| Aggie fans happy to see Billy Gillispie again Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST Billy Gillispie stepped out of the visitor's tunnel at Reed Arena to a polite cheer. There was no announcing of his name, no big build-up. It was more of an intimate scene than most had expected, with those who had seen Gillispie resurrect the Te ... |
| Aggie fans happy to see Billy Gillispie again Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST Billy Gillispie stepped out of the visitor's tunnel at Reed Arena to a polite cheer. There was no announcing of his name, no big build-up. It was more of an intimate scene than most had expected, with those who had seen Gillispie resurrect the Te ... |
| Coulter Airfield looks to spread its wings with private, corporate jets Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST Coulter Airfield has catered to recreational flyers since it opened in east Bryan in 1938. But the city, which owns the airport, is now considering expanding the facilities to accommodate private and corporate jets. City officials say the change ... |
| Police credit training for quickly solving 2011 BV murders Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST Every murder committed in Brazos County in 2011 resulted in a suspect being arrested within 48 hours -- an uncommon record that officials attribute to better training and a little luck. "A lot of things have to come together but we've learned ove ... |
| Are Reed Rowdies the rowdiest of all? Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST The students at Texas A&M men's basketball games heckling the opposition and cheering the Aggies with massive, styrofoam-like heads of the players are known as the Reed Rowdies, the university's spirited student section. They've now been nomi ... |
| Are Reed Rowdies the rowdiest of all? Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST The students at Texas A&M men's basketball games heckling the opposition and cheering the Aggies with massive, styrofoam-like heads of the players are known as the Reed Rowdies, the university's spirited student section. They've now been nomi ... |
| 3 young Consol violinists headed to finals Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST Special to The Eagle Three finalists have been chosen in the 14th Annual Brazos Valley Youth Concerto Competition. They will perform before a panel of judges and an audience in the competition finals at 3 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Peace Lutheran Church in C ... |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST * At 10 a.m. Monday, the MLK Freedom March will start at Sadie Thomas Park, 129 Moss St. in Bryan. It will end at Kemp Elementary School, 1601 W. W. Martin Luther King Jr. St. For more information, call 492-1491 or mail MLK_March@BVAADST.com. * At ... |
| Man arrested for sexual assault Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 39-year-old man from Rockdale, who had been a suspect in a case of sexual abuse that allegedly had been going on for more than a year, was arrested on Friday after attempting to get into a car with the victim. The Rockdale Pol ... |
| Community outreach Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST University Police Department bicycle officer Jennifer Enloe helps guide 4-year-old Hudson Kennedy around cones at the Badges and Bikes cycling safety event at Bee Creek Park Saturday. The event, sponsored by the College Station Police Department Bike ... |
| Cruise ship runs aground Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy -- The first course had just been served in the Costa Concordia's dining room when the wine glasses, forks and plates of cuttlefish and mushrooms smashed to the ground. At the magic show in the theater, the trash cans tip ... |
| Crews to reinter excavated bones Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST FORT WORTH -- Crews of scientists with wooden spoons and small metal picks dig carefully around bones embedded in a dry lake bed, excavating what is believed to be the remains of freed slaves and their children buried in a long-forgotten cemetery. ... |
| Face transplant successes give doctors hope for more Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST FORT WORTH -- Ten months after becoming the first person to get a full face transplant in the United States, a Fort Worth man marvels at recovering the ability of expression. The progress of 25-year-old Dallas Wiens and the handful of other patien ... |
| Ron Paul goes home amid campaign surge Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST LAKE JACKSON -- The only trail where you might catch Ron Paul this weekend is the biking one here. While the other Republican presidential candidates were campaigning in South Carolina, the Texas congressman whose recent momentum is arguably secon ... |
| At least 53 killed in Iraq bombing Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST A bomb tore through a procession of Shiite pilgrims heading toward a largely Sunni town in southern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 53 people in the latest sign of a power struggle between rival Muslim sects that has escalated since the American m ... |
| Scots eager for independence Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST STIRLING, Scotland -- In this green swath of Scotland, you can stay at the King Robert Hotel, eat at Bruce's Bistro and drink in the William Wallace pub -- all named for leaders who fought the English here 700 years ago. For centuries Scotland was ... |
| More imports in U.S. food stores Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST NEW YORK -- Which food revelation was more shocking this week? Did it blow you away that low levels of a fungicide that isn't approved in the U.S. were discovered in some orange juice sold here? Yawn. Or was it the news that Brazil, where the fung ... |
| S&P defends lower euro credit ratings Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST PARIS -- Amid a wave of criticism, Standard & Poor's defended its decision to downgrade nine European countries and insisted Saturday that the region's leaders aren't doing enough to solve their debt crises.The prime minister of France, the bigge ... |
| Pictures of Rio: A&M Consolidated grad teaches, learns in Brazil Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST Volunteering is typically not a high priority for most while traveling, but for Lais Lacher, it was always part of her itinerary. Last January, Lacher, a graduate of A&M Consolidated High School, went to Brazil for seven months to visit her mo ... |
| New life for old furniture Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST PHOENIX -- If you can look at a dented, chipped, dusty piece of furniture that's been in someone's garage for years and see potential and beauty, then Debbie Nelson is impressed. "The average person has a difficult time piecing it together," says ... |
| Arts Watch: Concerts on Carter Creek a can't-miss today Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST The Gilbert and Thyra Plass Foundation doesn't get enough publicity for all that it makes available to the community free of charge. I'll talk more about that later, but first let's discuss the stellar lineup at this afternoon's Fourth Annual Communi ... |
| Our Neighbors: Fan appreciation Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST Texas A&M basketball player Ray Turner and his teammates sign autographs for fans following a recent game at Reed Arena. |
| Our Neighbors: Students of the Week Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST Teachers and schools: Please send nominations and JPEG photos to neighbors@theeagle.com. Morgan D. Ballard Facts: 12-year-old seventh-grader at Sam Rayburn Middle School Parents/guardian: John and Karla Ballard Favorite subject: Science Favorit ... |
| Our Neighbors: Pet of the Week Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST Lady is a female spaniel mix, approximately 5 to 6 months old. She is a little shy at first, but she warms up quickly and is waiting for a new family to take her home. Meet Lady at the Brazos Animal Shelter (www.brazosanimalshelter.org) at 5359 Leon ... |
| Our Neighbors: Texas A&M Health Science Center Posted: 14 Jan 2012 04:05 PM PST * Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health students recently won the fifth annual Ergonomics Design Competition sponsored by eTools, a product of Auburn Engineers Inc. The team of Megan Wernicke (team leader), Jeff Bauml, A ... |
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