Loftin settles in as sole finalist Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST R. Bowen Loftin spent his first full day as sole finalist for the A&M presidency the same way he has spent the previous seven months as interim president: meeting with people. He ate breakfast Friday with attendees of the Southwestern Black Stude ... |
CS aims for new mix in low-income development Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST College Station officials plan to begin looking this week for a developer to create a combination of low-income housing, office and retail space.The city will set aside more than six acres for the development, which would be the first of its kind in ... |
Annual conference inspires future black leaders Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST Black students were encouraged at a three-day conference that ended Saturday to become leaders in their communities."We want them to not only define themselves as leaders, but then also take what they learn and put it into action," said Byron Barber, ... |
Jeb Bush speaking at B-CS event Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will be the featured speaker at a fundraiser event for a local anti-abortion group. Bush, who served as governor from 1999 to 2007, has Brazos County ties. His father, George H.W. Bush, has his presidential library he ... |
By a nose Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST Parsons Mounted Cavalry member Mike Riser encourages his horse to nudge a large ball while taking part in the Cavalry's horsemanship school Saturday at Freeman Arena. The school's purpose is to introduce the horses to unfamiliar objects and obstacles ... |
Drugs reportedly found in CS home Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA 22-year-old College Station man was arrested Saturday after police found 6.6 ounces of marijuana in his room, authorities said.College Station police executed a search warrant late Friday at the Live Oak Street home of Brian Thoma ... |
Haitian man is rescued after 11 days in rubble Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- An international team of rescuers unearthed a 23-year-old man in good condition from deep beneath the concrete and wooden wreckage of a hotel grocery store Saturday, 11 days after an earthquake crumbled Haiti's capital.Dozens ... |
Texan continues trek around state Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST WICHITA FALLS -- After nearly 900 miles on foot, the trip is about a third of the way completed for S. Matt Read, who set out last year to hike the perimeter of Texas.Though the adventure started out as just that, it serves as a cause for Read that h ... |
Port closed after spill Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST PORT ARTHUR -- As much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil may have spilled in a Southeast Texas port when two vessels collided Saturday morning, but it's unclear whether that much actually leaked from the damaged tank, a U.S. Coast Guard official said.N ... |
Student pranked by airport worker Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST PHILADELPHIA -- A college student returning to school after the winter break fell victim to a prank at Philadelphia's airport by a Transportation Security Administration worker who pretended to plant a plastic bag of white powder in her carryon lugga ... |
Storm trashes Calif. beaches, dumps snow in West Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST SEAL BEACH, Calif. -- The sky was blue and the sun bright for the first time in days after a week of powerful Southern California rain storms, but all Victoria Macey could see was the mountain of steaming trash and twisted debris on her favorite beac ... |
Priests encouraged to utilize any 'cutting edge' technology Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has a new commandment for priests struggling to get their message across: Go forth and blog.The pope, whose own presence on the Web has grown heavily in recent years, urged priests on Saturday to use all multimedia t ... |
Obama looking to regroup Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Seizing a chance to reconnect, President Barack Obama will use his first State of the Union address to try to persuade the people of a frustrated nation that he's on their side, with a familiar sounding agenda recast to relate better to ... |
Post-Katrina, pet custody has become prominent legal issue Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the levees broke, many who were forced to leave without their pets endured long searches to find animals that had been ferried to safety without them. You'd think that finding that their pets were alive and ... |
Olympians packing up lucky socks and undies Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST Years of training, special diets and elite coaching may not be enough to win an Olympic medal. That's when athletes turn to special socks, pictures of their kids or fortune cookies.Superstition runs deep in humans, even those jocks seeking to represe ... |
There's nothing to lose in auditioning for musical Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST As I've watched in awe at some of the marvelous homegrown song and dance folks we have in the Brazos Valley, I wonder where do these sometimes "diamonds in the rough" come from.Most of those who grace the stages of The Theatre Company or StageCenter ... |
Hispanic heritage exhibit features memorabilia from local band Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST The eight dark-haired young men look out from the photo with all the confidence and uncertainty of youth. The black-and-white image, on display in a Hispanic heritage exhibit at the College Station Conference Center, captures these men when they perf ... |
'Chuck' goes a little 007, and viewers are tuning in Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST The Philadelphia InquirerNEW YORK -- The sprawling NBC Experience Store in Rockefeller Center is "the place to go if you're shopping for a Jim (Mad Money) Cramer bobblehead or a Biggest Loser refrigerator magnet.The Law & Order coffee mug? Right ... |
Our Neighbors Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST HIGHER EDUCATION* Alison Wyrick, 22, graduated from Emirates Aviation College in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday. Wyrick is a 2004 graduate of Bryan High School and attended Texas State University in San Marcos. She is employed by The Emirate ... |
Calendar Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST Monday* College Station Senior Advisory Committee meeting. 10 a.m. The Exit Teen Center, 1520 Rock Prairie Road Visitors are welcome. 764-6371.* College Station Noon Lions Club. Hilton Hotel, 801 University Drive E. 690-8525.* Community Conversation. ... |
School menus Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST Here are this week's school menus. Milk is included.BryanMonday: Chicken nuggets, munchable, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, whole grain roll, fruit.Tuesday: Bueno cheesy nachos, barbecue on a bun, ranch-style beans, Spanish rice, shredded l ... |
West-Coggan Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Mr. and Mrs. James West of Bryan are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Keri West, to Andrew Coggan. Andrew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Coggan of Frisco, TX. Keri has a Bachelor degree in Agric ... |
Thompson-Dare Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Leland and Lisa Thompson of Nacogdoches are delighted to announce the engagement and approaching wedding of their daughter, Claire Lee Thompson, to Michael Hahn Dare, son of Milton and Sandra Dare of Kerrville and Fredericksburg, Texas. She is the gr ... |
Hankins-LaFollette Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST Adrian and Trent, the future Bride & Groom, Years of blissful courting will come to end real soon,For at last the time has come for two to join as one,And share their lives forever more on everyday begunAdrian and Trent will exchange marriage vow ... |
Livestock Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST BryanResults of the Brazos Valley Livestock Commission's Jan. 19 sale:Head: 1,053Steers: 200-300 lbs., $95-$141; 300-400 lbs., $90-$140; 400-500 lbs., $87-$120; 500-600 lbs., $84-$111; 600-700 lbs., $80-$106; 700-800 lbs., $87-$92. Heifers: 200-300 l ... |
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