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- Lake Somerville likely to sink to lowest level soon
- Hydration is key when outdoors
- Last call for fans in drive
- College Station recall revision may have to wait
- Texas sales tax-free weekend set for Aug. 19-21
- Texas Task Force 1 preps for tropical storm
- Event to benefit woman hit by car
- DPS: Three die in unrelated accidents
- Proceeds to benefit victims of sexual assault
- GOP postpones House vote on debt limit
- Boomers worried about finances
- Worker killed at Texas poultry plant
- More pregnant women and new moms prone to strokes
- Rescued NY pilot recounts incident
- Team Auto receives Beautification Award
- Chairman focuses on culinary arts
- Barrel stomping at local grape harvest
- Networking event at Children's Museum
- Children's boutique to re-open Friday
- Radio station hosts fundraiser in Bryan
| Lake Somerville likely to sink to lowest level soon Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Lake Somerville -- one of 11 water supply reservoirs for the Brazos River -- is expected to sink to its lowest recorded level within days. Dry, hot conditions across the state this summer have pushed record-high temperatures and record-low water ...   |
| Hydration is key when outdoors Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Whether learning to fight a fire, pouring concrete for a living or even just spending some time working outdoors, monitoring hydration is key to keeping cool for anyone laboring in the summer heat. College Station is on track to posting its third ... |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Salvation Army worker Steven Silva unloads donated fans at the Salvation Army in Bryan on Thursday. More than 250 fans have been collected, along with several thousand dollars, as part of "Fan Support" sponsored by The Eagle, KBTX Media and Bryan Bro ... |
| College Station recall revision may have to wait Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT A committee made up of residents will advise the College Station City Council to delay changing the rules for how an elected councilmember can be kicked out of office, its chairwoman said Thursday. Many had expected the city to revise the recall ... |
| Texas sales tax-free weekend set for Aug. 19-21 Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:12 AM PDT AUSTIN -- The annual Texas sales tax holiday will be Aug. 19-21. State Comptroller Susan Combs on Thursday announced the annual tax-free weekend, as shoppers get a break from sales tax on certain items costing less than $100. Combs says shoppers ... |
| Texas Task Force 1 preps for tropical storm Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT The state's College Station-based urban search and rescue team is on "standby" status as Tropical Storm Don is expected to hit land late Friday somewhere between Brownsville and Galveston. Texas Task Force 1 consists of more than 540 people -- from f ... |
| Event to benefit woman hit by car Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT A fundraiser at Trinity Baptist Church Saturday will benefit a 30-year-old College Station woman who doctors said likely will never walk again after being struck by a vehicle earlier this month. Nicole Marie Taylor was headed to work when she stepped ... |
| DPS: Three die in unrelated accidents Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT Three people under the age of 22 were killed in a pair of unrelated accidents in the Brazos Valley within a 24-hour period ending Thursday. Department of Public Safety officials in Leon County continued late Thursday to investigate a wreck reporte ... |
| Proceeds to benefit victims of sexual assault Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report Proceeds from Saturday's 8th annual Bob Wiatt Crosstown-Lockdown Softball Tournament will benefit the local Sexual Assault Resource Center. Games kick off at 9 a.m. at Veterans Park in College Station. Although registration to ... |
| GOP postpones House vote on debt limit Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The endgame at hand, House Republicans struggled Thursday to pass legislation to prevent a looming government default while slicing nearly $1 trillion from federal spending. Senate Democrats pledged to scuttle the bill -- if it got to t ... |
| Boomers worried about finances Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The "golden years" may lose some luster for many baby boomers worried about the financial pressures that come with age. Many of the nation's 77 million boomers are worried about being able to pay their medical bills as they get older ... |
| Worker killed at Texas poultry plant Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:13 AM PDT MOUNT PLEASANT -- A night shift supervisor at a northeast Texas poultry plant is dead after he became pinned under the wheels of a truck backing into a loading dock.Federal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the death of Jimmy Bynum of inj ... |
| More pregnant women and new moms prone to strokes Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Strokes have spiked in the U.S. among pregnant women and new mothers, probably because more of them are obese and suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease, researchers report. Hospitalizations for pregnancy-related strokes and "mini st ... |
| Rescued NY pilot recounts incident Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT DETROIT -- A New York auto shop owner who survived 18 hours without a life jacket in Lake Huron after his small, two-seat Cessna crashed within sight of the Michigan shoreline said Thursday that it was his desire to stay alive that pushed him to swim ... |
| Team Auto receives Beautification Award Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:37 AM PDT Team Auto in Navasota has received the Beautification Award from the city's Keep Navasota Beautiful commission for facade improvements at the Team Auto & Team Ford locations. The auto dealerships were granted matching funds from the Navasota Ec ... |
| Chairman focuses on culinary arts Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:37 AM PDT A College Station restaurant owner has been elected chairman of the Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation. Tap Bentz of Outback Steakhouse wants to spend his term focused on building culinary arts education opportunities in Texas high s ... |
| Barrel stomping at local grape harvest Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:37 AM PDT Windy Winery in Brenham is inviting residents to participate in its annual grape harvest this weekend and Aug. 6 and 7. The annual harvest event includes hay rides, grape picking, barrel stomping and lots of wine. The event will run from 11 a.m. to ... |
| Networking event at Children's Museum Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:36 AM PDT The next Business After Hours is set for Aug. 25. The Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce networking event will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley, 111 E. 27th St. in Bryan. There will be food, drinks and ... |
| Children's boutique to re-open Friday Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:35 AM PDT The Blue Kangaroo Children's Boutique will be having a grand re-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce on Friday at 11 a.m. Cecilia Rusch bought the children's boutique, at 3505 Longmire Drive, Suite D ... |
| Radio station hosts fundraiser in Bryan Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:35 AM PDT KEOS 89.1 FM is holding a fundraiser Saturday. The Young Maths with Graham Carter will perform at The Village Cafe, 210 W. 26th St. in Bryan. The all-volunteer, nonprofit community radio station is requesting $5 donations for the 7 p.m. event. F ... |
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