Reminder: Port Aransas Emergency Management will host a hurricane preparedness town hall meeting at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, June 2) in Council Chambers, 710 W. Ave. A. Representatives of law enforcement, the EMS and the Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department will be present to discuss hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Also present will be officials […]
Building surge
Development booming in Port AransasYou’ve seen the truckloads of lumber rolling through town. You’ve heard the power saws wailing. Indeed, Port Aransas is experiencing what appears to be another big year for construction. As of mid-May, the city’s building department so far this year had issued 86 residential building permits, according to records provided by City Hall. If that trend continues through the rest […]
Researchers probe bay mysteries
What can best be described as a “mini-submarine” is just one the tools students from the University of Texas at Austin were using in area waters last week to learn more about collecting geophysical data from under water. Based out of Port Aransas, the research was part of a field course at the UT Institute for Geophysics, a sister institute […]
Elwood Foster
July 22, 1930 – May 15, 2021Elwood Foster, 90, died on May 15, 2021. After his wife’s death in 1989, Elwood lived in Port Aransas, TX, for several years. However, most of his adult life was lived out in Haltom City/Fort Worth. Elwood was born in Arbor, TX, on July 22,1930. Elwood Foster and Ernestine Womack married on July 13,1946. Elwood was preceded in death by […]
Winifred Pairo Eberman
December 8, 1937 – May 26, 2021We regretfully announce the passing of Winifred Pairo Eberman of Port Aransas, TX, on May 26th, 2021. Winifred was surrounded by her family and passed away peacefully. Winifred, loving mother to a family of five, was brought into this world in Baltimore, MD, on December 8th, 1937, to Theodore and Mary Eberman. Winifred worked for 20 years as a Hospitality […]
Looking ahead
Among Port Aransas High School seniors taking part in graduation ceremonies on Thursday, May 27, are, in the foreground, from left, Corbin Garcie, Alexia Hisaw and Martin Jensen. The event was held at the Port Aransas ISD track complex. More photos are inside.
Tourists not a news flash
Let’s start with some truths. First, Port Aransas is a community that depends on tourism. It is the lifeblood of our economy. Second, during peak tourist times, such as summer, Spring Break and holiday weekends throughout the year, there will be a lot of traffic in town. The wait to board the ferries, coming or going, will be long. Traffic […]
Biden slams Texas voter suppression
The final weekend of the 87th Legislature, that ended Monday, was part climax and part anti-climax. At stake was the effort by the Republicans, to make it tougher to vote, that had drawn criticism on Saturday by Democratic President Joe Biden. He called it “un-American” and “part of an assault on democracy.” He was talking about Senate Bill 7, whose […]
