Going up

New art center is taking shape


Like an artist’s painting that’s still in progress, the new building that will house the Port Aransas Art Center continues to take shape, day after day. “It is going great, being built without a hitch,” said Karen Winship, president of the art center. “It’s turning out to be everything we’ve all been waiting for. It’s beautiful.” The building is going […]

All about eggs



Children line up as they prepare to go on an early Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday, April 8. More photos shot at the event are on Page 1B. Details on various other Easter events also are inside this edition.

Prosecutor says he failed

Little jail time results from Port Aransas slaying


Xavier Rivera Torres was sentenced to relatively little time behind bars in the stabbing death of a Port Aransas man, and for that, prosecutor Joe Mike Pena blames himself. “I’m not faulting the court,” Pena said, meaning 214th District Court Judge Inna Klein, who sentenced Torres. “If I fault anything, I fault myself for not convincing the jury that this […]

Drum beaten

Teamwork was required while making crazy catch


This is a story about a big one that got away, then got caught again. The story ends with two black drum, each of them weighing more than 35 pounds, caught on the same leader at the same time. It happened at Roberts Point Park on Thursday, March 2. A couple of friends, Winter Texans Larry Meier of Houghton Lake, […]

Closing early



In observance of Good Friday and the Easter holiday, the South Jetty office will close early on Friday, April 14. The office will close at noon on Friday and re-open at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 17. The deadline for nonbreaking news remains noon on Friday, and the deadline for advertising and letters to the editor remains noon on Monday.

SandFest amateurs

Online registration for contest to end

Youth and adults who wish to compete in the 2017 Texas SandFest amateur contest may register online through Friday, April 14. The amateur competition, for solo and team contestants, is set for Saturday, April 22. Solo age groups include guppy, up to age seven; youth, ages eight to 12; teen, ages 13 to 17 and adult age 18 and over. […]

Deadline for ArtFest booth space sign-ups is Saturday



Artists and craftsmen who wish to take part in the 12th annual ArtFest, set for Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14, have until Saturday, April 15, to sign up for booth space. The event, sponsored by the Port Aransas Art Center and the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Bureau, offers artists an opportunity to sell their original […]

PACT board applications due Monday; three positions open



Members of the Port Aransas Community Theatre will hold their annual meeting on Sunday, May 7. An election of board members will be held during the meeting. Three positions on the board are open for election to three-year terms. Members who would like their names to be included on the ballot must send an autobiography by Monday, April 17. You […]

Island Agenda



Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 ClarkParkway: Open swim: Tue.- Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Lap swim and exercise:Tue.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 12-5 p.m. Closed Monday.Call 361-749-2416 for more information. Pool is heated.• 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. […]

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