Prayer service planned in Port A for flood victims

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A prayer service for victims of Hill Country flooding has been scheduled for 5 p.m. today (Saturday, July 5) at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Port Aransas. At least 27 people have died, and others are missing and unaccounted for as a result of the flooding this week.

Man dead after reported drowning

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A man is dead after a reported drowning at the beach on Mustang Island, south of Port Aransas, on Friday, July 4, police said. Police were summoned to the 11000 block of Gulf Beach shortly after 3 p.m. โ€œin reference to a drowning,โ€ said Madeline Vaughn, a Corpus Christi Police Department spokesman. โ€œA male in his 50s had already been [โ€ฆ]