Despite rainy start

Breakers rolling in


Gray skies and increasing chances of precipitation didn’t keep Spring Breakers from making their way to Port Aransas last weekend. The weeklong holiday (for some) began on Monday, March 10, although hundreds of guests to the island got an early start. The roads became a little more congested on Friday and people of all ages were seen walking about the […]

Work begins on new major water line




Work began last week on a $2.8 million project to start building a larger water line from Aransas Pass to Port Aransas. It’s the first phase in a fourphase project, said Mark Young, manager of Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4, the agency that’s having the work done. The first phase will mean increasing the capacity of […]

With style



Linda Triesch walks down a runway modeling fashions during the Port Aransas Garden Club’s ‘Fashions and Flip-Flops Island Style’ Show on Thursday, March 6, at the Civic Center. More photos are on Page 2A.

Streets to get big fixes with nearly $1 million




Nearly $1 million worth of roadwork is scheduled to take place in a variety of locations around Port Aransas over the next several months. Island Construction owner Melvin Littleton said he expects work to get started as soon as next week. Utility work likely will be first, then paving. It will probably all get finished within four months, as long […]

Island Agenda



Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Open swim: Tue. – Thur. 1-2 p.m.; Fri, Sat., Sun. 1 – 5 p.m.; Lap swim shared: Tue. – Thur. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Fri. 12-5 p.m.; Sat. 1-2 p.m.; Lap swim only: Sat. & Sun. 12-1 p.m. Call 361-749-2416 for more information. • Computer Center, Free e-mail. Monday – […]

They’ve got style



A few hundred folks attended the Port Aransas Garden Club’s ‘Fashions and Flip-Flops Island Style’ show on Thursday, March 6, at the Civic Center. Clockwise from above: Sarah Behlen models an ensemble for an appreciative crowd; Garden Club President Kevin Fry and his wife, Angie, strut down the runway; and applauding audience members include, from left, Norma Harris and Pat […]

‘Till Beth’ closes run on Sunday



Time is running out to see the production now on stage at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, “Till Beth Do Us Part,” which concludes its run on Sunday, March 16. The production runs Thursday – Sunday, March 16. Show times are Thursday – Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Emily Reiger, is the director and cast members are […]

Stuff to do and see

Parks and Rec Roundup

The 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 Deep Water Aerobics Wednesday- Friday, 1 p.m. $2 per visit. Port Aransas Community Park pool. Pickle Ball Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 9 a. m. to Noon. Community Park hockey rink, 700 Clark […]

Political Cartoon



Tea Party alive — well?



If you wondered whether the “I’m-Mad- As-Hell-And- I’m-Not-Going To-Take- It-Any-More” Tea Party crowd still had clout in choosing Republican Party nominees in Texas, your question was certainly answered March 4: They do. Every candidate seeking the Republican nomination in 2014 well remembered the Cruz Missile that hit Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the 2012 Republican runoff for a vacant seat […]