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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Rural post offices to be studied for closure

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:26 PM PDT


Services offered to the customers of many rural post offices across the country go beyond selling books of stamps and various packaging materials.
In some small communities, such as Mumford in Robertson County, it's a place where locals can get h ...

Texas A&M pushes 4-year finish

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:10 PM PDT


Student Caroline Cyrier considered spending four years at Texas A&M, but to save money and get on with her goal of law school, the senior history major plans to finish in three.
Marc Pitts, a junior biochemistry major, took the more leisurely ...

Donation drive for Dyer Mill Fire victims a success

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:19 PM PDT


Eagle readers saw reports of the Grimes County families who lost everything in the Dyer Mill Fire and responded quickly, bringing in donations for neighbors in need.
A total of $22,741 in cash and $750 in Wal-Mart gift cards were collected by Th ...

Cowgirl, 7, is fifth best barrel rider

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:17 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Austyn Peacock, a 7-year-old cowgirl from Bryan, rode her way into the upper echelon of the barrel-racing competition this weekend at the National Little Britches Rodeo Finals in Pueblo, Colo.
The Sam Houston Elementary third gra ...

Video: The United Way's Big Dance

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 06:54 AM PDT


Model offenders get clean start

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:26 PM PDT

For six years, Houston Fowler has had to circle "yes" on job applications questioning if he's ever been convicted of a felony. But that changed last week after District Judge Travis Bryan allowed the 29-year-old and another man to withdraw their guil ...

Man accused of assault, robbery

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:25 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
One man was arrested by College Station police Saturday after he allegedly assaulted and robbed two people.
Bond had not yet been set for Colton Alan Bailey, 18, of College Station, by Saturday afternoon and he remained in the C ...

Twin City Mission collecting clothes for back-to-school

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:22 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Twin City Mission is collecting jeans and sneakers for children in low-income families to wear when they go back to school.
The organization will accept new and used jeans and sneakers for children ages 5 to 12 ( kindergarten thr ...

Blue Bell teams up with blood center

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportAugust is Blue Bell month at The Blood Center of Brazos Valley, and everyone who donates or attempts to donate blood during the month will receive a coupon for a free pint of ice cream from the Brenham creamery.To donate, visit The ...

Grape stomp-a-thon at Messina Hof Harvest

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:22 PM PDT

Anthony Moss of Dallas cuts a bunch of grapes from the vine at Messina Hof's annual summer harvest Saturday. Wine enthusiasts were able to pick and stomp grapes as well as enjoy wine tasting and food at the local winery. The harvest will continue for ...

Debt talks run late into night

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:17 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- In a last-minute stab at compromise, Republican congressional leaders and the White House made significant progress Saturday toward a deal to avert a government default threatened for early next week, according to officials familiar ...

Summer aid funds held back

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:26 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- During one of worst heat waves in state history, Texas is holding onto millions of dollars intended to help hundreds of thousands of elderly and low-income residents pay their electric bills.The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday the sta ...

Treasures lost on Sept. 11

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT


NEW YORK -- Letters written by Helen Keller. Forty-thousand photographic negatives of John F. Kennedy taken by the president's personal cameraman. Sculptures by Alexander Calder and Auguste Rodin. The 1921 agreement that created the agency that bui ...

163 people survive Guyana plane crash

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT


GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American country Saturday when something suddenly went wrong.
The Boeing 737-800 slid off the end of a rainy runwa ...

Perry backs limit on gays

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:26 PM PDT


COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Saturday he supports a federal limit on gay marriage and thinks a creator put life on Earth.
The Republican governor is considering a GOP presidential bid and preparing for his first political stop ahe ...

Lawyer: Americans in Iran may be freed

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran -- Two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage could be released after a court hearing slated for Sunday, their lawyer said.Masoud Shafiei said Saturday the fact that the session in the trial of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal would ...

Debutante 2.0: Programs going beyond etiquette

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT


PLANO -- Sure, they still learn to take a graceful bow while wearing elegant white dresses and tiaras, but some debutantes are also taking in the finer points of car repair, nutrition and self-defense.
"It's not just all about being pretty," said ...

Arts Watch: College Station's Sadoski continues his rise

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

The hits just keep on coming for College Station's Thomas Sadoski.
It seems everything the 1994 A&M Consolidated High School graduate touches turns to gold as his meteoric rise on Broadway continues. A year ago, Sadoski, who cut his teeth on lo ...

Our Neighbors Calendar

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Sunday
* Girl Scouts' Art Sunday. 4-6 p.m. Must be a registered Girl Scout to attend; membership is $12 annually. Registration form at www.gsctx.org.
Monday
* Star Duplicate Bridge Club. 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnership ...

Our Neighbors: Brazos Christian School

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Several Brazos Christian School students took the National Latin Exam, with freshman Justin Duewall earning a perfect score on the Latin I exam.
Duewall's perfect score was one of just 568 in the world.
Receiving Summa Cum Laude recognition and a g ...

Hoffman-Burge

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:41 PM PDT


Jay and Donna Hoffman of College Station, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Erin, to Judson Burge, son of Sherry Burge of Manvel, Texas and the late William Burge.
Grandparents of the bride- ...

Vitopil 65th

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:32 PM PDT

Clarence and Viola Vitopil celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a blessing of their marriage by Rev. Monsignor John A. McCaffrey on Saturday, July 23, 2011. A dinner and dance followed with family and friends. They were married in St. Josep ...

Mann-Menn

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:31 PM PDT


Chelsea Renee Mann of Fort Worth and Cullen Lee Menn of College Station were happily united in marriage on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.  They exchanged their vows and promises to one another for life against a breatht ...

Kummer-Sinclair

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:29 PM PDT

Lee Arlene Kummer of Grand Prairie, TX, and Justin David Sinclair, formerly of Odessa, TX, were united in marriage on Saturday, June 25, 2011, in Corinth, TX. The bride is the daughter of Ms. Sharman Kummer and Mr. Richard L. Kummer of Grand Prairie, ...

Deatherage-Bragg

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:28 PM PDT

Miss Ashley Rachel Deatherage and Mr. Scott Braxton Bragg were united in marriage at seven o'clock on Saturday, May 28, 2011 on the 18th hole of the golf course at Briarcrest Country Club with Reverend Ann Stevens officiating the beautiful outdoor ce ...

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