| Shelter asks for more Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT Officials with the Brazos Animal Shelter say it has been underpaid by local governments for years and is requesting more than twice its typical funding for the upcoming budget cycle. Contracts recently were sent to Bryan, College Station and Brazo ... |
| Bryan clerk fires first in robbery Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:28 PM PDT One man was on the run, one was in the hospital and one was in jail a day after police said the trio robbed a Bryan convenience store at gunpoint. Mohammed Ayaz, a clerk at Prince Food Mart that customers know as "Mike," said three men entered th ... |
| Woman abducted from CS, killed Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT A College Station man accused of kidnapping and killing his ex-girlfriend's mother was in police custody in a Fort Worth hospital Saturday night after crashing his vehicle into a patrol car during an early-morning chase. Stanley Wayne Robertson, 4 ... |
| Group to honor leader's service Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:58 PM PDT It can be difficult to ensure humble people receive due recognition, but members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Brazos Valley are doing their best to honor their president, Ron Rolett. Members of his staff nominated him for the Contribution to ... |
| Couple arrested on felony drug charges Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Two people face multiple felony charges after police reported finding drugs during a search of their Bryan home. Officers said they arrived at the Fairview Street home of Christopher Jemond Nicks around 1 p.m. Friday. The 32-ye ... |
| 4-H cake show to raise program funds Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:54 PM PDT The 39th annual 4-H cake show and auction is set for 7 p.m. Monday at the Brazos Center, and the community is encouraged to participate in the fundraiser. Residents can bring cakes to be judged or auctioned. Proceeds will go toward 4-H programs. F ... |
| Learning Mance's Blues Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT Musician John Purcell tunes his guitar while participating in a free guitar session led by blues expert and professor Michael Birnbaum at the Navasota Blues Fest on Saturday. Birnbaum interviewed and played music with the late Navasota blues legend M ... |
| Break in BP spill puts focus on drilling ban Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:28 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- Now that the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history has effectively been stopped, the White House is considering an early end to its moratorium on deepwater drilling. But four months after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, reg ... |
| Smile! Aerial images being used to enforce laws Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- On New York's Long Island, it's used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it's a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it. Some in law enforcement use it ... |
| Cholera strikes amid Pakistani flood disaster Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT SUKKUR, Pakistan -- The deadly, waterborne disease cholera has surfaced in flood-ravaged Pakistan, the U.N. confirmed Saturday, adding to the misery of 20 million people the government says have been made homeless by the disaster. A fresh surge of fl ... |
| Five-morning-after emergency contraceptive OK'd Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials on Friday approved a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than the current leading drug on the market.The pill ella from HRA Pharma reduces the chance of pregnancy up to five days after sex. ... |
| Obama says mosque is part of religious freedom Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Weighing his words carefully on a fiery political issue, President Barack Obama said Saturday that Muslims have the right to build a mosque near New York's ground zero, but he did not say whether he believes it is a good idea to ... |
| Did Medicare checks help? Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- A check from Uncle Sam gets your attention, even if the money doesn't help that much with the bills. More than 750,000 Medicare recipients with high prescription costs each got a $250 government check this summer, and 3 million-plus ... |
| Consol grad finds acting success, returns to teach local performers Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT Seems like I never run out of stories of home-grown talent who have made it big in the biggest of arenas. I've used this space to help brighten the spotlights on such mega-talented Brazos Valley-ites as Metropolitan Opera singers Emily Pulley and S ... |
| Our Neighbors Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT FAMILY REUNION On Aug. 7, the Miguel and Isabel Hernandez family of Bryan celebrated a family reunion that included 21 Aggies. Seven children and nine grandchildren of the deceased couple have graduated from Texas A&M University, three are curr ... |
| Calendar Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT Sunday * Deadline to submit names for the Brazos Valley Memorial Wall of Honor in Veteran's Park. Names may be from veterans who are living or deceased. Anne Boykin: 764-3491. Monday * Star Duplicate Bridge Club. 9:45 a.m. College Station Conferen ... |
| Thomas-Rasco Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Dr. and Mrs. Casey Thomas of Junction City, Kansas are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalie Alice Thomas, to Bryce Lee Rasco, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Rasco of Hearne, Texas. Natalie is a 2003 graduate of Junction Cit ... |
| Rogers-Melin Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Anthony and Nancy (Rogers) Birnbaum of College Station and Mark Rogers of Albuquerque, New Mexico are proud to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Sara Evelyn Rogers of Temple, to Glen Eric Melin of Corpus Christi.&nbs ... |
| Rogers-Hajovsky Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Heather Elizabeth Rogers of College Station and Daniel Bernard Hajovsky of Lawrence, Kansas were united in holy matrimony on Sunday, August 1, 2010, at All Faiths Chapel on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. Rev. Bill Killion of ... |
| Parris 50th Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Congratulations to Dan & Faye Parris for 50 years of wedded bliss, they were married August 14, 1960 in Alexis, Illinois. The Parris family moved to College Station in the early 1970's where they lived before moving to Houston in 1990. They ... |
| Kirk-Corgey Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Mr. Steve Kirk of Houston, Texas and Ms. Karen Kirk of Friendswood, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Leigh Kirk of Bryan, to Arthur Max William Corgey, of Bryan, son of Bart and Linda Corgey of Edge, Texas. T ... |
| Kaufman-Patranella Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:53 PM PDT Frank and Susan Patranella of Bryan, Texas., Norm and Lory Kaufman of Silverado, Ca., Gerry McKenna and the late Yvonne McKenna of Anderson are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Rachel Kaufman and Anthony ... |
| Groce-Craig Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:50 PM PDT Marc and Susan Groce of Caldwell, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Meredith Diane Groce, to Britt Neal Craig, son of Vickey Craig of West, Texas and Bob Craig of Waco. Grandparents of the bride- ... |
| Decker-Langhoff Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Sarah Elizabeth Decker and Brian Allan Langhoff were united in Christian marriage on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Perry United Methodist Church. The double ring ceremony was performed by Reverend Ike Ledger and Mr. Michael Gentry. A dinner ... |
| Bond-Rodriguez Posted: 14 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Meryl Ruth Bond and Hector Rodriguez III, both of College Station, Texas, are happy to announce their upcoming nuptials on Sept. 4, 2010 in the Brazos Valley. Parents of the couple are Sharon and Dr. Craig Bond of College Station, Texas, and Alejandr ... |
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