Low-cost housing crisis
A worker places a sheet of particle board while building the roof on a house under construction off South 11th...
Mayor plans to seek apartment developer
Producing “sustainable housing” for the less-than-wealthy in Port Aransas will be Mayor Keith McMullin’s top priority for the remaining 18...
Housing plays role in lower enrollment
With Port Aransas ISD’s enrollment numbers on the decline, the issue of the lack of Port Aransas’ options for affordable...
Glub, glub …
A 155- foot retired cargo ship called the Kinta S slips beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico about...
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Marlins win at UTSA
The Port Aransas High School boys cross country team had a big victory at the University of Texas at San Antonio meet on Saturday, Sept. 20, coach Steve Reaves said....
BMS runs toughest course so far
The Brundrett Middle School cross country team ran its most difficult course so far this season and heat was a factor, coach Jonathan Sheffield said. After traveling to West Guth...
The next step
College night to help prepare PAHS seniorsWith the school year moving along steadily, it’s about that time for Port Aransas High School seniors to consider meeting with college recruiters. PAHS counselor Danny Welch said that he...
Low-cost housing crisis
A worker places a sheet of particle board while building the roof on a house under construction off South 11th Street on Thursday, Sept. 18.
Mayor plans to seek apartment developer
Producing “sustainable housing” for the less-than-wealthy in Port Aransas will be Mayor Keith McMullin’s top priority for the remaining 18 months of his term, he said in an interview. McMullin...
Housing plays role in lower enrollment
With Port Aransas ISD’s enrollment numbers on the decline, the issue of the lack of Port Aransas’ options for affordable housing has repeatedly sprung up in conversations amongst community members....
Glub, glub …
A 155- foot retired cargo ship called the Kinta S slips beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico about eight miles off Mustang Island on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The...
Fall Adopt-a-Beach
Cleanup set for Saturday morningGet out and enjoy a morning on the beach while helping with the 28th annual Adopt-a- Beach Fall Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 27. Participants should report to Avenue G at the beach beginning at 8:30 a.m. to check in and be assigned an area to clean. The cleanup is from...
Trucking it out
Photographed near the south jetty, City of Port Aransas Public Works Department employees scoop up sargassum seaweed on the beach and truck it away on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Port Aransas beaches were hit hard by a monster influx of seaweed from high tides produced by Tropical Storm Dolly, which moved...
Wildlife refuge cleanup scheduled for Saturday
It’s not too late to sign up to help clean the shores at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Sept. 27, National Estuaries Day. The refuge is the winter home of the whooping crane and the shoreline targeted in the cleanup is a nesting area for the largest of...
Phun
Parrot Heads to raise money at ‘Phlip Phlop Phling’ eventParrot Heads of Port Aran- sas celebrate the fifth annual Wings Over Port A on Friday Saturday, Sept. 26-27, with events held at various locations in Port Aransas. The fundraising event, Phlip Phlop Phling, will raise money for local charities such as the Animal Rehabilitation Keep, Helping Hands Food Pantry,...
Stuff to do and see
Parks and Rec RoundupThe following are upcoming events and activities sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. For more information or to register for events, call 749-4158. This Week Total Body Aquacize Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10: 30 a. m. and Saturdays at 12 p. m. Community Park pool. Total body...
Library group to meet
New members and new ideas are sought by the Friends of Ellis Library at an organizational meeting on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. in the library meeting room. “When the library was built in 1996 the Friends of Ellis Library was a large, active group that raised funds to...
A little stroll
Why did the white ibis cross the street? To get to the other side and maybe find some better grub worms in another yard. These ibises were crossing Tarrant Street near East Street on Saturday, Sept. 13. The birds were moving from yard to yard, spearing the ground with their...
Port Aransan’s gift could save life
To see blood dripping into her brother, knowing that the donation of her 9.1 million stem cells could possibly help save his life, was an emotionally overwhelming experience for Port Aransan Shirlene Burroughs, she said. Burroughs had been in Nashville, Tennessee for more than two weeks in preparation for donating...
Garage sale Saturday to benefit ARK
Find some treasures to buy on Saturday, Sept. 27, when the Friends of the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) hold its annual garage sale. The sale begins at 8 a.m. at 525 Sixth St. All kinds of items will be on sale including furniture and household items. All profits from the...
Council renews leases; moves extra tax revenue
The Port Aransas City Council recently approved a few lease renewals and forwarded a chunk of hotel-motel tax money to the chamber of commerce. The council voted 6-0 to make each of the moves during its meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18. Councilman Bob Petitt was absent. The council approved a...
Pirate parade
A pirate parade on the streets of Port Aransas on Tuesday, Sept. 16, raised $182 for the Emergency Services Toy Roundup. Clockwise from upper right: parader Kip Shannon looks every inch the pirate; golf carts in the parade roll down...
Tickets on sale for fiesta
Individual tickets are still on sale for the eighth annual Port Aransas Education Foundation “Fiesta in October,” to be held on Friday, Oct. 3. Tickets may be purchased at Casa Bella Salon, 1023 State Hwy 361, Suite G, for $50 each. The event includes a catered Mexican food dinner, a...
Let the light in
Education notes“I had never seen a black Jesus before, and this sight both knocked me for a loop and opened up a space in my mind that I’d never known needed light.” So says the 12-year-old white narrator in Robert Mc- Cammon’s, A Boy’s Life, upon entering a black person’s home...
Sniffing out
Port Aransas High School had a guest on Friday, Sept. 19. A ‘drug’ dog, named Wilson was seen sniffing cars parked in the school’s parking lot.
Girl Scouts hold recruiting event
Girls in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to a recruitment event for Girl Scouts on Monday, Sept. 29. Girl Scouts of Port Aransas Troop 9826, are inviting all who are interested to stop by anytime between 5 and 8 p.m. at the Girl Scout Hut, 739 W. Ave. A....
Star artist
H.G. Olsen Elementary School fifth grader Ezekiel Ortiz was honored by having his Christmas card (right) chosen for the holiday artist competition at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi. At left, Ortiz, who is diagnosed with leukemia, poses by a star he was given. Above, his principal, Gina McKeever, and...
Board talks student health
Drug testing has been a topic of discussion for Port Aransas ISD for several weeks now and on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at a board of trustees regular meeting Superintendent Wayne Johnson invited Pinnacle CEO and president Dr. Harvey Graves to talk about his program. Drug testing was passed 6-1 by...
