Port Aransas Independent School Superintendent Dr. Sharon Doughty is on voluntary administrative leave with pay after an investigation into a grievance filed by district nurse Melissa Ramsden, who also is on leave with pay. The PAISD Board of Trustees meeting was jam-packed with at least 100 Port Aransans on Thursday, Dec. 12, all gathered to discuss a matter about which […]
Christmas drives drawing to close
Care and Share still gathering foodKeep those donations coming in to the Care and Share Christmas Food Drive sponsored by the Moore- Mc- Donald VFW and the Ladies Auxiliary to Post 8967. Boxes of Christmas dinners are put together by the organization for needy families in Port Aransas. Non-perishable food items and monetary donations continue to be collected through Sunday, Dec. 22. “Monetary donations are […]
Emergency services doing toy roundup for youngsters
The 16th annual Port Aransas Emergency Services Toy Roundup continues its efforts to ensure that children of needy families have a merry Christmas with toys under the tree. “Things are starting to pick up. We’ve had a good response of folks giving monetary donations and toys are starting to come in,” said Justin Sain, roundup coordinator. There is still time […]
Island Agenda
Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Tuesday thru Thursday 8 Lap swim shared 8 a.m.- 2 p.m., Open swim 1- 2 p.m., Friday Lap swim shared noon – 5 p.m., Open swim 1 – 5 p.m., Saturday Lap swim only 12 – 1 p.m., Open swim 1 – 5 p.m. Call 361-749-2416 for more information. […]
Commercial yard
The Port Aransas Garden Club has bestowed Jay’s Seafood and Spaghetti Works with the club’s commercial yard of the month award for December. Standing out front are owners Jay and Stephanie Kenigsberg. Plants on the grounds include Florida sabal palm, fan palm, jatropha, Indian hawthorne, bird of paradise and Mandevilla vine.
Harbor Island is on agendas
The Harbor Island land use issue is scheduled to be on the agenda when the Port Aransas Planning and Zoning Commission meets on Thursday, Dec. 19. As usual, the commission will allow members of the public to make comments during the meeting, which will begin at 2 p.m. at council chambers, 710 W. Ave. A. The city council referred the […]
Dance night is scheduled on Thursday
If you like to dance, Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at Roberts Point Park is the place to be on Thursday, Dec. 19. Family Dance Night begins at 6:30 p.m. when everyone can learn some country line dance moves. Open dance begins at 7 p.m. and the whole family can dance until 8:30 p.m. The City of Port Aransas Parks Recreation […]
Stuff to do and see
Parks and Rec RoundupThe following are upcoming events and activities sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. For more information or to register for events, call 749-4158. This Week Family Dance Night Thursday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m., Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at Roberts Point Park. (See story this page.) Enchanted Holiday Forest Thursday – Friday, Dec. 19 – 20, Monday, […]
