Dan Parker News editor Wild animals in the Port Aransas area now have about 100,000 reasons to breathe a bit easier. The non-profit Friends of the ARK organization today (Wednesday, Dec. 15) presented a $100,000 donation to the ARK (Amos Rehabilitation Keep) to help furnish a planned new animal hospital to be built on the grounds of the ARK. The […]
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James Koerner, a full-time RVer currently staying in Port Aransas, shoots photos of the King’s Quay offshore production platform as tugboats move it past Roberts Point Park on Wednesday, Dec. 8.
Annual Christmas Bird Count is scheduled here on Monday
Port Aransas birders will join tens of thousands of volunteers across the Western hemisphere to take part in the annual Christmas Bird Count on Monday, Dec. 20. The Audubon Society and other organizations use the data collected in this long-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations and to help guide conservation action. Conservation was in its early […]
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The Seaways Nantucket, a 600-foot oil/chemical tanker ship, travels through the Aransas Pass, en route for the Gulf of Mexico on a recent day. This view is looking north from Horace Caldwell Pier. The south jetty is visible in the foreground.
2022 golf cart plates on sale at City Hall
The City of Port Aransas has begun selling 2022 golf cart license plates, according to Finance Director Darla Honea. Police Chief Scott Burroughs said officers will not enforce the law requiring current license plates until Jan. 1. Honea said the city has not started selling next year’s beach parking permits. Port Aransas stopped selling both the permits and golf cart […]
Council to discuss Parsons
Charter issue also on agenda for Thursday meetingIs Dave Parsons a good city manager, or not? That’s one of the questions that Port Aransas City Council members are expected to address when they meet on Thursday, Dec. 16. But the subject of Parsons’ job performance may not be dealt with in a public way. The meeting agenda says the discussion will be held during a closed session […]
Woody’s slated for demo in February
Snap those photos of Woody’s Sports Center now, because on or about Feb. 15, 2022, the building will be razed to make way for a 26- unit condominium, the new owners say. Closing on the sale of the property by Glenn Martin, owner of Woody’s, to Port Aransas Fisherman’s Wharf Holding, LLC, is expected within the next two weeks. Fisherman’s […]
Toys to go to 111 children
On Thursday, Dec. 16, collections of new toys and cash for toys for the 2021 Emergency Services Toy Roundup will come to an end. Roundup organizers will pick up the donated toys from the collection boxes around town and will put together the gifts that will be distributed to each of the families that will receive help this Christmas. This […]
Drive-in double feature is Friday
Two classic Christmas movies will be on the big screen at the Port Aransas Community Park on Friday, Dec. 17. First, see the 1964 stop-motion animated TV special, “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” The animated short film is the story of a misfit reindeer who looks for someone to accept him. The second feature will be the 1983 comedy, “A Christmas […]
