| Bellard resigns as Bryan High football coach Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST When Bob Bellard walked off the field at Temple Wildcat Stadium last Friday, he had a feeling that he might have coached his final game with the Bryan Vikings. Bellard's instincts proved correct. He was asked to resign, and his departure was annou ... |
| Penn State fires coach Joe Paterno Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:32 PM PST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday n ... |
| Future of local golf courses unclear Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST The owners of Briarcrest Country Club expect to keep accepting public golfers after losing their most promising buyer this week. But the club will remain listed for sale in case another offer emerges, said Randy Flasowski, president of the group of m ... |
| House Majority Leader Eric Cantor addresses equality in speech at A&M Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST As protests around the country have placed a spotlight on fairness, a Republican congressional leader said during a visit Wednesday to Texas A&M that America is about equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome. "It is a grand American p ... |
| Second man charged in College Station bar fight Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:35 AM PST A second man has been arrested on an assault charge after a fight between the man and a manager at a College Station bar in late October. Gabriel Luke Gallaway, 25, of Bryan, turned himself in Friday on a charge of assault causing bodily injury. Don ... |
| Police: Nude man sets himself on fire on Rockdale road Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:57 AM PST A 29-year-old man was taken to a San Antonio burn center with severe injuries after he stopped on a Rockdale highway and set his nude body on fire late Tuesday, according to police.The incident was reported about 4:30 p.m. on U.S. 79 near the interse ... |
| BV Worldfest starts Friday Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:17 AM PST Brazos Valley Worldfest in College Station on Friday and Saturday will include cultural displays from around the Globe, a salsa tasting challenge and food vendors.The city of College Station and Texas A&M University are hosting the free event fr ... |
| Paterno to retire at end of season Posted: 09 Nov 2011 01:06 AM PST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has decided to retire at the end of the season, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the d ... |
| A&M happy with green projects Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST Months after funding nine projects aimed at making the Texas A&M campus and the community more environmentally friendly, students and faculty affiliated with the Aggie Green Fund said the young program has been a success so far. "In the end, ... |
| Love wine? App is on the way Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST Customers who download a Bryan company's smartphone application will soon be able to get wine recommendations based on what they like, what's available in the store they're in and variables such as what food they want to pair it with. WinePoynt pres ... |
| Love wine? App is on the way Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST Customers who download a Bryan company's smartphone application will soon be able to get wine recommendations based on what they like, what's available in the store they're in and variables such as what food they want to pair it with. WinePoynt pres ... |
| Weather Whys: Weather vanes Posted: 09 Nov 2011 05:38 AM PST Q: How long have weather vanes been around? A: We know weather vanes have been used for over 2,000 years, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. “In 48 B.C., a Greek astronomer constructed a rod to determine which way the wind was b ... |
| Dinner for homeless set for tonight Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:26 AM PST The Bryan Raindrop Helping Hands organization is hosting a free dinner tonight for area homeless residents.Raindrop Turkish House volunteers will serve the dinner for about 150 people from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Twin City Mission Community Cafe, 41 ... |
| Texas board to vote on Confederate license plates Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:12 PM PST AUSTIN -- A Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board is set to vote on a plan for a specialty license plate featuring the Confederate battle flag.The nine-member board meets Thursday in Austin. It had one member absent when it tied 4-4 on the issue i ... |
| 2 missionaries on bikes struck, killed in Texas Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:17 AM PST DONNA -- Investigators say a driver has surrendered after two missionaries on bicycles were killed and a third was critically hurt after being hit by a car in South Texas. Department of Public Safety Trooper Johnny Hernandez says the victims were wea ... |
| Veterans Day 2011 Events Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:11 PM PST Thursday * 9:30 a.m. -- Watercrest, 3801 East Crest Drive in Bryan: Marine Corps birthday celebration. Cake will be sliced with a Marine sword. Friday * 7:45 a.m. -- St. Joseph secondary campus, 600 South Coulter: Raising of the flags, pledge of ... |
| Perry says his campaign won't end Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:09 PM PST BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Rick Perry says he "stepped in it" during Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate, but insisted that it won't force him out of the presidential race. "Oh, shoot, no," Perry told The Associated Press Thursday mornin ... |
| Perry job program criticized Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST AUSTIN -- A government watchdog group in Texas said Wednesday that a job creation program touted often by Gov. Rick Perry as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination has delivered on barely a third of the jobs it promised to bring to the sta ... |
| GOP candidates: Fix US economy or fail like Europe Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST ROCHESTER, Mich.-- United in agreement for once, Republican presidential rivals warned forcefully Wednesday night the United States could be doomed to the same sort of financial crisis that is afflicting Europe unless federal deficits are drastical ... |
| GOP candidates: Fix US economy or fail like Europe Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:12 PM PST ROCHESTER, Mich. -- United in agreement for once, Republican presidential rivals warned forcefully Wednesday night the United States could be doomed to the same sort of financial crisis that is afflicting Europe unless federal deficits are drasticall ... |
| Perry job program criticized Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:19 PM PST AUSTIN -- A government watchdog group in Texas said Wednesday that a job creation program touted often by Gov. Rick Perry as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination has delivered on barely a third of the jobs it promised to bring to the sta ... |
| 'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89 Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST PHOENIX -- Bil Keane's Family Circus comics entertained readers with a simple but sublime mix of humor and traditional family values for more than a half century. The appeal endured, the author thought, because the American public needed the consis ... |
| Cain accuser complained at next job Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Three years after Karen Kraushaar settled her sexual harassment complaint against Herman Cain and quit the trade association where they worked, she filed another complaint at her new job. She argued that supervisors there unfairly den ... |
| Texas group honors Kent Moore Cabinets Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST Kent Moore Cabinets was recently honored by the Texas Association of Builders 2011 Star Awards. The Bryan cabinet-making company received the Best New Showroom/Sales Center in Texas award at the Sunbelt Builders Show in Austin. Since 1992, the Tex ... |
| Texas group honors Kent Moore Cabinets Posted: 09 Nov 2011 04:18 PM PST Kent Moore Cabinets was recently honored by the Texas Association of Builders 2011 Star Awards. The Bryan cabinet-making company received the Best New Showroom/Sales Center in Texas award at the Sunbelt Builders Show in Austin. Since 1992, the Tex ... |
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