Thursday, December 8, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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The mural of the story: Blinn student's piece depicts 'quest for knowledge'

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST


Drivers zipping down East 29th Street can sneak glances at an epic 1,200-square-foot mural that aims to show humanity's never-ending desire to keep going -- and it's the creation of a Blinn College student.
"I wanted to portray mankind's quest f ...

The mural of the story: Blinn student's piece depicts 'quest for knowledge'

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST


Drivers zipping down East 29th Street can sneak glances at an epic 1,200-square-foot mural that aims to show humanity's never-ending desire to keep going -- and it's the creation of a Blinn College student.
"I wanted to portray mankind's quest f ...

Kyle Field upgrade may hurt cities, local businesses

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


Hotel, restaurant and other business owners in Aggieland cheered Texas A&M's move to the Southeastern Conference this fall.
But their excitement over out-of-state football fans spending weekends in Bryan-College Station has now been tempered ...

Kyle Field upgrade may hurt cities, local businesses

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


Hotel, restaurant and other business owners in Aggieland cheered Texas A&M's move to the Southeastern Conference this fall.
But their excitement over out-of-state football fans spending weekends in Bryan-College Station has now been tempered ...

Judge Steve Smith pursues spot on Texas appeals court

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST


A longtime state district judge announced his intention Wednesday to seek a promotion to chief justice of the Texas 10th Court of Appeals in the Republican primary in March.
Judge Steve Smith, who has presided over the 361st District Court for 17 ...

Police: Intoxicated man burglarized Bryan home

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:34 AM PST

A 27-year-old Bryan man was arrested after an officer reported that he burglarized the home of the mother of his child.
Richard Earl Stevenson Jr. was charged Tuesday with public intoxication with at least three prior convictions and burglary of a h ...

Judge Steve Smith pursues spot on Texas appeals court

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST


A longtime state district judge announced his intention Wednesday to seek a promotion to chief justice of the Texas 10th Court of Appeals in the Republican primary in March.
Judge Steve Smith, who has presided over the 361st District Court for 17 ...

Navasota's P. Nemir Dry Goods Co. turns 100

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


Rob Nemir Jr.'s store has changed since his Lebanese immigrant ancestors first opened it in 1911 as a dry goods and ready-to wear store at West Washington Avenue and 10th Street in Navasota.
But a century later, P. Nemir Dry Goods Company is still ...

Navasota's P. Nemir Dry Goods Co. turns 100

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


Rob Nemir Jr.'s store has changed since his Lebanese immigrant ancestors first opened it in 1911 as a dry goods and ready-to wear store at West Washington Avenue and 10th Street in Navasota.
But a century later, P. Nemir Dry Goods Company is still ...

College Station Medical Center expands ER

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The College Station Medical Center has expanded its emergency department by 2,200 square feet and upgraded facilities to process patients quicker and improve efficiency.
Emergency Department director Marie Craig said the $1.5 mil ...

College Station Medical Center expands ER

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The College Station Medical Center has expanded its emergency department by 2,200 square feet and upgraded facilities to process patients quicker and improve efficiency.
Emergency Department director Marie Craig said the $1.5 mil ...

Navasota's P. Nemir Dry Goods Co. turns 100

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST


Rob Nemir Jr.'s store has changed since his Lebanese immigrant ancestors first opened it in 1911 as a dry goods and ready-to wear store at West Washington Avenue and 10th Street in Navasota.
But a century later, P. Nemir Dry Goods Company is still ...

College Station Medical Center expands ER

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The College Station Medical Center has expanded its emergency department by 2,200 square feet and upgraded facilities to process patients quicker and improve efficiency.
Emergency Department director Marie Craig said the $1.5 mil ...

Weather Whys: Black ice

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:39 AM PST

Q: You often hear the term "black ice." What is it?
A: It's not really black, but it is ice that is extremely dangerous, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Black ice is ice that appears to be very dark or even black because it is tran ...

Rod Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:02 AM PST


CHICAGO -- Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state wi ...

Brazos County hires company to upgrade website

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST


Soon Brazos County residents will be able to register for emergency alerts, view up-to-date event calendars and possibly even pay taxes and bills using the county's website.
Commissioners Court approved a $56,000-contract with CivicPlus to update ...

North Texas has 2.7 magnitude earthquake Wednesday

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:58 PM PST

DALLAS -- Texas has had another minor earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 2.7 magnitude earthquake happened at 4:54 p.m. Wednesday and was centered 16 miles east-northeast of Cleburne. The area is 29 miles southwest of Dallas.No damage or ...

Austin students score better than urban peers

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:19 AM PST

AUSTIN -- Austin students are outscoring their Dallas and Houston counterparts in national reading and math tests.All three Texas school districts were part of a national review released Wednesday.Samples of eighth- and fourth-grade students in 21 s ...

Study faults partial radiation for breast cancer

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:08 AM PST

SAN ANTONIO -- New research casts doubt on a radiation treatment for breast cancer that is shorter but only reaches part of the breast.Medicare records show that women who had the partial radiation were twice as likely to need the whole breast remove ...

Texas gun shop bullet goes through wall, 1 hurt

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:05 AM PST

JOURDANTON -- Authorities say a man at a business next to a South Texas gun shop has been hurt after a bullet was accidentally fired through the shared wall.Jourdanton police Chief Eric Kaiser says a worker at The Bullet Hole was unloading a pistol T ...

Brazos County to evaluate burn ban each week

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
The Brazos County Commissioners Court this week decided not to reinstate a burn ban that has been lifted for several weeks.
County Judge Duane Peters said it is an item that will remain on the weekly agenda for the foreseeable f ...

Texas town holds candlelight vigil for slain kids

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:01 PM PST

BAY CITY -- Residents of a Southeast Texas town have gathered for a candlelight vigil in memory of four children shot and killed by their father at their home last week.About 200 people gathered Wednesday night outside of the Matagorda County Courtho ...

Husband, wife identified in deaths at Texas home

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:05 AM PST

FORT WORTH -- Officials say a husband and wife have been identified as two of three people found dead in a Tarrant County home where on note on the door warned of tragedy inside.Authorities have not released the identity of the third person in what s ...

Police looking to identify robbery suspect in security video

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:19 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
College Station police are asking for help in identifying a man who was caught on camera stealing nearly $4,000 worth of equipment from a local business.
According to police, an officer on patrol around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday notic ...

Europe low on Christmas cheer amid austerity

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:18 PM PST


LISBON, Portugal -- The streets of downtown Lisbon are usually ablaze with Christmas lights around this time -- but this year the city has put on a somber show that matches the somber mood of austerity.
The Yuletide gloom is seen across Europe's c ...

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