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Aransas Pass Mayor Ram Gomez, Mayor Pro Tempore and Councilman, Place 1, Carrie Scruggs, and Patrick King with AEP stand in awe as they look upon the glow of a brand new, 26-foot-tall Christmas tree lit up across from City Hall Friday night,...

APPD’s ‘Shop with a Cop’ Gives Kids a Merry Christmas

Aransas Pass Police Chief Eric Blanchard, and his wife, Nora, a teacher at APISD’s H.T. Faulk Elementary helped Makayia, age 10, a fourth grader at Charlie Marshall Elementary try on a pair of new shoes during the annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ held...

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Richard A. Zepeda, 77, served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. The Aransas Pass resident is listed as 100-percent disabled by the Veterans Administration, in part due to exposure to the defoliant commonly known as Agent Orange.

Vietnam Veteran in Aransas Pass Faced Death to Keep Troops Supplied

Heroism and gallantry under fire. Aransas Pass veteran Richard A. Zepeda remembers with clarity what he did in Vietnam to earn so many medals and decorations, including the Bronze and Silver Stars. Each day he faced the enemy, assigned a dangerous...

Ingleside Man’s Visit to Aransas Pass Cemetery Almost His Last

From humble beginnings, entrepreneur Chris Coulter, 56, has become legendary in Aransas Pass for creating a business empire that includes the CM Lanes bowling alley, Chris’ Marine, and Haynie Boats, where he manufactures custom sports fishing...

Courtesy: Don Beaufait
Detroit-area native Don Beaufait, 77, enjoys the peace and comfort of his Pelican Cove home along a tranquil canal in Aransas Pass. But the retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel is also a highly decorated and distinguished fighter pilot. Unlike actor Tom Cruise in the Hollywood movie, Beaufait is a real ‘Top Gun’, serving his country with distinction, a host of medals to prove it.

Aransas Pass Veteran is the Real ‘Top Gun’ Fighter Pilot

VETERAN’S VOICES: DON BEAUFAIT, U.S. MARINE CORPS In Hollywood’s version, actor Tom Cruise earns the distinction of becoming a best-of-the-best military aviator earning the title as ‘Top Gun’. But, in real life, there’s retired Colonel Don Beaufait...

Aransas Pass Realtor Keeps Up Thanksgiving Tradition

A line stretched down a whole city block. from Goodnight Ave. to W. Nelson Ave. just before Dream Team Realtors at 410 S. Commercial St. began its annual holiday tradition of handing out free turkeys and the fixings to the neediest in the community...

News Stories

Waste Not, Want Not: Aransas Pass Park Turned Dumping Ground

For years this decorative fountain has stood at one edge of Newbury Park in Aransas Pass, but it doesn’t function and likely won’t for the foreseeable future.

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APISD, Aransas Pass Realtor Team to Fight Hunger

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even a snack for some families may come straight from a can.

Christmas Looks Bright in Aransas Pass

Aransas Pass Mayor Ram Gomez, Mayor Pro Tempore and Councilman, Place 1, Carrie Scruggs, and Patrick King with AEP stand in awe as they look upon the glow of a brand new, 26-foot-tall Christmas

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Aransas Pass Cemetery Puts Out Some Shade

Courtesy: Prairie View Cemetery Association For more than a century, Prairie View Community Cemetery on FM 1069 in Aransas Pass has been the resting place for the loved ones of many here

APPD’s ‘Shop with a Cop’ Gives Kids a Merry Christmas

Aransas Pass Police Chief Eric Blanchard, and his wife, Nora, a teacher at APISD’s H.T.

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Sports

Panthers Boys Basketball Crushes Robstown, Zapata

Robstown’s Cottonpickers boys’ basketball team was no match for the Aransas Pass Panthers, crushing the visiting team on the court, 75-29 Thursday, November 30th.

A.P. Panthers Take Out Zapata in Best of the Bay Basketball

Saturday, December 2nd, the Aransas Pass Panthers boys’ basketball team took down Zapata, 82-40 in the 5th place game during the Best of the Bay tournament.

Lady Panthers Basketball Team Downs Calallen, 41-27

Aransas Pass High School’s Lady Panthers basketball team dominated the court November 28th, defeating Calallen, 41-27.

Kingsville Defeats Lady Panthers in Basketball Game, 38-23

No victory for the Aransas Pass Lady Panthers basketball team Saturday, December 2nd, losing to Kingsville, 38-23. Coach Ryan Saumby reported the defeat puts the A.P.