Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Science class takes lesson underwater

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST

College Station Middle School 7th-grader Miguel Granados uses scuba gear Wednesday while swimming with his classmates at the school natatorium. The scuba experience was part of a school science lesson about the human respiratory system.

Science class takes lesson underwater

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST

College Station Middle School 7th-grader Miguel Granados uses scuba gear Wednesday while swimming with his classmates at the school natatorium. The scuba experience was part of a school science lesson about the human respiratory system.

Clock ticking for Texas redistricting maps

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


As Texas political maps are being examined and analyzed by federal judges, local officials are doubting whether a decision will be made in time to prepare for the already delayed primary elections on April 3.
The primaries were postponed last mon ...

Clock ticking for Texas redistricting maps

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


As Texas political maps are being examined and analyzed by federal judges, local officials are doubting whether a decision will be made in time to prepare for the already delayed primary elections on April 3.
The primaries were postponed last mon ...

Clock ticking for Texas redistricting maps

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


As Texas political maps are being examined and analyzed by federal judges, local officials are doubting whether a decision will be made in time to prepare for the already delayed primary elections on April 3.
The primaries were postponed last mon ...

Baylor hires Chet Edwards for lectures

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


Former U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards was hired this week by Baylor University to fill the W.R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service in a part-time capacity.
According to a release sent out by the university, the hire became official Jan. 1. Dutie ...

Bryan-College Station to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


Bryan-College Station will host several tributes in the coming days to the legacy of the nation's foremost civil rights leader.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day falls on Monday but events kick off Saturday with a big meal in the early afternoon and ...

Officers weigh using drug dogs at doors

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST

Local police say it's not practiced in Brazos County, but soon the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether drug-sniffing dogs can be used to detect marijuana at the front doors of homes and apartments. The question of whether the practice was legal ar ...

Armadillo Dash set for March 4

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:17 AM PST

The sixth annual Armadillo Dash Half Marathon and 5K in College Station is set for March 4, and registration is available online or by mail through February.
The event starts at 7 a.m. at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex, 3101 Harvey Road. Race p ...

Learn to Fish event set for Saturday in College Station

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

Anyone who wants to learn the basics of fishing through hands-on activities can do so during the free Texas Parks and Wildlife Learn to Fish event on Saturday in College Station.The event will be from 9 a.m. to noon at Stephen C. Beachy Central Park, ...

College Station reports rise in sales tax revenue; Bryan sees drop

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


Sales tax revenue is an indicator of how the economy is doing, and while sales in College Station picked up in 2011 from the previous year, they fell slightly in Bryan.
"Growing sales tax revenues tend to indicate some growth in College Station," ...

College Station reports rise in sales tax revenue; Bryan sees drop

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


Sales tax revenue is an indicator of how the economy is doing, and while sales in College Station picked up in 2011 from the previous year, they fell slightly in Bryan.
"Growing sales tax revenues tend to indicate some growth in College Station," ...

College Station reports rise in sales tax revenue; Bryan sees drop

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST


Sales tax revenue is an indicator of how the economy is doing, and while sales in College Station picked up in 2011 from the previous year, they fell slightly in Bryan.
"Growing sales tax revenues tend to indicate some growth in College Station," ...

Weather Whys: Barometers

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST

Q: How long have been barometers been around?
A: At least 400 years, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Barometers, which are used to measure air pressure, which in turn can give us one measuring stick of predicting the weather, were ...

Man gets 25 years for 4 bank robberies

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportGabriel Cabello, 40, who pleaded guilty in September to four counts of aggravated bank robbery, was sentenced this week to 25 years in federal prison. Cabello robbed four banks at gunpoint between Sept. 2010 and Feb. 2, when he was ...

Dr. Pepper parting ways with Dublin bottler

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:01 PM PST


DALLAS -- Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. and its oldest but smallest bottler announced Wednesday that they were ending their 120-year relationship to settle a trademark feud over a retro-version of the soda that had become the Texas bottler's special ...

Mother of 3 killed at South Texas welfare office

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:03 AM PST

ALICE -- A mother of three is dead and her common-law husband is jailed after the woman's bloodied body was found in a restroom of a state welfare office in South Texas.Police say a cleaning crew found the body of Kimberly Lee Gonzalez about 1:45 p.m ...

New business plans hoping for approval

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:04 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportCollege Station received the following requests for development this week:* Wolfies: 1102 Harvey Road; a site plan for a restaurant. * TDI-Brooks: 14391 South Dowling Road; a site plan for a commercial building.* Castlegate: 2600 Gr ...

Brazos business helps in Joplin. Mo.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A local manufacturing company pitched in recently to help construct seven homes in Joplin, Mo., as part of the ABC television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
PlyGem, a company with a plant in Bryan that designs and produc ...

Brazos business helps in Joplin. Mo.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:02 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A local manufacturing company pitched in recently to help construct seven homes in Joplin, Mo., as part of the ABC television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
PlyGem, a company with a plant in Bryan that designs and produc ...

Perrine Winery to host grand opening

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
New College Station micro-winery Perrine Winery will hold a grand opening celebration Saturday.
The winery, 900 Harvey Road, will hold the celebration from noon to 5 p.m., including live music, hors d'oeurves from local eateries ...

Perrine Winery to host grand opening

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
New College Station micro-winery Perrine Winery will hold a grand opening celebration Saturday.
The winery, 900 Harvey Road, will hold the celebration from noon to 5 p.m., including live music, hors d'oeurves from local eateries ...

Rick Perry searching for Southern hospitality in South Carolina

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST


PICKENS, S.C. -- Rick Perry is pouring on the down-home charm as he seeks a campaign revival in South Carolina, betting that geographic kinship will pay off now that the GOP presidential race is finally shifting to his comfort zone.
The Texas gove ...

Tanker carrying fuel approaches iced-in Nome

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 03:26 AM PST


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After being slowed and at times stalled by ice in the Bering Sea, a Coast Guard icebreaker and a Russian tanker were making “great progress” toward Nome on Tuesday, according to an official for the corporation ...

Rick Perry searching for Southern hospitality in South Carolina

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST


PICKENS, S.C. -- Rick Perry is pouring on the down-home charm as he seeks a campaign revival in South Carolina, betting that geographic kinship will pay off now that the GOP presidential race is finally shifting to his comfort zone.
The Texas gove ...

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