Students return
District still settling into new portablesNearly 400 students were in attendance as Port Aransas ISD welcomed students home on Monday, Oct. 16, 52 days after...
New hangout
Anglers no longer can use the Ancel Brundrett Pier, at the north end of Station Street, due to heavy damage...
Old Town Festival is Saturday
Port Aransas will celebrate its 107th birthday and surviving Hurricane Harvey’s destructive force with the annual Old Town Festival. The...
City eyes bonds to replace docks
Port Aransas City Hall is working on a plan to restore the hurricane-ravaged town’s economically vital marina by issuing bonds...
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Race for state
PAHS cross country teams to race at regionals for an opportunity to reach the state meetFourteen Port Aransas High School cross country team members will race at a regional meet on Monday, Oct. 23. The meet will be held at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where...
PAHS cross country teams are heading to state
The Port Aransas High School boys’ and girls’ cross country teams qualified for the state meet this morning. The teams qualified by their performances at the regional meet, which took...
Students return
District still settling into new portablesNearly 400 students were in attendance as Port Aransas ISD welcomed students home on Monday, Oct. 16, 52 days after the district closed due to Hurricane Harvey. School officials were...
New hangout
Anglers no longer can use the Ancel Brundrett Pier, at the north end of Station Street, due to heavy damage inflicted on the structure by Hurricane Harvey, but pelicans are...
Old Town Festival is Saturday
Port Aransas will celebrate its 107th birthday and surviving Hurricane Harvey’s destructive force with the annual Old Town Festival. The event set for Saturday, Oct. 21, will include surfing contests,...
City eyes bonds to replace docks
Port Aransas City Hall is working on a plan to restore the hurricane-ravaged town’s economically vital marina by issuing bonds that reportedly wouldn’t require a tax increase. The city council...
Water, water everywhere
Beachgoers picked out a spot to set up camp between the surf and a tidal pool on a recent day. High tides have been sending water onto the beach up to the dunes, making finding a dry spot of land difficult to find.
Free surfing movie set Friday to kick off Old Town Festival
Surfers, get “ramped up” for the Expression Session Surfing Competition by seeing a surfing movie on Friday, Oct. 20. Organizers of the Old Town Festival are hosting this kickoff event and invite all to see the movie “The Duct Tape Documentary.” Doors will open in the Parish Hall at Trinity-by-the-Sea...
Wine, Whine
Openings are available for workshop slated on SundayBring out your inner artist, unwind and take some time out from the post-Harvey workload at the Port Aransas Art Center. Spots are still available at a Wine, Whine and Design Painting Island Style workshop on Sunday, Oct. 22. The class is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Monica Garcia...
After the storm . . .
Poem focuses on the positiveThe South Jetty typically does not provide a venue for poetry, but we are making an exception to that rule because we are living in an exceptional time. The South Jetty will accept poetry related to Hurricane Harvey for the next several weeks, limited to one poem per person. The...
City drops lawsuit against resident
The City of Port Aransas is dropping a lawsuit it filed against a resident because city officials say they no longer have time to deal with it while also contending with Hurricane Harvey recovery issues. But the resident, Julie Shodrok, said her attorneys are seeking legal sanctions against the City...
Sunset songs
The last Sunset Sounds concert of the year was performed on Friday, Oct. 13, at Roberts Point Park. Above: Humans and animals alike enjoyed the show. Below: Raeanne and the Ride crank out the tunes. From left are Armando Saldana, a guitarist from Laredo, singer Raeanne Reed of Port Aransas...
Scuba buddies
Tyler Sensinger of Corpus Christi helps his dive buddy, Lloyd Easterday, of Ingleside, with an air tank while preparing for a dive at the south jetty on Sunday, Oct. 15.
Halloween events slated for Oct. 28
Bring the kids and celebrate Halloween a little early on Saturday, Oct. 28, at two events sponsored by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. • Sand Pumpkin Patch. Carve a pumpkin in a sandy pumpkin patch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the beach at Avenue...
Be aware of disaster-related hazards
The residents of the Coastal Bend continue to work diligently to restore their homes and businesses. Schools are preparing to re-open, as well. There have been improvements to the conditions in the disaster affected areas, but there are still hazards to be aware of. The Texas Department of State Health...
Doors are opening
More businesses report they’re backThe following listing of the status of Port Aransas businesses damaged by Hurricane Harvey is updated weekly when owners or managers call the South Jetty. To add or update a listing, call Jackie Linn at (361) 537-5777 or email her at ads@portasouthjetty.com, or call Mary Judson at 749-5131 or (361)...
Welcome home!
Port Aransas ISD welcomes students for the first time since hurricane hitStudents of Port Aransas ISD have been displaced since Thursday, Aug. 24, one day before Hurricane Harvey made landfall. On Monday, Oct. 16, PAISD welcomed back its students. Classes will be a little different from the beginning of the year....
PAISD tax collection expected to decrease
Tax revenue and collection rates are expected to drop for Port Aransas ISD, said Carol Sue Hipp, executive director of business and operations. After studying previously hurricane-impacted areas in Texas, school officials hope the rate will be around 85 percent and not worse, she said. The tax collection will likely...
Stuffed animals
Cyndy Slovak-Barton, publisher of the Hays Free Press, collected stuffed animals for children who attend Port Aransas ISD in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Top: From left, are Amy Younts, of Buda, Slovak-Barton, Pam Cartwright, H.G. Olsen Elementary School counselor; and Alrene Monroe of Austin. Younts and Monroe joined Slovak-...
PAISD officials assess scope of storm damage
Port Aransas school officials are hoping elementary and high school students can return to their normal classrooms after the Christmas Break, said Sharon McKinney, superintendent. Brundrett Middle School students most likely will return to their campus later than that because it suffered more damage, according to James Gregory, president of...
