Dan Parker

Adidas' Codechaos shoe is a real 'if you know, you know' shoe. If I see people wearing a pair, I know they know ball.

Every year, Port Aransas city government rakes in hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue from sales of beach parking permits. Some might ask what the city does with all that money. The answer: It goes into keeping the beach clean, safe and drivable. Beach parking permits cost $12 each and are good for the rest of the calendar year […]

It seems even the best lightweight golf bag designs always have some trade-off in pursuit of an elusive featherweight build.

Please log onto portasouthjetty.com and raise your glass in a toast. The South Jetty’s website, in its modern form, went live 20 years ago, starting with the edition of Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006. The anniversary gives me an opportunity to explain how our website has evolved over the years. Technically, the website got started a few months before August 2006. […]

After testing a lot of golf bags recently, I've picked out my top picks across several key categories right now.

Close friends and relatives are meeting with brothers Macky and Mat Ward today (Friday, Aug. 7) to help them begin a road to recovery after the Wards’ Port Aransas home was heavily damaged by fire last night. The Wards’ first cousin, Clare Adams, of Port Aransas, said that community members who want to help should contact her so that assistance […]

Police have released an update on the fatal traffic accident that occurred last night on State Highway 361, south of Port Aransas. Following is the full text of a news release issued by the Corpus Christi Police Department: “On Monday, August 10, 2026, at 7:10 pm, Officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department were dispatched to 7900 block of Hwy […]

A GoFundme account has been set up to help brothers Mat and Macky Ward recover from the fire that destroyed their Port Aransas home Thursday night. The account can be found at https://www.gofundme/f/help-macky-and-mat-rebuild-after-fire Also, a benefit account has been established at American Bank in Port Aransas to help the Wards. Anyone can contribute by walking into the bank at 216 […]

Community assistance efforts are underway after fire destroyed the historic Port Aransas home of brothers Macky and Mat Ward, longtime local residents. An account has been opened at American Bank where anyone who wants to help can make donations, said Clare Adams, a Port Aransas resident who is a first cousin of the Wards. Donors may visit the bank at […]

Two people died in a four-vehicle traffic accident on State Highway 361 this afternoon (Friday, Aug. 14), according to police. “Several” other accident victims were taken to local hospitals in undetermined condition, said a news release issued by the Corpus Christi Police Department. The accident happened in the 8100 block of 361, south of the Port Aransas city limits. The […]