Saturday, February 4, 2012

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Storm slams Brazos Valley with flooding, hail, high winds

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
A fierce storm packing hail, high winds and driving rain blew through the Bryan-College Station area Friday night, causing widespread street flooding and spawning a possible tornado in Snook.
"It was a very powerful storm," said ...

Tornado warning issued for Brazos, Burleson

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST

A tornado warning has been issued for Brazos County and eastern Burleson County; some small hail already has been reported.
The National Weather Service's Doppler radar indicated severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado just after 6:30 p. ...

Texas A&M event to examine teaching with technology

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


A year away from being a septuagenarian, Texas A&M professor Dennie Smith taps his iPad to manage his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
So it was in the spirit of his embrace of technology that he used an educational grant to loan iPads to 36 st ...

Vacant restaurant on Texas Avenue consumed by fire

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:22 PM PST

Lighting may be to blame for starting a fire that consumed a vacant restaurant Friday evening near Yesterday's bar on Texas Avenue in Bryan.
More than two dozen firefighters from Bryan and several from College Station responded to the raging blaze ...

Texas A&M event to examine teaching with technology

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


A year away from being a septuagenarian, Texas A&M professor Dennie Smith taps his iPad to manage his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
So it was in the spirit of his embrace of technology that he used an educational grant to loan iPads to 36 st ...

Texas A&M event to examine teaching with technology

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


A year away from being a septuagenarian, Texas A&M professor Dennie Smith taps his iPad to manage his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
So it was in the spirit of his embrace of technology that he used an educational grant to loan iPads to 36 st ...

Planning and Zoning Commission OKs home nursing care rules

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:21 PM PST


The city of Bryan is moving forward with new regulations on personal home care facilities that have previously been allowed to operate with little to no oversight.
City staff has worked for about two years to review the homes, which cater to elde ...

Planning and Zoning Commission OKs home nursing care rules

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:21 PM PST


The city of Bryan is moving forward with new regulations on personal home care facilities that have previously been allowed to operate with little to no oversight.
City staff has worked for about two years to review the homes, which cater to elde ...

Planning and Zoning Commission OKs home nursing care rules

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:21 PM PST


The city of Bryan is moving forward with new regulations on personal home care facilities that have previously been allowed to operate with little to no oversight.
City staff has worked for about two years to review the homes, which cater to elde ...

Fundraiser highlights cooks' talents

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST


Some of the decorated booths were as elaborate as the food served by the cooks at the fifth annual "50 Men Who Can Cook" fundraiser.
Among them was a 3-D cardboard replica of the Eiffel tower illuminated by white Christmas lights that showcased mi ...

Fundraiser highlights cooks' talents

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST


Some of the decorated booths were as elaborate as the food served by the cooks at the fifth annual "50 Men Who Can Cook" fundraiser.
Among them was a 3-D cardboard replica of the Eiffel tower illuminated by white Christmas lights that showcased mi ...

Bremond nursing home fires employee

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportAn employee at Bremond Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was fired after administrators discovered the person appeared to be stealing money from patients, officials said. The issue was brought to light "recently," said Merideth Mart ...

Billy Currington announced as Chilifest's headliner

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Promising a "bigger and better than ever" event, Chilifest organizers announced Friday that this year's festival will be headlined by country singer Billy Currington.
The annual Chilifest, which has contributed millions to local ...

Billy Currington announced as Chilifest's headliner

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:09 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Promising a "bigger and better than ever" event, Chilifest organizers announced Friday that this year's festival will be headlined by country singer Billy Currington.
The annual Chilifest, which has contributed millions to local ...

Texas A&M reports record spring enrollment

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:06 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Enrollment at Texas A&M University has hit a record high for the spring semester, with a total of 46,717 students on the roster as of the 12th day of classes.
That is an increase of 295 students from the number enrolled for t ...

Texas A&M reports record spring enrollment

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:06 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
Enrollment at Texas A&M University has hit a record high for the spring semester, with a total of 46,717 students on the roster as of the 12th day of classes.
That is an increase of 295 students from the number enrolled for t ...

New look for Olsen Field

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:20 PM PST

Members of the Texas A&M baseball team stretch before practice at Olsen Field Friday. The Aggies will start the new season on Feb. 17 against the University of Illinois-Chicago at the newly-renovated Olsen Field at Bluebell Park.

Hiring surge shocks experts

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


WASHINGTON -- In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January -- across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.
Th ...

District map dispute has state in limbo

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:19 PM PST


SAN ANTONIO -- The once-a-decade fight over political boundaries in Texas has been so frenetic that a Democrat who bolted for the GOP saw his state House district redrawn solidly blue, opted against re-election, then got new hope from the U.S. Supr ...

Missionaries train for safety after pair's death

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST

McALLEN -- John and Wanda Casias knew the risks of being missionaries in one of Mexico's most violent, cartel-dominated regions, their children say, but they refused to curtail their work and instead put their ministry ahead of their safety. The coup ...

Dallas teen lied about identity

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST


DALLAS -- A Dallas teenager who was deported to South America under a false name never expressed concern during jailhouse phone calls that she was being misidentified as an illegal immigrant from Colombia.
The more than two dozen recorded telephon ...

St. Louis parade inspires other cities

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST


ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.
Organizers of the parade that drew an estimated 100,000 ...

Komen abandons plan to cut off Planned Parenthood

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST


NEW YORK -- For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming -- and couldn't withstand.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. The ...

Super Bowl ads seek lasting buzz

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:08 PM PST


NEW YORK -- Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year.
The Super Bowl is an advertiser's biggest stage (more than 111 million fans a ...

Super Bowl ads seek lasting buzz

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 04:08 PM PST


NEW YORK -- Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year.
The Super Bowl is an advertiser's biggest stage (more than 111 million fans a ...

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