Traffic detours planned on SPID tonight, Thursday

If you plan to drive from Port Aransas to Corpus Christi tonight or Thursday night, remember: Some fairly major road work will be happening on South Padre Island Drive (SPID). It could slow you down. Main lane closures on SPID are planned for tonight, Aug. 8, and Thursday night, Aug. 9. The closures are scheduled from 9 p.m. to 6 […]

Rentals

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Employment

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New South Jetty issue published

The Port Aransas City Council is getting close to approving a new city budget and tax rate. Check out the numbers the city is working with in the Aug. 9 edition of the South Jetty, which is being delivered right now to newsstands all over Port Aransas. Also in this issue, you’ll see: Who recently was arrested for allegedly possessing […]

Storm over Port Aransas

A shelf cloud marking the leading edge of a thunderstorm moves over Port Aransas on Wednesday, Aug. 1, bringing needed rain to the area. Morgan Faulkner of Port Aransas shot this photo with a drone he flew near the intersection of Cut-off Road and Gulf Street. Tropic Island RV can be seen in the foreground and the three drilling rigs […]

Making tracks

The Port Aransas High School cross country team started practicing for the upcoming season with two-a-days on Monday, July 30. They will compete in a pre-season meet at Incarnate Word Academy in Corpus Christi on Friday, Aug. 17, followed by a regular season meet at Cedar Park Vista Ridge on Aug. 24. Above, from left, Thomas McGrady, Gus Adams and […]

Number crunching

Council to set tax rate on Sept. 6


The Port Aransas City Council is looking at raising the tax rate slightly, but that doesn’t mean everyone necessarily is going to be getting higher tax bills. Whether your city tax bill goes up or not depends on whether your property has been appraised at a higher or lower value or stayed about the same over the past year. Damage […]

Scientist: Desal not right for Harbor Island



Scientists researched possible Coastal Bend desalination plant sites in 2015, and though Harbor Island was not one of the studied areas, one of the researchers believes it could be dangerous to the environment to put one there. “A desalination plant on Harbor Island would not be recommended,” said Greg Stunz, a Port Aransas resident, marine biology professor and endowed chair […]

Harvey bandage

Blue tarps cover condominiums off 11th Street in a photo shot a few days after Hurricane Harvey hit Port Aransas. The tarps were there to keep rain from getting in through damaged roofs.

TWIA votes to raise rates



Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) board members voted in favor of a 10 percent insurance premium rate increase for residents on the Texas coast during a Tuesday, July 31, meeting, according to Jennifer Armstrong, TWIA’s vice president of communications and legislative affairs. State Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), who represents six counties, including Nueces, said he was dissatisfied with the […]