It wasn’t all bad
Virus, freeze countered by positive news in Port AransasLet’s face it. Port Aransas had reasons to gripe about 2021. But our town also had reasons to celebrate. Let’s start with the negative, so we can end this story on an up note. COVID continued sickening folks here, and the virus kept taking its toll in other ways, too. Port Aransas merchants saw supply-chain disruptions. Some businesses in town […]
Best of the blotter
Alcohol, conflict fuel unusual incidentsFolks seemed to have lost patience with each other in 2021. Whether was because of the stress from COVID or something else, folks just seemed to have a hard time getting along. Following are among the most unusual calls that law enforcement handled here in Port Aransas over the past year. Monday, Jan. 4 6:49 p.m. No love lost with […]
Sonic says it’s coming
On SH 361A Sonic restaurant will be built in Port Aransas, a company spokesman said in December. “We are planning a new Sonic Drive-in near Highway 361 & Howard Blvd.,” Sonic PR Manager Brent Reams told the South Jetty in an email. Reams said he didn’t have details on exactly when construction might start, but he added that the restaurant “isn’t likely […]
Girl’s body identified
The body of a girl found murdered in Huntsville in 1980 has finally been identified as 14-year-old Sherri Ann Jarvis of Stillwater, Minnesota. The South Jetty previously covered the case when it was believed the girl was from the Port Aransas or Rockport areas. The cause of death was determined to be strangulation, according to Chief Deputy Tim Whitecotton of […]
Plane lands in water
A plane ran into the water while the pilot was attempting to land at Mustang Beach Airport on Saturday, Jan. 1. No injuries were reported from the crash. Corpus Christi pilot Garrett Braddy reportedly was trying to land his 1960 Cessna when the plane lost power, according to records clerk Victoria Ponder of the Port Aransas Police Department. The plane […]
Group decorates beach bollards
‘Yarn bombed’bollards add whimsy to beachIf you have been on the beach between the Horace Caldwell Pier and the south jetty, you probably have seen the decorated bollards that a group of crafty folks have installed. These “Bollard Buddies” are the brainchild of Diana Vondra of Port Aransas. “This is the sixth year that we have decorated the bollards,” Vondra said. “It began when Glenn […]
A sandy transition to 2022
Steve Nagy of Belton adds the finishing touches to a sculpture he created to honor the new year on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Nagy said he got the idea for the sculpture from the traditional New Year’s Eve ball drop and initially drew it on a bar napkin. He began working on the sculpture on Tuesday, Dec. 28.
Woman walks 1,400 miles to Port Aransas to honor mother
A Wisconsin woman who walked alongside an RV for roughly 1,400 miles across the country completed her journey in Port Aransas on Thursday, Dec. 30. Sixty-year-old Mary Hesch began her trip on Sept . 15 to honor her mother, Mary E. Hesch, who died from pulmonary fibrosis 25 years ago and whose ashes were spread in Port Aransas. “(Port Aransas […]
Taking a snooze
Dowitchers were caught taking a snooze along the shoreline on Monday, Dec. 20. It just happened to be the day of the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, when birders spread out in specific areas and count the numbers and species of birds. Particpants gather at the end of the day to tally their counts. According to Andrew Orgill of the […]
