BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | July 23, 2009
A two-year study to determine the environmental and economic feasibility of a wind farm to produce electricity off the coast of Port Aransas will be launched as a result of a 30-year lease approved by the Texas General Land Office last week. If the wind farm is built, it, in combination with a similar farm for which a lease was... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | July 23, 2009
Voluntary water conservation measures are in the forecast for late August or early September if hot and dry, sometimes windy, conditions continue. Port Aransas buys most of its water from the City of Corpus Christi, so when that city dictates conservation, whether voluntary or mandatory, Port Aransas follows suit, according to Mark Young, manager of the Nueces County Water Control... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | July 16, 2009
The estimates are rough at this point, but it looks like taxpayers in the Port Aransas Independent School District will again send off nearly 70 percent of property taxes collected to the state. Of a preliminary estimate of general fund revenues of $21,191,929, about $14,713,371 will be sent to the state for distribution to “property poor” school districts, which leaves... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | July 09, 2009
’Twas the anniversary of America’s independence, and all through the island, not a bed was left empty, not even a couch. The shelves were all stocked with great care, in hopes that tourists soon would be there. The shopkeepers were nestled all snug with their wares, while visions of dollar signs danced in their heads. With police in their squad... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | July 09, 2009
It wasn’t a done deal at press time, but if the superintendent’s recommendation was approved by the school board, Gina McKeever will be the next principal at Brundrett Middle School. The Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees met last night, Wednesday, July 8, to consider recommendations for hiring from Superintendent Sharon Doughty. The South Jetty went to press... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | July 09, 2009
Marie Stiewig may be gone, but she sure hasn’t been forgotten — especially not by the Port Aransas Boatmen. Stiewig will be inducted posthumously into the Boatmen’s Hall of Fame during the Deep Sea Roundup July 9-12. Stiewig, who died in January at the age of 71, didn’t fish, although she would go crabbing. Instead, her passions were gambling and... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | July 02, 2009
From the standpoint of a veteran with nearly 40 consecutive years of selling real estate in Port Aransas to one who has 10 years under her belt, the conclusion is the same: The real estate market has hit bottom in Port Aransas, and it’s bouncing back. Unless a property owner bought real estate here between 2004 and 2006 when prices... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | June 18, 2009
Marie Stiewig may be gone, but she sure hasn’t been forgotten — especially not by the Port Aransas Boatmen. Stiewig will be inducted posthumously into the Boatmen’s Hall of Fame during the Deep Sea Roundup July 9-12. Stiewig, who died in January at the age of 71, didn’t fish, although she would go crabbing. Instead, her passions were gambling and... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | June 18, 2009
The idea of adding football and volleyball to the extra-curricular activities offered by the Port Aransas Independent School District is on the back-burner for now. School trustees heard a report Wednesday, June 10, from a committee charged with providing information on what it would take to add the sports in terms of cost and staffing. Tonya May, a committee member... READ MORE >
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON SOUTH JETTY EDITOR | June 18, 2009
Bob Byrd’s 11-year career with the Port Aransas Independent School District came to an end with his resignation on Wednesday, June 10. After a closed session during which the attorney for Port Aransas ISD spoke alternately with the board behind closed doors and Byrd and his attorney, the board returned to open session to unani- mously approve a resignation/release agreement... READ MORE >
