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- Raising heart awareness in style
- A&M regents analyze budget
- Work continuing at courthouse
- CS utility rate hikes approved
- Navasota school district settles lawsuit with former employee
- Study focuses on BV's health
- Police: Man held gun to head while authorities served sexual assault warrant
- School district settles lawsuit
- Essay contest open to local students
- Texas sues feds over $830M in education aid
- School to offer sign language classes
- Council Station OKs business committee
- Accused murderer moved to BV jail
- Houston could have to return more HUD funds
- Website proactive effort against Houston gangs
- Obama stresses importance of peace
- State Fair of Texas opening its gates for 2010 stint
- Medicare rate hikes expected
- Anxiety, falling dollar fueling modern gold rush
- Texas sues fed over aid
- Weather Whys: UFO clouds
- Stock up at upcoming plant sales
- Garden Calendar
- Dark period tells cactus to bloom
- Calendar
| Raising heart awareness in style Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT Little red dresses have a reputation for attracting attention. Officials with the George Bush Presidential Library and the Texas A&M Health Science Center hope a collection of the gowns, gathered from first ladies and celebrities, will help rais ...   |
| A&M regents analyze budget Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT State funding per student within the Texas A&M System will decrease by more than 17 percent if a budget cut is as large as officials have been asked to prepare for. That was the analysis presented Thursday to the A&M System Board of Regents ... |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT The Brazos County Jury Services department now works in a room once used by brides to get ready for their weddings. The Commissioners Court now hosts actual court proceedings. And the Brazos County district attorney moved out of an office he has ... |
| CS utility rate hikes approved Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT The College Station City Council on Thursday approved rate increases for electric, water and wastewater use. The 2011 fiscal year budget that was recently approved was based on expectations of those increases, which will go into effect Oct. 1. C ... |
| Navasota school district settles lawsuit with former employee Posted: 23 Sep 2010 03:33 AM PDT The Navasota school district has settled a lawsuit with a former school secretary who said she was fired for complaining about a hostile work environment and discrimination. School district officials announced in a press release Thursday that the di ... |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT Almost a quarter of Brazos Valley residents drink alcohol on a daily basis, one in three spend at least four hours a day in front of a computer, and one in five spends that much time in front of a television, according to the 2010 Brazos Valley Healt ... |
| Police: Man held gun to head while authorities served sexual assault warrant Posted: 23 Sep 2010 04:32 AM PDT Washington County authorities said they used a Taser to subdue a 62-year-old man who pointed a gun at his head when they came to his home to arrest him Wednesday. Atha Albert "Al" Dobbs had a warrant for sexual assault of a child and was also charge ... |
| School district settles lawsuit Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT Navasota school district officials announced they have agreed to a settle a lawsuit filed by a former employee who had accused the district of terminating her based on discrimination practices. Mary Mable, who worked for the district for 25 year ... |
| Essay contest open to local students Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT Area students in grades four through 12 have an opportunity to win up to $75 by participating in the Bryan Rotary Club's essay contest. Student entries will be divided into three categories: Elementary, intermediate and high school. The essay topic a ... |
| Texas sues feds over $830M in education aid Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas officials filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Education, seeking to overturn the federal agency's rejection of the state's application for more than $830 million in aid that has been tied up in political w ... |
| School to offer sign language classes Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The Brazos Valley Regional Day School for the Deaf will be teaching American Sign Language classes Tuesday nights starting next week. The courses will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Henderson Elementary School, 809 Matous in Bryan. ... |
| Council Station OKs business committee Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The College Station City Council voted Thursday to form an advisory committee to help with the city's economic development. The council agreed that the main focus of the College Station Business Advisory Committee would be on str ... |
| Accused murderer moved to BV jail Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:38 PM PDT A man who was arrested last month in Fort Worth and accused of kidnapping and murdering his mother-in-law was transferred to the Brazos County Jail Thursday. Stanley Wayne Robertson, 42, remained jailed without bail on charges of capital murder and ... |
| Houston could have to return more HUD funds Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:05 AM PDT HOUSTON -- Questions over how Houston spent money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development when Bill White was mayor and earlier could force the city to return more federal funds.The Houston Chronicle reported Friday that the review invol ... |
| Website proactive effort against Houston gangs Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:16 AM PDT HOUSTON -- Houston's gang related crime is down and officials are hoping a new website will help keep it that way. Local, state and federal officials in Houston on Thursday announced the creation of a website that will offer residents information ... |
| Obama stresses importance of peace Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS -- Grasping for peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged a pessimistic world to overcome decades of shattered promises and help Israelis and Palestinians close a historic deal within a year. "This time will be different," h ... |
| State Fair of Texas opening its gates for 2010 stint Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT DALLAS -- Cindy Akers' young daughters are about to show their lambs at the largest state fair in the nation, and the West Texas professor couldn't be more proud.Akers grew up showing sheep at the state fair in New Mexico. Her husband showed cattle a ... |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Millions of seniors face double-digit hikes in their Medicare prescription premiums next year unless they shop for cheaper coverage.A new analysis of government data finds that premiums will go up an average of 10 percent among the top ... |
| Anxiety, falling dollar fueling modern gold rush Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Customers who step into the offices of Heritage West Financial in San Diego have always favored gold as an investment on paper, a place to park their money. But in the past few years, Ralph Weston began to notice a change in his clients ... |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT AUSTIN -- Texas officials filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Education, seeking to overturn the federal agency's rejection of the state's application for more than $830 million in aid that has been tied up in political wrangling. ... |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:21 AM PDT Q: There's supposed to be a type of cloud that is often confused with being a UFO. What kind of cloud is it? A: It's most likely the lenticular cloud, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Lenticular clouds are so-called because they o ... |
| Stock up at upcoming plant sales Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Brazos County Master Gardeners' Fall Plant Sale is this Saturday. From 8 to 9 a.m. a preview talk will be conducted in the garden pavilion. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is at the Brazos County AgriLife Extension, 2619 Highway 21 W ... |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:03 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, hpw@tconline.net or 229-5503. * Navasota 10th Street Farm ... |
| Dark period tells cactus to bloom Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Dear Neil: What do I do to make a Christmas cactus bloom? A: It's basically the same set of instructions I give for poinsettias. Keep it growing vigorously. Starting Oct. 1, be sure it's in total darkness each night for 14 hours. It should be in bri ... |
| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT Friday CLUBS Friday Bridge, 9 a.m. to noon. College Station Teen Center, 1520 Rock Prairie Road. Join other seniors. No partners needed. 764-6371. Star Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call 690- ... |
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