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Shattered Dreams is wake-up call
Rarely do I congratulate someone for scaring the heck out of someone else. But I do want to issue kudos to Port Aransas ISD, Driscoll Children’s Hospital and a number...
Open government impacts our lives in big ways
If you wonder how open government laws affect you, think about these basics: The local taxes we pay. The roads we drive on. Even, sometimes, matters of life and death....
Kirk dubbed martyr of new generation
I was obviously a fan of the 31-year-old conservative political activist who captured the hearts and minds of millions of college kids and built Turning Point USA into a potent...
Outdoor concert set Friday
Pop music will be featured at the Sunset Sounds concert on Friday, Sept. 19, at Roberts Point Park. The concert...
Yo Ho Ho!
Folks dressed as pirates driving and riding in decorated vehicles will parade through Port Aransas on Saturday, Sept. 20. The...
Fall beach cleanup slated for Saturday
Summer is over, and the beach has become less crowded, which means it’s time for a beach cleanup. The community...
Cross-country teams hit TAMU-CC
Port Aransas High School cross-country teams fared better than most teams at the meet at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi...
BMS cross-country runners medal at Corpus Christi meet
Six Brundrett Middle School cross-country runners medaled at a recent meet. The medalists were Ruby Hines, Skylar Dulaney, Joyce Riedesel,...
PAHS students honored for academics by College Board
Several Port Aransas High School students have qualified for the College Board’s National Recognition Awards. The awards honor academic achievement...
Cafeteria names, logos chosen in student contest
A recent contest among students has produced a name for the new central cafeteria that’s under construction on the grounds...
Limits of red snapper caught at season end
Anglers were reeling in limits of red snapper as the federal season ended on Tuesday, Sept. 16, according to the...
Nice mess of fish
Ernest Amador of Victoria, left, and Canaan McWillie of San Antonio hauled in a big catch on a 36-hour trip...
Yellowfin catch
Cy Decker of Rockmorton caught this yellowfin tuna on Sunday, Sept. 14. He was fishing aboard the Gulf Eagle on...
Love one another
Pastor’s PenWe are kicking off the school year with the start of our small group ministry at FBC Port A. One...
What can I do?
Coffee GirlYesterday was a hard day. Yesterday, I learned of a young woman who was stabbed on a train two weeks...
Fighting blood cancer
State of AffairsEach year, September is named as Blood Cancer Awareness Month. This awareness month was initiated to educate communities and to...
From classroom to beachfront and back
Education NotesWhen the first bell rings on a school day, my badge means something a little different. Inside the halls of...
City hires firm to collect debts
If you have any long overdue debts to the city, you might want to think about getting them squared away soon. The Port Aransas City Council has moved forward with a three-year contingent fee contract with a law firm to provide professional legal services regarding the collection of delinquent court debts owed to the city. The unanimous decision, made at...
Tough lesson
Shattered Dreams program warns of DWI consequencesWith fake blood, ambulance rides, a coffin, heartfelt lectures, retreats and lots more, a “Shattered Dreams” program last week gave dozens of Port Aransas teenagers vivid lessons on the horrors that can come from driving while impaired or distracted. The program brought a wide variety of area first responders and medical personnel to Port Aransas High School on Thursday and...
Port A to get $5.3 million for drainage
The City of Port Aransas is set to receive a $5.3 million grant that will fund drainage projects targeted at preventing flooding in town. The Community Development Block Grant is federal money funded by the General Land Office. The grant should be received in two to four months and the project is expected to go out to bid sometime in...
New wayfinding signage to be in place by January
The City of Port Aransas soon will start placing 75 to 100 new street signs around town as part of a $1.2 million wayfinding signage project. The new aluminum signs are in production, and the manufacturer will begin installation by October. All signs are expected to be placed by January, according to Nicole Boyer, director of Development Services at City […]
Ribbon cutting set for Presbyterian church
A new chapter in the long history of Community Presbyterian Church is about to begin. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be conducted on Thursday, Sept. 18, to celebrate the completion of a $5.2 million construction project that brought three new buildings to the grounds of the church. The event will be at 2 p.m. at the church campus at 113 S. […]
Newly adopted budget will not increase revenue to city
The 2025- 26 fiscal year budget has been adopted along with a tax rate that won’t increase revenue to city government. The Port Aransas City Council voted unanimously to adopt a general fund budget, estimated at $23.2 million, during a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11. The budget is built on the “no new revenue rate” of 20.1612 cents per […]
Firefighters respond
Members of the Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire in the 700 block of Sea Breeze Lane on a recent night. Flames burned an area about 50 by 80 feet in size but didn’t damage any structures. Firefighters had no word on the cause of the blaze.
Vendor spaces remain available for farmers market
A farmers market is set for Sunday, Oct. 26, during the annual Wooden Boat Festival. Almost four dozen vendors have already signed up for the event. Nikki Farese, market organizer, said that a few vendor spaces are still available. She is now accepting additional vendor applications only from farmers, agricultural producers and specific food vendors. To apply, go to https://portafarmersmarket.com/. […]
Art show
Chris and Veronica Pearson of Houston viewed the artwork in the gallery at the Port Aransas Art Center on Friday, Sept. 5. They were attending the First Friday reception for the opening of the Merit Show. The show features the works of four artists who were the winners of the March Tiddle Caylor All-member Show.
Contributing
Members of Moore McDonald VFW Post 8967 and Auxiliary to the Post held a fundraiser at Lowe’s Market Family Center during Labor Day weekend. The fundraiser benefited the post’s annual Care and Share Christmas Dinner program. Manning the table are Ashley Thompson, left, VFW Auxiliary president, and her husband, Kenneth Thompson. Making a donation was Mary Ann Kelley of Port […]
Smoothing things out
Photographed on Tuesday Aug. 26, workers smooth out wet concrete that had just been poured to form the foundation for the new City of Port Aransas Public Works Department building under construction in the 400 block of Ninth Street. Numerous concrete trucks began making deliveries to the construction site about 2 a.m. to avoid traffic. The city awarded a contract […]
At the ferry landings
Photographed on Sept. 4, this structure that’s being built at the ferry landings in Port Aransas eventually will be the elevated home to three backup generators for ferry operations. They will be on hand for backup power in case of a power outage. Keeping the generators elevated is expected to protect them from a storm surge if a hurricane hits.
September commercial planter
The Port Aransas Garden Club chose the Farley Boat Planter located at MacDaddy’s Family Kitchen, 118 Beach St., as the commercial planter for September. Standing with the boat are employees, Daykel Martinez, left, and Ally Bettina. The planter painted by Kaleigh Glover, is filled with vincas, marigolds and dusty miller.
Clearing the way
An outdoor concrete basketball court is demolished to make way for construction of a new recreation center and parking area at Port Aransas Community Park. The building will include an indoor basketball court and quite a few other facilities including city parks and recreation staff offices, a child daycare facility, an exercise room and more.
Residential Planter of the Month
The Residential Farley Boat Planter award for September was awarded to Jennifer and Steve Johns. The Johnses stand in front of their home at 426 E. Roberts with their pups Scout, left, and Ben. The planter is filled with vinca and dwarf morning glory. The Port Aransas Garden Club chooses planters to award each month.
