Port Aransas beaches temporarily to close to overnight camping due to expected flooding

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Port Aransas beaches will be closed to overnight camping tonight and tomorrow night (Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 28 and 29), according to a proclamation issued today by Mayor Wendy Moore. The closure is due to beach flooding that likely will happen as a result of Hurricane Ian. The hurricane is far away, hitting Florida today, but it is sending swells […]

2022-09-29 E-Edition

Surf dogs

Preparing to send their dogs off to ride waves are J.L. Pippin, foreground, of Portland, with her Australian shepherd, Jessie, and Jason Hibbler, background, of Port Aransas, with his dog, Halo, a Belgian Malinois. They were taking part in a doggie surfing contest at Horace Caldwell Pier in Port Aransas on Saturday, Sept. 24. A dog named Honolulu took first […]

Rug removal

Jackie Romeyn, left, Port Aransas city employee and Ray Dillahunty, volunteer and master naturalist, load old rugs that were thrown out years ago onto what is now the Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond grounds. They were working on Thursday, Sept. 22 to remove the trash.

Newly renovated

Folks gather at the newly renovated Patton Center at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute on Wednesday, Sept. 21. They were there to register for the 14th annual Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, which brought together scientists who shared their research on Texas coastal ecosystems. About 130 people from Texas universities, local organizations and state agencies took part. While […]

Bird rescue

Marc Hofhiens, left, and his wife, Julianna Hofhiens, of Port Aransas delivered a wounded bird to the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) on Saturday, Sept. 24. At center is Alicia Walker, senior outreach coordinator with the ARK. Walker examined the laughing gull, which had swallowed a hook. Julianna said the fishing line was wrapped around the bird’s head, but they were […]

July sales tax allocation up by double digits

Sales tax allocations to Port Aransas continue to exceed last year’s, this month by double digits. The allocation to Port Aransas sales in July were up by 12.63 percent over the same reporting period in 2021. Allocations for the year to date are up by 13.92 percent. The payment for this period was $499,970.33 compared to last year when the […]

Focus on Fiber

Textile art to be featured at art center October exhibit

Fine art created from textiles will be featured in the gallery at the Port Aransas Art Center throughout October. The Fiber Art Exhibition will open at the First Friday reception on Friday, Oct. 7. Stop by the art center between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. for light refreshments, live music and fellowship, while viewing the new artwork in the gallery. The […]

Drive right in

Sonic Drive-In is Port Aransas’ newest restaurant, located at 1735 State Highway 361 next to Dollar General. Business hours are 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and phone number is (361) 416-1098. Pictured from left to right are employees Alex Stroman, Sherry Brock and Matthew Cochran; operating partner Richard Leyva; and employees Alex Barreiro, Charity Letourneau, Chris Salinas and Abigale Hussey. […]

Getting ready

Michael Richardson, with the City of Port Aransas Public Works Department, places a traffic cone at one end of a row of portable restrooms that members of his department had just removed from the beach. The scene unfolded on Beach Access Road 1 on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 27 as city crews prepared the beach for what was expected […]