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City of Corpus Christi looking to drill water wells
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Corpus Christi is planning to move forward with its $500 million water well project. The city is trying to finalize a deal with property owners in San Patricio County to drill about two dozen water wells and build a reverse osmosis plant on the site.
City Council narrows search for desal contractor, object to marketing campaign
The city has three finalists to build their first desalination plant. Four Requests for Qualifications were returned. Three of those submissions scored near equal to each other by city standards.
Crosstown, SPID direct connector ramp closed overnight Wednesday and Thursday
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The direct connector ramp from northbound State Highway 286 to westbound State Highway 358 will be closed overnight Wednesday and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge maintenance. Traffic will be moved to eastbound SH 358 during the closures on both nights, according...
City, water district to close for holiday
The Fourth of July is coming up, and folks who have business to do with the city or the water district should take note that offices and facilities will be closed for the Thursday holiday. The business offices at City Hall and the Municipal Court will be closed on Thursday, July 4. Police and EMS workers will be on duty […]
Stuffy day at the library
Kids brought their favorite stuffed animal to the Ellis Library on Saturday, June 15. A video will be made with the stuffed animals staged a different places in the library. For example at the computer area, the reception desk, reading a book, and more. On Saturday, June 29, the kids can come by the library to view the video with […]
Burroughs reflects on life in law enforcement
Scott Burroughs addressed everything from traffic deaths to nuisance crime to overall policing philosophies during a recent interview with the South Jetty. Burroughs gave the interview as he was preparing to retire after serving for 15 years as chief of the Port Aransas Police Department. His last day in office will be June 28. With his wife, Shirlene, he plans […]
Blue Marlins Swim Team first at meet
The 2024 Port Aransas Blue Marlins Swim Team hosted a meet against the Portland Aquacats Swim Team and the Kingsville Swim Team at the Port Aransas Community Pool on Saturday, June 22. The Blue Marlins won the meet. “We had more than 100 swimmers combined from the three teams participating in the meet,” said Kathryn Miller, team coach. “It was […]
City Council rejects contracts to educate on bond and tax initiatives, water
Contracts for communication services – largely for the water department and upcoming bond and sales tax initiatives – won’t be in the city of Corpus Christi’s immediate future. In a split vote, the City Council on Tuesday shot down the proposal that would have allocated as much as $960,000 for an education and communication campaign that would have focused, in part, on sales tax and bond initiatives planned for the November ballot, as well as about $1.5...
Port Aransas ISD students score higher than state peers
Port Aransas ISD students outperformed their Texas peers across the board in this year’s State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, preliminary results show. “While the state-mandated STAAR assessments are just one of several methods for assessing student learning, it is the most important when it comes to how the state and federal governments grade schools and then […]
Library programs to will go through July
Programs at the William R. “Bill” Ellis Memorial Library will continue through the end of the July. Take note of some upcoming events for both youth and adults. All the events begin at 10 a.m. Middle School Book Club The book club for youth entering 6th through 8th grades in the fall are invited to attend the book club every […]
April allocation up by double-digits
The sales tax allocation to Port Aransas for sales made in April took a double-digit leap over last year. The return to city coffers was up by 16.59 percent for the reporting period, leaving allocations for the year to date up by 7.96 percent over April 2023. Translating that to dollars and cents, this year’s monthly allocation was $313,428.57, up […]
Swanson named new NERR manager
Katie Swanson has been named the new manager of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. Swanson, who has been the interim NERR manager since August 2023, gets her new title on Thursday, July 1, according to an announcement issued on Monday, June 24, by the institute. Swanson received her master’s degree […]
Proposed changes would aid developers
Initial approval has been given to measures that will aid four developers who are at a standstill with their developments due to an ordinance that requires a minimum lot size of 5,000 square feet per dwelling unit. The Port Aransas City Council approved first readings of ordinance amendments at a meeting on Thursday, June 20. If three readings are approved, […]
Tropical storm Alberto drenches Port Aransas
Tropical Storm Alberto, which struck northeast Mexico on Thursday, June 20, dumped a few inches of rain on us and sent Gulf waters to the sand dunes but otherwise produced few effects on Port Aransas. The only storm-related calls received by the Port Aransas Police Department were people calling to ask if road closures had occurred. State Highway 361 never […]
Littleton was key in ferry history
The year 1951 brought big changes to the ferry system. The most significant was the hiring of Melvin O. Littleton as superintendent. Beginning in 1912, a ‘railroad’ had been built to service ‘Port’ Aransas on Harbor Island, not to be confused with the town of Port Aransas which at the time did not exist and was called Tarpon, Texas. Over […]
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