Firefighters who responded to an emergency medical call are now being quarantined after the patient tested posited for COVID-19. In total, eight firefighters are being isolated for a 14-day quarantine period, according to a notice from Nueces County Commissioner Carolyn Read more…
Read moreNo fishing and no sitting on the beach in Port Aransas are two of six restrictions the city’s mayor added to the stay-at-home order signed by Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales on Wednesday, March 25. The measures are designed to Read more…
Read moreA two-week-long stay-at-home order has been issued for Nueces County, beginning at midnight Thursday, March 26, and going through Wednesday, April 8, at which time it will be reevaluated. At a 4 p.m. news conference in the Nueces County Courthouse, Read more…
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Lamar Elementary School, which closed in 2017, has been given a new lease on life. Now owned by the Ed Rachal Foundation, the new lease will go to the city of Corpus Christi, which plans to move city offices, including Read more…
Read moreA possible shelter-in-place order for Nueces County has not resulted in a renewed run on grocery stores, according to an H-E-B spokesperson. Lines have been growing outside the stores over the past few days — even in the middle of Read more…
Read moreA COVID-19 test processing laboratory opened in Nueces County on March 23, testing 20 samples. Of those, six were positive for the novel coronavirus. All six were travel-related with patients having gone to Costa Rica, Ireland, Spain, New Orleans, and Read more…
Read moreNueces County Judge Barbara Canales called into a Port Aransas City Council meeting she was watching on Facebook Live to say: stop, please wait, don’t do anything yet. The council was in the middle of an emergency meeting to discuss Read more…
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Nueces County recorded its first case of COVID-19, officials announced during a news conference Saturday, March 21. The patient, who is now in quarantine, is a man between the ages of 45-55. He is believed to have been infected while Read more…
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A flu, cold, allergies, and a coronavirus all have similar symptoms, but they are distinctive enough to tell the difference. If any doubt, however, anyone with these symptoms should seek professional help for a diagnosis. ALLERGIES Grass pollen is high Read more…
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"Texas SandFest Rain or Shine!" proclaims the 2020 SandFest website. COVID-19, however, has done what no storm can: Pushed SandFest from its moving spot in April — timed to low tides each year — to October. The iconic festival of Read more…
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