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Set the record straight: Tell your stories
Dan Parker
The Port Aransas Museum has come up with a great idea for its next exhibit, but it’s going to require...
Our readers speak
Hoglan was wrong We, the Port Aransas ReSister group thank Bill Hoglan for reading our 3-14-2024 letter. We would respectfully...
Oakland tax revolt a hopeful insurrection
Michael Reagan
You’d never expect a tax revolt to start in the blue California city of Oakland. But a bunch of angry,...
The day GOP’s impeachment efforts died
Dick Polman
How delicious it is to sniff the smoking wreckage of the House Republican’s fake impeachment probe. For starters, we learned...
South Jetty office to close at noon Friday
Friday, March 29, is Good Friday, and the South Jetty office will close at noon in observance of the day....
Holy Week schedule to include sunrise service
Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, March 31. Churches in Port Aransas have set their service schedules for the week...
Book club to meet April 3 to discuss ‘Lone Women’
A book about lone women braving settling in the western United States in the early 1900s will be discussed at...
Art center April exhibit to open at First Friday
Live music, light refreshments, wine and fellowship will open the April exhibit at the Port Aransas Art Center on Friday,...
Marlins come back to win
It was a nice come-from-behind baseball victory for the Port Aransas High School Marlins when they beat a previously undefeated...
Netters overcome weather to place in Tuloso-Midway event
Neither rain nor lightning were to deny the Port Aransas High School tennis team its day on the courts at...
Lady Marlins win two
The Lady Marlins softball team lately has experienced something of a turnaround. After losing their first three district games, the...
Going for distance
Brundrett Middle School student Ellie Crawford throws the shot put at a track meet at Skidmore on Friday, March 22.
BMS runners win races at Skidmore track meet
Several first-place finishes were scored by Brundrett Middle School students at a recent track meet. The meet was at Skidmore...
Elementary students take on pebbles project
March 27, 2024
If you happen to spot a small, brightly colored rock lying on the ground the next time you’re out on...
Play ball!
March 27, 2024
Dozens of kids and their parents took part in the Port Aransas Little League’s (PALL) opening day ceremonies on Saturday,...
Port Aransas ISD Honor Rolls
March 27, 2024
H.G. Olsen Elementary School A Honor Roll 3rd Grade Brayson Byl e r, Lucas Davidson, Travis Joyce, Harrison Lojo, Matthew...
Port A students compete in bee
March 27, 2024
A Port Aransas student made it past the majority of competitors before it was all over at the South Texas...
Kids’ science camps registration is open
March 27, 2024
Registration is open for the 2024 University of Texas Marine Science Institute Summer Science Program to be held in Port...
Steven T “Pete” Hartje
March 27, 2024
Steven T. “Pete” Hartje bit the dirt on Tuesday, March 11, 2024. He had bitten it before but this time...
Danny Gross
March 27, 2024
Dan Gros s was the fourth child born to Rita Gross (Tiernan) and the late William “Bud” Gross on January...
The regular guy
Coffee GirlRenae Brumbaugh
I’m married to a regular guy. I call him Superman. The nickname is my way of describing him—he’s amazing. He’s...
Looking back and to the future
Education NotesHalle Fish
Do you hear that? It’s summer, knocking on the door. Just yesterday it seems I was late to my first...
Meet Sgt. Joseph (Joey) Rivas
Chief ConcernsJoseph Rivas
With all of the attention surrounding the recent murder, I thought this would be a good opportunity to introduce y’all...
City decides on different spot for access road
Kathryn Cargo
Reporter | March 27, 2024
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...
New park’s design complete
Kathryn Cargo
Reporter | March 27, 2024
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...
Performing arts center to be named after Coles
Dan Parker
Editor | March 27, 2024
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...
Shredding the surf
March 27, 2024
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...
Local input wanted for museum exhibit
Characters of Port ADan Parker
Editor | March 27, 2024
The Port Aransas Museum is calling on members of longtime local families to step forward to help create displays about their local ancestors for the museum’s next exhibit. That exhibit will be about the “historic families and characters of Port Aransas,” said Cliff Strain, museum director. Strain said he meant the word “characters” two different ways. “When I say characters,”...
Getting to work
March 27, 2024
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...
Council selects firm for park playground design
Kathryn Cargo
Reporter | March 27, 2024
The City of Port Aransas is making headway on a project to add a brand-new $2.1 million playground to Roberts Point Park. At a meeting on Thursday, March 21, the Port Aransas City Council awarded a $199,000 contract to Richardson-based Halff Associates for the preparation of construction drawings for the project. Colleen Simpson, the city’s director of the Parks and...
Harbor master’s office opens Monday
Kathryn Cargo
Reporter | March 27, 2024
Port Aransas city officials expect to open the new harbor master’s office and adjacent Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion to the public by April 1. As of Monday, March 25, finishing touches were being done on the structure and pavilion, located at the Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor. The city broke ground on the harbor master’s office in October 2022. The pavilion...
Golf tournament registration opens
Farley ClassicMarch 27, 2024
Golfers are invited to a Masters style golf tournament at the Palmilla Beach Golf Club on Thursday, April 11, for the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association’s 2024 Farley Classic. Individuals and teams of four golfers can sign up for a 9-hole tournament with check-in at 2 p.m. with a shotgun start at 3 p.m. Individual registration is $150, and...
Port A police still looking for fatal shooting suspect
March 27, 2024
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...
Public comment sought for dredging issue
March 27, 2024
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....
Fun in the sun
March 27, 2024
Barbara MacDonald of Grand Junction, Colo., crochets a patio mat out of sisal rope while on the beach in Port Aransas on a recent day. She works in a nursery where they use sisal rope to tie plants. She pieced all the rope together to make a ball and uses it to create a mat.
SandFest 2024: No RV parking spaces in lots at this event
March 27, 2024
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...
Finding eggs a walk in the park
March 27, 2024
Scores of kids enjoyed the annual Spring Eggstravaganza at Roberts Point Park. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department hosted the event on Saturday, March 23. The Easter Bunny was on hand to visit with children and pose for photos. Also happening were lawn games, an egg toss, sack races and a treat walk. The event was held […]
Big red snapper
Sam McMahon, 9, of Columbus, Ohio, caught this big red snapper on a 4-hour trip out of Dolphin Dock on Wednesday, March 20. He also caught a mangrove snapper and a sheepshead on the trip. Holding the fish with Sam is deck hand Ryan James. The trip was aboard the...
Anglers catching a lot of sheepshead
Anglers have been catching a lot of sheepshead on bay fishing trips out of Port Aransas fishing charters the past week. “It’s sheepshead season,” said Capt. Dee Wallace, with Fisherman’s Wharf. Fishing guides have been getting “excellent catches of sheepshead” on bay trips, Wallace said. Drum and redfish also are...
Big drum catch
These anglers had a great day on the water on Wednesday, March 6. They caught a combination of black drum and redfish. From left are, John Klee, Capt. Cameron Collins and Shannon Murphy, all from Port Aransas.
Locals to be inducted into fishing hall of fame
The Texas Saltwater Fishing Hall of Fame will induct some Port Aransas residents during ceremonies on Saturday, April 6. The event will be at 5:30 p.m. at The Tremont House in Galveston. The Hall of Fame will induct Dee Wallace, Patricia Hawn Wallace, Bruce Furlow and the late Barbara Furlow,...
Pests on coral reefs
Institute InsightsChristopher Hemingson | March 27, 2024
Coral reefs are iconic ecosystems that provide a variety of goods and services to humans. These range from supporting bountiful fisheries, protecting coastal shorelines f rom wave damage to inspiring and captivating visitors. Despite the fact that over 300 million...
Ringing up Belles
Throwback ThursdayMarch 27, 2024
The cast of ‘Belles’ is shown in rehearsal on the Port Aransas Community Theatre’s outdoor stage. The show opened Friday, April 16, 1993. Cast members were, in back from left, Carol McElhaney, Misty Williams and Debra Williams. In front are Samanta Lawson, Barbara Brooks and Alice Kahre. The Port Aransas Community Theatre got started in the early 1990s with outdoor...