Bait those hooks

Deep Sea Roundup starts Thursday

Men, women and children will be in on the action when the 81st Deep Sea Roundup kicks off on Thursday, July 7, with registration. Fishing will be on Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9, and awards will be presented after the Bill and Bo Horn Memorial Fish Fry on Sunday, July 10. The tournament is sponsored by the Port […]

Catching big beasts



Colby Bilson, 14, of Port Aransas, hauled in this monster stingray during a recent fishing expedition off Port Aransas, and he nabbed a sizeable shark just three days later.

Hitting the beach



Thousands of visitors and Port Aransas residents alike take to the beach as the holiday weekend gets underway on Saturday, July 2. This was the view looking south from the ninth floor of The Dunes condominium. More July 4 weekend photos are on Page B1.

Gas line cut was close call




An accidental cut to the only pipeline that provides natural gas to Port Aransas inconvenienced motorists and forced some restaurants to shut down operations at lunch one day last week. The incident also had the potential to become a much larger problem, one that narrowly was averted. For a while there, pressure in the citywide gas system was dropping, said […]

Boatman of the Year

Harry Johnson earns honor


Boatman of the Year Harry Johnson said he first came to Port Aransas in 1957 for a visit. “I was hooked on the place,” Johnson said. “I still remember the wooden bridges and driving over the old causeway.” Originally from North Carolina, Johnson, 68, has been a member of the Port Aransas Boatmen, Inc., for the past three years and […]

Island Agenda



Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 ClarkParkway: Open swim: Tue.- Sun. 1-6 p.m.; Lap swim: Tue.-Fri. 7a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 12-6 p.m. Closed Monday. Call 361-749-2416 for more information.• Computer Center, Free internet. Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject tovolunteer availability. 430 N. Alister St. 749-4011.• Port Aransas Art […]

Texas tunes

Free concert set Friday by the ship channel

If your idea of a fun, relaxing evening is listening to live music as the sun sets with ships sailing by and dolphins frolicking, get on down to Sunset Sounds on Friday, July 8. Texas country and Americana tunes of the Jesse Stratton Band will fill the air at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park starting at 7 […]

Thriller to be discussed on Tuesday at book club



An out-of-work drunken divorcee who suffers blackouts from her binges is the main character of the book chosen by the Ellis Memorial Library Book Club for the meeting on Tuesday, July 12. “The Girl on the Train,” by Paula Hawkins, will be discussed beginning at 6 p.m. A review by the Huffington Post provided the following synopsis: “The girl on […]

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. See the Island Agenda on 2A for weekly events. Activities This Week Sunset Sounds Friday, July 8, 7 p.m. Free concert at Patsy Jones Amphitheater at Roberts Point Park. (See story this page.) […]

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