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Shredding the surf

Ten-year-old Yates Harris of Port Aransas rides a wave during a surfing contest at Horace Caldwell Pier on Saturday, March 23. Forty-two kids from up and down the Texas coast took part in the contest, the first event of the Texas Surf Camps Lone Star Surf Series. Yates, the son of Cayce and Joel Harris, took second place in both... READ MORE >

City decides on different spot for access road

The Port Aransas City Council has officially decided to move the location of a planned new beach access road. For the purpose of building the proposed road, the council, at a meeting on Thursday, March 21, unanimously voted to vacate a city-owned easement directly adjacent to the south side of Cinnamon Shore North that stretched from the beach to State... READ MORE >

New park’s design complete

The design of a new park next to the Port Aransas Community Center is complete, and the City Council could award a construction contract for the project at a meeting in April, according to city officials. A vacant lot the city purchased from Nueces County in 2022 and an adjacent portion of East Oakes Avenue between Church Street and North... READ MORE >

Performing arts center to be named after Coles

Port Aransas ISD’s planned new performing arts facility will be named after the two most veteran music teachers in the school district’s history. It will be called the Jim and Judy Cole Performing Arts Center, the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees decided in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, March 20. The next morning, the Coles visited the school district’s... READ MORE >

Community band

A group of musicians got together to entertain the folks who showed up to party at the last Second Saturday party of the season at the Farley Boat Works on Saturday, March 9. The boat works will begin the Second Saturday parties again in December. From left are Matt Edquist on mandolin, Pete Edquist on electric guitar, T.J. Davis on... READ MORE >

Public comment sought for dredging issue

Public comment is being sought on an important document related to a proposal to significantly deepen the ship channel in Port Aransas and extend it further into the Gulf of Mexico than it is now. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inviting the public to comment on the Port of Corpus Christi’s Channel Deepening Project Final Environmental Impact Statement.... READ MORE >

Sounds by the sea

Jean Benjamin of Huntsville, Ala., plays his keyboards at the beach on a recent day. His music attracted the interest of Nancy Meyers of Port Aransas and her dog Jordy, who was adopted in August from the Port Aransas Animal Shelter. They were near Marker 14. Benjamin said he is applying for a job at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.... READ MORE >

Getting to work

The City of Port Aransas broke ground on the new fire station at the corner of Ninth Street and Avenue C on Wednesday, March 20. The new facility will be 19,270 square feet, two stories high and have the capacity to house a full-time fire staff with sleeping quarters as well as EMS operations. Construction is expected to be completed... READ MORE >

Port A police still looking for fatal shooting suspect

As of Monday, March 25, the Port Aransas Police Department had not made any arrests related to the fatal shooting that took place on the beach just before midnight on Monday, March 11. That’s according to Lt. James Stokes, with the police department. On Friday, March 15, the police department obtained two arrest warrants for Francisco Espinoza, 26, who “is... READ MORE >

SandFest 2024: No RV parking spaces in lots at this event

With the 2024 edition of Texas SandFest a little less than a month away, folks need to take note of an important change that organizers have made to this year’s festival. Many people bring their RVs to the beach to camp during the events. This year there will be no designated parking spaces for RVs at the SandFest grounds. RVs... READ MORE >