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Wildlife attacking pets raises concerns

Mark Garcia mgarcia@foghornnews.com They are sly, cunning and remarkably adaptable. And they may be living a lot closer to you than you think. Within the past two months, there has been an increased amount of sightings of coyotes and dead pets in area neighborhoods along Corpus Christi’s far southeast side near King’s Crossing, and primarily on Padre Island. While coyotes have always had a presence on the island, the area’s expanding development is now causing coyotes to come into contact with humans more frequently. Island residents have been on edge with the increased sightings of the animals on their properties,…

Corpus Christi Swings Again: Texas Jazz Festival Celebrates 64 years of Free Music and community

The sounds of saxophones, drums, and a lot of laughter will once again fill Heritage Park this weekend as Corpus Christi hosts the 64th annual Texas Jazz Festival, the longest-running free jazz festival in the country.   Founded in 1959 by members of Del Mar College’s Jazz Club, the event began as a small campus concert, but then quickly grew into a citywide tradition celebrating the culture and creativity of jazz music. The festival’s success led to the establishment of the Texas Jazz Festival Society, which now organizes the three-day celebration each October.  This year’s festival runs Oct. 17–19 in…

School district tightens security

Aransas Pass high school pushes safety after bomb threat Aransas Pass schools plan to bring in more officers and make other security changes after a series of threats to the high school and an elementary school in the district. The high school was evacuated on Feb. 23 after a bomb threat was discovered written on a wall. That followed two other threats at Charlie Marshall Elementary School in recent days. Joey Fuentes, whose daughter attends school in Aransas Pass, frantically parked and ran to his daughter, who was waiting outside the school, to give her a hug after hearing about…