Port Aransas ISD has been named one of the top 20 school districts in Texas in the annual H-E-B Excellence in Education competition, according to a news release issued today, Wednesday, April 15. PAISD was announced as a semi-finalist for the award, according to the news release from H-E-B. More than 1,500 applications were submitted from teachers, principals, districts and […]
Making history
Members of Port Aransas city council and staff appear on a monitor in City Hall in the moments before a council meeting began on Thursday, April 9. The council and staff were meeting remotely for the first time ever. It was due, of course, to the coronavirus. Clockwise from upper left: Councilman Bruce Clark; City Secretary Francesca Nixon, council members […]
Foot traffic only
Ted Nicholson, owner of the Board House Surf Shop, carries his board past a barricade preventing vehicles from entering the beach from Beach Street on Thursday, April 9. Vehicular access to beaches throughout Nueces County was prohibited following orders from Mayor Charles Bujan, Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales and the City of Corpus Christi. The move was made to reduce […]
PAHS seniors fret about graduation, more
Port Aransas High School seniors say they’re disappointed that milestone events in their lives are being postponed, and they’re saddened that so much uncertainty remains about how their cherished last year in high school will go. The quickly-evolving coronavirus pandemic situation has left many high school senior traditions and activities in jeopardy. Due to coronavirus concerns, Port Aransas ISD campuses […]
Coming through
A visitor to Roberts Point Park shoots a photo of an LNG ship, the LNG Jurojin, as the vessel steams through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel on a day not long ago. Harbor Island can be seen behind the ship. A $97.9 million construction contract recently was awarded to a company to complete the second phase of a four-phase project […]
Big dredging plans in works
Two pieces of ship channel related news recently surfaced and are significant for Port Aransas. • A $97.9 million construction contract has been awarded to complete the second phase of a fourphase project to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. • In a separate matter, the Galveston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently published a […]
Island Agenda
Daily • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Pkwy. Pool is closed for repairs. • Port Aransas Art Center, Classes, workshops,104 N. Alister St., 749-7334. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday. Classes and workshops canceled until further notice. The art center gallery and gallery store is open to visitors. • Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Streets, […]
A walk/ride on the beach
Tim Smallwood of Port Aransas pushes his 3-year-old son, Adrien, on a tricycle on the beach near Avenue G on a recent day. With the stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic, only exercise is allowed on the beach in Port Aransas.
