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Pick of the pumpkin patch

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Allison Thompson, 3, hunts for the perfect pumpkin Tuesday while visiting the Aggie Habitat for Humanity Pumpkin Patch at the corner of Rock Prairie Road and Edelweiss Avenue. The patch is the group's biggest fundraiser and is open on weekdays from n ...

Commissioners approve new polling area maps

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT


New election precincts were adopted Tuesday during a Brazos County Commissioners meeting.
Like the existing one, the approved map includes 84 precincts. Modifications of the polling areas go into effect in 2014.
Although there were minor adjustm ...

Brazos River gets boost from rain; Lake Somerville still low

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT


Recent rains did little to pull Lake Somerville out of its record low levels, but did give a little aid to the Brazos River, where endangered minnows were scooped up and taken to safer waters.
Tom Harvey, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department branc ...

A&M hosting national fishing tournament and festival

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 01:23 AM PDT

Texas A&M University will host a three-day National Guard FLW College Fishing Regional Tournament and Festival beginning Thursday at Lake Somerville.The event is open to all collegiate fishing teams. Participants must be full-time undergraduate s ...

Bryan to put Vietnam memorial in Downtown Bryan

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT


The Bryan City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to set aside a small piece of land in Downtown Bryan for a memorial to local veterans of the Vietnam War.
The memorial will be built and paid for by the Brazos Valley Chapter 937 of Vietnam Vete ...

Investigators following leads in Snook bank robbery

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:46 AM PDT


Burleson County authorities and the FBI on Tuesday continued to investigate the armed robbery of a Snook bank Friday and said they were following several leads.
The robbery was reported at 9:38 a.m. at the Citizens State Bank, 9850 F.M. 60 East. T ...

Police seek tips about injuries to College Station park ducks

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:43 AM PDT

Police on Tuesday were looking for information about who shot two ducks with what they believe were arrows.Police on Friday received a report that a duck at Gabbard Park had been shot by a dart-like object, Officer Rhonda Seaton said. Animal control ...

Forum planned for potential local lawmakers

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
The Brazos Valley African American Museum will host a forum Thursday for candidates seeking to represent Brazos County in the Texas House of Representatives.
The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at 500 E. Pruitt St. Five candidates ...

Texas Tech: fish bait, not manure, put in A&M bus

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT


LUBBOCK -- Texas Tech officials "strongly condemned" vandalism that targeted a Texas A&M bus before the Aggies played the Red Raiders, but said fish bait, not manure, was used in the incident.
Texas Tech said in a statement Monday that bait wa ...

Wayward wanderer

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Bryan police officer Ken Gaston gets a little lip from a horse he corralled Tuesday morning while it was wandering around J. Cody's Restaurant. The horse waited under the officer's watch until its owner came and collected the steed. Gaston's primary ...

Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Jova

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT


BARRA DE NAVIDAD, Mexico -- People left low-lying shore neighborhoods, hotels dragged in beach furniture, officials set up shelters and one of Mexico's biggest cargo ports shut down as powerful Hurricane Jova headed for a Tuesday landfall near this ...

Texas Tech: fish bait, not manure, put in A&M bus

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT


LUBBOCK -- Texas Tech officials "strongly condemned" vandalism that targeted a Texas A&M bus before the Aggies played the Red Raiders, but said fish bait, not manure, was used in the incident.
Texas Tech said in a statement Monday that bait wa ...

San Antonio teacher, 23, collapses at school, dies

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT

SAN ANTONIO -- Administrators say a 23-year-old teacher in San Antonio has died after collapsing at school before classes began for the day.Counselors were on hand Tuesday at East Central High School following the death of Melinda Villegas. An autops ...

CS benefit festival to help children

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A music festival benefiting children's charities is set for Friday at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater in College Station.
MuSECCfest events begin at 2 p.m. with children's activities. Concerts begin at 6 p.m.
The cost is $5, and chi ...

Arizona beats out Tampa and lands 2015 Super Bowl

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 06:17 AM PDT

HOUSTON -- The Phoenix area was awarded the 2015 Super Bowl by NFL owners Tuesday, beating the only other candidate -- Tampa, Fla.This will be the third time the Phoenix area has hosted the game, which will be played in Glendale."We are thrilled to b ...

Lake levels up in parts of Texas after recent rain

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:46 AM PDT


BROWNWOOD -- Recent rain has raised some Texas lake levels as the state still deals with drought.
Lake Brownwood on Tuesday was 1,410 feet above mean sea level.
The Brown County Water Improvement District this week was prepared to consider tight ...

Jobless help in 23 Texas counties hit by wildfires

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:34 AM PDT

AUSTIN -- Workers in 23 Texas counties who lost their jobs due to wildfires have the opportunity to apply for job assistance.The Texas Workforce Commission on Monday announced an expanded presidential disaster declaration includes unemployment help f ...

Texas A&M to host fishing tournament

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportTexas A&M University will host a three-day fishing tournament this week at Lake Somerville.The National Guard FLW College Fishing Regional Tournament and Festival begins Thursday. Participants must be full-time undergraduate stu ...

Seniors invited to sock hop Saturday

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportCommunity members are invited to a sock hop from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Son's of Hermann Hall, 1104 W. William Joel Bryan Parkway in Bryan. The event is being organized by Amigos del Valle de Brazos and is directed towar ...

Hundreds seek Texas wildfires recovery information

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:46 AM PDT

BASTROP -- Hundreds of people living in a Central Texas county devastated by September wildfires have received information on recovery and rebuilding. Bastrop County sponsored a town hall meeting Monday night that became a one-on-one opportunity for ...

U.S. accuses Iranians in assassination plot

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Tuesday accused agents of the Iranian government of being involved in a plan to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the thwarted plot would ...

Pirates' hostages freed in assault

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT


ROME -- British and U.S. forces freed an Italian cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in a dramatic rescue Tuesday after retrieving a message in a bottle tossed by hostages from a porthole alerting ships nearby the crew was safely sealed inside an ...

Jova nears Mexico

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

A wooden frame used for a palapa-roofed beach restaurant sits abandoned before the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Jova in Melaque, Mexico, on Tuesday. Jova weakened a little as it neared land, but it still had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, th ...

Restaurant Monitor

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT

The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department.
Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A ...

Food Files: 'Mother sauces' provide the base

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Dear Lisa: I was just watching an old episode of Emeril, and he was making a hollandaise sauce. He said there were five "mother sauces," of which hollandaise was one. But he never said what the others were. What are they? -- Jason
Dear Jason: As you ...

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