Sunday, August 15, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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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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