authorities to delay imposing more stringent water use restrictions in Port Aransas and throughout the rest of the Coastal Bend. But the rains haven’t been an absolute drought buster. More intense water use restrictions still are likely to be implemented at some point in the next several weeks, according to Joanne Salge, a management […]

Puddle play



Petitt defeats Scott; school bond passes



Voters approved a school bond issue and elected Bob Pettit to the city council in balloting that ended Saturday, May 11. Voter turnout was down from last year, however, with 18 percent voting compared to 23 percent in 2012. In the city election, 542 cast ballots, 284 of them early and 250 on Election Day. The percentage of voters casting […]

Weekend of art events to kick off on Friday



Get ready for a weekend of art starting on Friday, May 17, and continuing through Sunday, May 19. The Port Aransas Art Center is celebrating its “Fiesta Weekend,” which kicks off with Fiesta de Mayo on Friday, then ArtFest Saturday and Sunday, and wraps up with the Songwriter’s Showcase on Sunday. Fiesta de Mayo is a night of Mexican food […]