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- CS's Neeley: 27 positions cut, saves city $1.5 million
- College Station slashes 27 jobs to save $1.5M
- Prosecution rests in punishment phase of intoxication manslaughter trial
- County encourages disaster preparedness with video presentation
- Tough research, but someone has to do it: A&M students at semi-final match of Women's World Cup
- Pair charged with aggravated assault
- Prosecutors press case in Peck murder trial
- Weather Whys: Killer heat waves
- Man charged with damaging father's car
- Perry touts new law to give vets college credit
- Families show emotion on stand in intoxication manslaughter trial
- Texas Education Agency to lay off 178 employees
- Age not a factor among radio-controlled vehicle enthusiasts
- Age not a factor among radio-controlled vehicle enthusiasts
- Traditions donates Wahlberg Aggie Golf Learning Center to A&M
- Protect yourself from heatstroke this summer
- Shelter board moves forward with project
- Police: Driver found with meth
- Bryan Walmart celebrates remodel
- Bryan Walmart celebrates remodel
- Chamber awarded for print materials
- Area doctors make state's super list
- Aggieland Outfitters hosting social event
- Clothing drive to aid needy job hunters
- Exhibit explores Muppets creator Jim Henson
| CS's Neeley: 27 positions cut, saves city $1.5 million Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:36 AM PDT College Station cut 27 full and part-time jobs Wednesday as part of an effort to balance its budget during difficult economic times. The reductions include 14 jobs that are currently filled and 13 vacant positions. Three of those filled jobs will b ... |
| College Station slashes 27 jobs to save $1.5M Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:01 PM PDT Even as the Great Recession slowed tax revenue growth in College Station, the city has for years been able to cope without shedding jobs. But that ended Wednesday with the layoffs of 11 staff members. In all, 27 full- and part-time positions were ... |
| Prosecution rests in punishment phase of intoxication manslaughter trial Posted: 13 Jul 2011 06:43 AM PDT The mother of the 21-year-old killed in an April 2009 drunken-driving accident took the stand Wednesday to testify against the Sunset man responsible for her son's death. After calling on over 20 witnesses in two days, prosecutors rested their case ... |
| County encourages disaster preparedness with video presentation Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT When it comes to natural disasters, Mike Paulus says, most people think they happen "somewhere else," never close enough to directly affect them. "Go out to Plantersville on Millstone Drive if you want to see how close complete devastation can co ... |
| Tough research, but someone has to do it: A&M students at semi-final match of Women's World Cup Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:45 AM PDT Fifteen Aggies are preparing to experience the Women’s World Cup up close and personal. As a part of the Sport Business in Europe study abroad program, these sport management students will attend the semi-final match of the Women’s Worl ... |
| Pair charged with aggravated assault Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:37 AM PDT A Bryan couple was in the Brazos County Jail on Wednesday after police responded to a fight at their home.The 31-year-old woman was charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. A 21-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault w ... |
| Prosecutors press case in Peck murder trial Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT More than 40 crime scene photographs and items were entered into evidence during the first day of trial for Michael Allen Peck, who pleaded not guilty to the 2010 murder of Julie Perez by strangulation. In his opening statement, prosecutor Jarvis ... |
| Weather Whys: Killer heat waves Posted: 13 Jul 2011 08:48 AM PDT Q: There’s a big heat wave hitting much of the U.S. right now. Which heat waves have been the worst killers in the United States? A: A lot more people die from the heat each year than most folks realize, says weather expert Brent M ... |
| Man charged with damaging father's car Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:09 AM PDT A 21-year-old man faces a felony charge after being accused of causing more than $3,000 in damage to a vehicle in February. Cody Parker Martin was jailed Wednesday on a charge of criminal mischief from $1,500 to $20,000. A Bryan police officer said ... |
| Perry touts new law to give vets college credit Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:36 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- Gov. Rick Perry is in San Antonio touting a recently passed bill aimed at helping veterans. He'll be ceremonially signing the new law, which is intended to help vets get college credit for military training. Sen. Leticia Van de Put ... |
| Families show emotion on stand in intoxication manslaughter trial Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT The grandmother of a defendant facing 20 years in prison for intoxication manslaughter deviated from her testimony while on the stand Wednesday to apologize to a family that lost its 21-year-old son. "I'm sorry for Brad's family," Betty Jackson s ... |
| Texas Education Agency to lay off 178 employees Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:01 AM PDT AUSTIN -- The Texas Education Agency is laying off 178 employees this week as part of budget cuts ordered by the state Legislature.TEA spokeswoman Debbie Ratcliffe said the agency is reducing its operating budget by $48 million, or 36 percent, most o ... |
| Age not a factor among radio-controlled vehicle enthusiasts Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT For a few in the area, a passion for radio-controlled aircraft and vehicles has turned into a livelihood. One man owns a Bryan hobby shop, has his own line of products and has won national radio-controlled (RC) helicopter championships. Others bui ... |
| Age not a factor among radio-controlled vehicle enthusiasts Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT For a few in the area, a passion for radio-controlled aircraft and vehicles has turned into a livelihood. One man owns a Bryan hobby shop, has his own line of products and has won national radio-controlled (RC) helicopter championships. Others bui ... |
| Traditions donates Wahlberg Aggie Golf Learning Center to A&M Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Texas A&M University now owns the Paul Wahlberg '50 Aggie Golf Learning Center after The Traditions Club donated the facility to the school for its men's and women's golf teams to have a home. "We're just so happy to be here and happy to be p ... |
| Protect yourself from heatstroke this summer Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Treatment for heatstroke can be strenuous: In one life-threatening case, a College Station doctor had to cut a hole in a man's chest to pump in ice-cold water. As temperatures this summer remain high, local doctors said the best defense for heat- ... |
| Shelter board moves forward with project Posted: 14 Jul 2011 12:04 AM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe Brazos Animal Shelter board met Wednesday night and overwhelmingly voted to move forward with the contract approved by the Bryan City Council at its Tuesday night meeting. Board president Judy LeUnes said there was one dissentin ... |
| Police: Driver found with meth Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:20 AM PDT A 33-year-old College Station man was arrested early Wednesday after an officer reported finding drugs during a traffic stop. Christopher Eugene Arnold was charged Wednesday with manufacture or delivery of from four to 200 grams of a controlled subs ... |
| Bryan Walmart celebrates remodel Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Bryan Walmart will have a grand re-opening Friday to celebrate its renovations. The four-month-long project at 2200 Briarcrest Drive will be unveiled at 9 a.m. to showcase the new layout, low-profile shelving, wider aisles, ... |
| Bryan Walmart celebrates remodel Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Bryan Walmart will have a grand re-opening Friday to celebrate its renovations. The four-month-long project at 2200 Briarcrest Drive will be unveiled at 9 a.m. to showcase the new layout, low-profile shelving, wider aisles, ... |
| Chamber awarded for print materials Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:57 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce was recently awarded two trophies for excellence in media design.The Chamber was honored with second place at the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives conference ... |
| Area doctors make state's super list Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:56 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Andrew de Jong and Ronald Kuppersmith of Texas ENT and Allergy in College Station were named by their peers to the Super Doctors list for the third year in a row. Physicians are asked to consider what doctor they would choose for ... |
| Aggieland Outfitters hosting social event Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:56 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The next Business After Hours social will be July 21 at Aggieland Outfitters. The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce event will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 303 University Drive East in College Station. The free event will f ... |
| Clothing drive to aid needy job hunters Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report An organization is holding a professional clothing drive to help economically disadvantaged people looking for jobs. The Young Professionals of Aggieland is staging "The Twin City Suit Up" through July 29. Donations of suits, d ... |
| Exhibit explores Muppets creator Jim Henson Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- It seems so familiar to us now -- puppet characters on television that are so real, so expressive, so alive that we forget there's a human being doing the actual work behind the scenes. There's a reason that's so familiar, the organize ... |
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