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Hotties on the Harbor Fishing Tournament Results, Photos

GUIDED 1st Place Redfish- Neal Time 2nd Place Redfish- No Bananas 1st Place Trout- Anchor-holics 2nd Place Trout- Reel Sassy Sistas 1st Place Flounder- Reel 1st Place Flounder- Reel Hookers NON-GUIDED NON-GUIDED 1st Place Redfish- Lip Ripper 1st...

APISD Provides More Info On Start Of School

As many have noticed, there is a lot still up in the air regarding this upcoming school year. The Aransas Pass Independent School District is working to keep the community as up-to-date on as much information as they can. “We’ve changed out safety...

Human Remains Found

Monday morning, just after 7:50 a.m., officers on Marine 1 were sent to Hog Island located north of HWY 361 in Aransas Pass, Nueces County, Texas. Police received a report of human remains found. A fisherman reported finding a human skull. When...

Tire Take Back Event

Code Enforcement Officer Cory Elrod loads tires into the truck during the tire take back event this past Saturday. This event was the first of its kind hosted by the City of Aransas Pass. Photo by Mickhailah Engelking

Head start program now accepting applications

The Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST) head start programs are now enrolling for all of their centers. “Our program is a fairly funded program,” Melissa Ancira, area manager for San Patricio and Aransas Counties, said. “It is based...

Fowler Lumber deals with lumber shortage

Fowler Lumber Company has been in business since 1952 and its current owner Zane Whitney “grew up in the lumber yard.” However, Whitney said, “I haven’t seen anything like this (the effects of the pandemic) in all that time.” The lumber company...

News Stories

Breakfast: Great Way To Power Up Your School Day

Regardless of the arrangements for the upcoming school year some things will stay the same. Making sure students eat a healthy breakfast, either at home or school will always be important.

By Kathy Farrow County Extension Agent Family And Community Health

Texas Sales Tax Holiday Is August 7-9

With the Texas economy slowly awakening from effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales t

By Press Release

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $3 Billion In July

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.98 billion in July, 4.3 percent more than in July 2019.

By Press Release

TWDB Approves $22 Million In Financial Aid For Corpus Christi’s First Seawater Desalination Plant

On July 23, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved a request from the City of Corpus Christi (City) for $222,475,000 in multi-year financing from the State Water Implementation Revenue F

By Press Release

CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Thank you for all the well wishes after my first “Capital Highlights” column last week. I also appreciate the emails suggesting topics of high interest.

Sports

Hill Country, West Texas Deer Forecast

In 2018, I crammed the entire deer forecast into one column. My mistake. Last year, I broke it into two parts, and it worked better.

Understanding Fishing

Fishing. So much about it is so misunderstood by so many.

Snake Avoidance

All pet owners have either known the deep pain of losing a pet, or will sometime in the future.

They’re Still Out There!

I had decided to write about the closing weeks of the Coastal Conservation Association’s 2020 STAR tournament when I got an email enticingly entitled, “Psst-they’re still out there!” from my friend

The Bear Facts

The late folk singer/songwriter, Steve Fromholz, penned a whimsical ditty that extolls the charms of bears and even encourages listeners to “take a bear to lunch.”