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Be aware of all cancers every month of the year
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but even as a two-time survivor of breast cancer, it seems unfair to ignore...
Our readers speak
Solving problems The two main issues of the article (Christine Flowers, “View from the Right,” Page 3A, Oct. 3 South...
Walz exposes Vance’s totalitarianism in debate
We all know vice presidential debates rarely move the public opinion needle. In 2020 Donald Trump was thrown out of...
Vance sends Walz back to the minor leagues
Tim Walz did a lot better than I thought he would in his debate with J.D. Vance on Tuesday night....
KPAB to host member mixer
Keep Port Aransas Beautiful will host a membership happy hour mixer on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sip Yard. The Sip Yard is located at...
Families invited to play flashlight tag
Bring the kids to the Port Aransas Community Park for a Family Game Night on Thursday, Oct. 17. Play flashlight tag in the dark from 7 to 8:30 p.m., hosted...
Annual sailboat race scheduled to arrive in Port A Oct. 17-20
A sailboat race to Port Aransas, the 37th annual Harvest Moon Regatta, is set for Thursday, Oct. 17 through Saturday, Oct. 20. Sailboats will launch in Galveston at 2 p.m....
Country, blues, rock on tap
The last Sunset Sounds concert of the season is set for Friday, Oct. 18. Spend an evening at an outdoor concert beside the ship channel at Roberts Point Park. The...
Marlins take to courts vs. Pirates
Facing some stiff competition against Rockport-Fulton High School Pirates, the Port Aransas High School tennis scored experience and a big win. The tournament was hosted by PAHS on Thursday, Oct....
XC results pending
This week’s district cross-country action happened after deadline for this edition of the South Jetty. Watch for the Brundrett Middle School and Port Aransas High School results from the meet...
Reel education
Brundrett Middle School teacher Cathy Young helps student Wyatt Bacon with his rod and reel while the two were on...
PAISD sees highest enrollment in 20 years
Port Aransas ISD’s recent count of 582 students represents the district’s largest enrollment number in about 20 years. The district’s...
Edgar Blackledge
Edgar Blackledge, 74, of Taylor, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sept. 22, 2024, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s. Edgar...
Possible new state record
A possible bow fishing saltwater state record was caught by Jeffrey ‘Jay’ Oltjendiers of Rockport on Oct. 3. He brought...
Snapper snagged
Landon Rodriguez, 9, shows off his 11.6-pound red snapper he caught on Sunday, Sept. 29. He was fishing with his...
Red roundup
Headquartered in Port Aransas on Saturday, Oct. 5, the third annual Hunt for Reds October couples tournament attracted a total...
Cobia caught
Jacob Borden of Marble Falls caught this cobia on a private charter trip on Saturday, Sept. 21. He was fishing...
Stingray may be new state record
A possible state record southern stingray was caught by Jeffrey “Jay” Oltjendiers of Rockport with a bow and arrow on...
Thorns and roses: Without pain, no beauty
Coffee GirlThis morning, I’m sitting on my gazebo on my new-to-me, Facebook Marketplace purchased furniture, sipping my coffee and enjoying the birdsong. To my left and right are a pair of...
Blood donations save lives
State of AffairsThe Coastal Bend Blood Center was formed in 1969 to centralize blood donation efforts in the South Texas area, as well as for Port Aransas, Rockport-Fulton and Corpus Christi communities....
Parents key to cyberbullying prevention
Education NotesIn our increasingly digital world, the phenomenon of cyberbullying has emerged as a serious concern for students, parents and educators alike. Defined as the use of technology to harass, threaten,...
Animal shelter could go up at Mustang Beach Airport
A spot at Mustang Beach Airport is being pursued as a possible site for construction of a new city animal shelter in Port Aransas. It’s not certain that the shelter will be built there, but city officials haven’t yet been able to find a more doable location, according to City Manager David Parsons. The current shelter is in the 400...
River authority becomes player in desal issue
A proposal to build a desalination plant on Harbor Island was presented to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority by the Nueces River Authority last month. A desalination plant is seen as a solution to water shortages caused by recent drought conditions as well as greater demands by port industries and population growth in the Coastal Bend. The river authority...
Port Aransas helping Asheville
In Port Aransas, we remember what it was like to deal with the ordeal of Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath in 2017. With that in mind, some Port Aransas folks are doing their part to bring relief to Asheville, North Carolina, which has been devastated by flooding from Hurricane Helene’s rains. One effort started with Richard Kay, a local home builder who...
Storm surf
Dara Frandsen of Corpus Christi rides a nice wave on the south side of Horace Caldwell Pier in Port Aransas on Friday, Sept. 27. The waves great for surfing that day as a result of a swell produced by Hurricane Helene, which was striking Florida that day. At 8 a.m. that day, a South Jetty photographer counted more than 85...
Little League schedules annual board meeting
Attention parents and guardians, you are invited to an organizational meeting for the 2025 season of the Port Aransas Little League on Friday, Oct. 18. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Sip Yard, 123 W. Cotter Ave. Anyone interested in joining the board or just interested in knowing more about how things are done in the Port...
Dominguez joins staff
South Jetty reporterThe South Jetty welcomes reporter Teresita Dominguez to the staff this week. Dominguez graduated with a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville. She realized her love for journalism while working as both a reporter and copy editor at her university newspaper, The Rider, she said. Dominguez has interned both as a...
Turtle release Friday
Two rehabilitated sea turtles will be released while the public watches on Friday, Oct. 11. The release, conducted by the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK), will take place at 10 a.m. at Marker 35. Andrew Orgill, ARK staff supervisor, said both turtles are loggerheads that have been medically cleared for release. The sea turtle the staff named Hangry came to the...
Migrating pelicans return
They’re backWhite pelicans have migrated back into Port Aransas, where they will spend the winter. White pelicans summer in northern areas of the U.S. and Canada.
Drowning ruled as cause of death in August of beachgoer
Drowning is the official cause of death of a woman whose body was found floating in shallow water at the beach on Aug. 14. Judy Garbe Mauer, 71, from Port Lavaca, was spotted by a beachgoer near Marker 20. She was identified because she was wearing a medical bracelet, according to Port Aransas police. Jacqueline Garcia, an investigator with the...
For a good cause
James Pospisil of Jarrell hands off a bag of goods to members of the Port Aransas EMS conducting a canned food drive at the Family Center IGA on Sunday, Oct. 6. EMS personnel from left are Brian Velandia, Chris Morgan, Joshua Veracruz and Bert Howie. The EMS will continue conducting the drive through Nov. 15, benefiting the Helping Hands Food...
Getting elevation
Photographed on Thursday, Oct. 3, Noe Robles, left, and and Hector Casillas, right, stand on scissor lifts to do their work at the new law enforcement center that’s under construction on Avenue A, across the street from City Hall. Robles, who works for First Class Building, was installing steel studs. Casillas, an employee of McAllen’s Fire Systems of Texas, was...
Science day features activities for all ages
Island Science DayA wide range of marine science activities will be available for all age groups at Island Science Day on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be held at the Patton Center for Marine Science at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. “Island Science Day offers a unique opportunity to explore the institution’s facilities...
For the faithful
Foundation work continued on Thursday, Oct. 3, where the new sanctuary building was under construction on the grounds of Community Presbyterian Church, in the 100 block of South Station Street in Port Aransas. The original sanctuary was demolished after being damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
All wet
Five-year-old Anthony Mays of Port Aransas breaks a water balloon over his head on a recent day as part of the fun and games involved in a program sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. Kids were tossing and bursting hundreds of water balloons at Roberts Point Park that day.
Work for play
Work continued on Thursday, Oct, 3, at Roberts Point Park, where a new playground is being installed. Nearly $2 million has been designated for the new playground in the City of Port Aransas budget for fiscal year 2024-25. City officials have said they’re hoping to see the playground finished in January.
Gala raises thousands for PAISD
They came, they partied and they gave to a good cause. The Port A Days and Havana Nights event at the Civic Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, raised $420,000 for the Port Aransas Education Foundation. The non-profit organization will use the money for grants to teachers and administrators at the Port Aransas Independent School District.
Cockles coming ashore in droves
This week’s low midafternoon tides provided excellent beachcombing conditions around lunchtime. I found a variety of treasures, including pen shells, pear whelks and hundreds of Atlantic cockles. We’re still seeing large numbers of shells on certain beaches due to the storm surge from several weeks ago. The Atlantic cockle clam, a saltwater species commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico...
Might seaweed be the next Texas farm crop?
Institute insightsSince the Industrial Revolution, human societies have increasingly depended on the consumption of non-renewable resources, such as fossil fuels. While fossil fuel combustion enabled the most rapid economic growth and technological advances in the history of humankind, its environmental side...
Come on aboard
When the vessel R/V Longhorn returned to the University of Texas Marine Science Institute from its trip to the Yucatan peninsula in early October 1996, UTMSI official John Thompson, center, greeted the news media. He told them to come on board to speak with scientists, who could not get off the vessel until customs officers arrived. The scientists had traveled...
