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3 dead, 2 hurt in wreck on Texas 6

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:03 PM PDT


Poor driving conditions caused by heavy rains were blamed for a two-vehicle accident on Texas 6 in Robertson County Thursday afternoon that left three people dead and two others injured.
The accident led authorities to close all lanes of the highw ...

Brazos County out of drought

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT

It's official: Brazos County is no longer in a drought. Thursday's U.S. Drought Monitor map removed most of the Brazos Valley's designation of a moderate drought. The decision was based on data collected through Tuesday, meaning the storms that dumpe ...

Three killed on Texas 6 in Robertson County accident

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:44 AM PDT

UPDATE: The Department of Public Safety has identified two of the three people who died in Thursday’s accident on Texas 6 in Robertson County. James Darwin Jones, 75, of Bryan, and Kenneth Michael Pecina, 28, of Franklin, were killed, as was an ...

College Station schools superintendent urges parents to speak out on funding

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT


College Station schools superintendent on Thursday urged parents and other interested parties to speak out for increased education funding by the state and vote for legislative candidates who share that goal.
Superintendent Eddie Coulson explained ...

College Station schools superintendent urges parents to speak out on funding

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT


College Station schools superintendent on Thursday urged parents and other interested parties to speak out for increased education funding by the state and vote for legislative candidates who share that goal.
Superintendent Eddie Coulson explained ...

Downtown Bryan to showcase live art

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT


The third annual Downtown Street and Art Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of West 26th Street in Bryan.
The event -- which was scheduled to coincide with Texas A&M Parents Weekend -- is being organized by the ...

College Station man accused of selling drugs

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:39 AM PDT

A 23-year-old College Station man remained behind bars Thursday morning after police said they found nine pounds of marijuana, a loaded pistol and more drug paraphernalia in his house.
College Station police officers served a search warrant at Isaac ...

Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs dies at age 88

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:51 AM PDT


NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognizable and as intrinsically wrap ...

Silver Taps set for Tuesday on Texas A&M campus

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:11 AM PDT

Texas A&M will hold a Silver Taps ceremony next week in remembrance of an Aggie who died March 13.Tuesday's ceremony will honor Michael Chris Kaitson, a sophomore general studies major from Bellaire.Silver Taps is held the first Tuesday of the mo ...

Bucky Richardson on panel at youth sports summit

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT


ESPN's Jenn Brown sat in the middle of the Hagler Auditorium at the George Bush Library and said it best when referring to the recent failure of youth sports.
"It's specialization, competition, economics and technology," she said.
She moderated a ...

Bucky Richardson on panel at youth sports summit

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT


ESPN's Jenn Brown sat in the middle of the Hagler Auditorium at the George Bush Library and said it best when referring to the recent failure of youth sports.
"It's specialization, competition, economics and technology," she said.
She moderated a ...

Bucky Richardson on panel at youth sports summit

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT


ESPN's Jenn Brown sat in the middle of the Hagler Auditorium at the George Bush Library and said it best when referring to the recent failure of youth sports.
"It's specialization, competition, economics and technology," she said.
She moderated a ...

St. Michael's plans anniversary event

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportSaint Michael's Episcopal School is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a dinner, dance and auction on April 15.Tickets are $15 per person or $35 for a family of four or more. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at 2500 S. College A ...

Suspect arrested in A&M library theft

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Texas A&M University Police said Thursday that they had made an arrest in a robbery that occurred two weeks earlier at the Sterling C. Evans Library on campus.
Charged with robbery in the March 15 incident is Taylor Christoph ...

Suspect arrested in A&M library theft

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
Texas A&M University Police said Thursday that they had made an arrest in a robbery that occurred two weeks earlier at the Sterling C. Evans Library on campus.
Charged with robbery in the March 15 incident is Taylor Christoph ...

Supreme Court has options on health care law

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:04 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- The arguments are done and the case has been submitted, as Chief Justice John Roberts says at the end of every Supreme Court argument. Now the justices will wrestle with what to do with President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. T ...

Save money by irrigating with harvested rainwater

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT


While rainwater harvesting is an ancient technique, it fell out of favor as communities grew more urban. Recent weather trends of extended drought and high summer temperatures have renewed interest in this conservation practice.
Rainwater harves ...

Save money by irrigating with harvested rainwater

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT


While rainwater harvesting is an ancient technique, it fell out of favor as communities grew more urban. Recent weather trends of extended drought and high summer temperatures have renewed interest in this conservation practice.
Rainwater harves ...

Save money by irrigating with harvested rainwater

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT


While rainwater harvesting is an ancient technique, it fell out of favor as communities grew more urban. Recent weather trends of extended drought and high summer temperatures have renewed interest in this conservation practice.
Rainwater harves ...

Rocks, mulch not ideal under trees

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT

Dear Neil: We have a very large American elm, also a live oak, in our yard. We have ivy growing beneath the elm and grass beneath the oak. We've considered replacing the grass with rock, lava rock or bark mulch, but we're concerned that the rock migh ...

Rocks, mulch not ideal under trees

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT

Dear Neil: We have a very large American elm, also a live oak, in our yard. We have ivy growing beneath the elm and grass beneath the oak. We've considered replacing the grass with rock, lava rock or bark mulch, but we're concerned that the rock migh ...

Rocks, mulch not ideal under trees

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PDT

Dear Neil: We have a very large American elm, also a live oak, in our yard. We have ivy growing beneath the elm and grass beneath the oak. We've considered replacing the grass with rock, lava rock or bark mulch, but we're concerned that the rock migh ...

Sunnis shun Iraq at summit

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:04 PM PDT

BAGHDAD -- Sunni Muslim rulers largely shunned an Arab League summit hosted by Shiite-led Iraq on Thursday, illustrating how powerfully the sectarian split and the rivalry with Iran define Middle Eastern politics in the era of the Arab Spring.The cri ...

Garden calendar

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:06 PM PDT

Saturday
* Brazos Valley Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon. Texas Avenue and William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. Locally grown fresh produce and other items. www.brazosvalleyfarmersmarket.com, wisefamilyfarm@gmail.com or 229-5503.
* Brenham Farmers M ...

Late 2011 boost has likely slowed

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in the final three months of 2011, the best pace in a year and a half. But that growth has likely slowed in the current quarter.Businesses have been restocking their shelves more slow ...

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