Year of the Dragon

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:22:07 GMT

Dressed as a dragon, Sherwin Chiutakes, takes a picture with Enya Chaffin and her son Allen at the event to ring in the Year of the Dragon. The event featured dances, cultural performances, arts crafts and an Asian buffet.

Storage rule for RVs rejected

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:21:43 GMT

The College Station City Council on Thursday shot down a proposal to prohibit residents from keeping boats and RVs in their driveways and front yards.
The decision came after RV owners packed City Hall for a public hearing on the issue at the cou ...

Sam Sharp, 80, loses leukemia fight

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:21:25 GMT

Brazos Valley would be short several successful charity organizations had it not been for the contributions of Sam Sharp, an 80-year-old Bryan resident who died Wednesday after about a two-year battle with leukemia.
Funeral services for Sharp wil ...

Runaway student recovered safe

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:21:20 GMT

A 9-year-old ran from school Wednesday morning only to be discovered three hours later under a bridge five blocks away.Bryan police said the Crockett Elementary School student left the campus just before 8 a.m. and was found safe and unharmed close t ...

Over-tested? Education officials say Texas schools too focused on exams

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:21:13 GMT

AUSTIN -- State Board of Education members pressed the Texas education commissioner on Thursday about whether an abundance of high-stakes standardized testing is warping teaching to ensure students spend more time preparing for exams than actual le ...

Man gets 20 years for injury to child

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:20:47 GMT

A 19-year-old Grimes County man Thursday got the maximum sentence for a June 2010 incident that left the now two-year-old victim blind and quadriplegic.
Robert Lee Reed Jr. of Navasota was sentenced to 20 years in prison term for the second-degree f ...

Homeless look to move past struggles

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:20:18 GMT

Some in the Brazos Valley are homeless by choice and others are simply unaware of services available to them that could put them on the path to stability.
During Wednesday's annual "point in time" count of the homeless in the seven-county region, ...

Garden calendar

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:19:51 GMT

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 ...

Front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clash at debate

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:19:45 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich in a fast-paced campaign debate Thursday night, ridiculing the former House speaker's call to build costly projects in key primary sta ...

Derby Girls season to start Sunday

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:19:25 GMT

Eagle Staff Report
The Brazos Valley Derby Girls will kick off the 2012 season with a game at 6 p.m. Sunday. The team will split into two groups that will face off.
Tickets are $7 at the door and $5 in advance for the match at the VFW Post 4692, 7 ...

Cuddly critters donated to law enforcement

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:19:15 GMT

Ann Anderson, vice president of programs for the Republican Women of Brazos Valley, arranges a stack of 50 stuffed animals the organization donated to local law enforcement during a ceremony Thursday at the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant in College Stati ...

Former chief of staff Joshua Bolten says partisanship is easily cured

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:18:59 GMT

A multi-trillion-dollar unfunded liability in Social Security could easily be fixed if the two parties would make simple compromises, a former chief of staff to President George W. Bush said Thursday at Texas A&M.
But that's not happening bec ...

Calendar

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:18:52 GMT

Friday
CLUBS
Friday Bridge, 9 a.m. to noon. Southwood Community Center, 1520 Rock Prairie Road. Join other seniors. No partners needed. CSPARD Senior Services, mrodgers@cstx.gov or 764-6371.
Star Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. College Station Co ...

Bryan brothers indicted on felony drug charges

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:18:22 GMT

A Brazos County jury indicted 43 people Thursday, including two Bryan brothers charged in November with felony drug possession and three men who had been arrested on their third or more driving-while-intoxicated charge.Brothers Rodney Darren Nelson, ...

Perry's approval rating plummets

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:17:59 GMT

By WILL WEISSERT and JIM VERTUNO
Associated Press
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s White House bid tarnished his image enough that he’s about as popular in his solidly Republican home state as President Barack Obama, a poll publis ...

Private schools honor roll

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:12:22 GMT

ALLEN ACADEMY
Third Grade: Brent Tucker, Eric Morais, Nico Bulhof, William McGlothlin, Tess Friedman, Sarah Smith, Ian McFarlane, Christopher Beckham, Aleksander Kalaouze, Emily Keefe.
Fourth Grade: Rayan Tejani, Bailey Bullin, Arianna Blumenthal, ...

College Station honor roll

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:41:45 GMT

A&M CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL
Ninth Grade: Sibba Al-Kahtani, Ali-Zain Ali, Arena Ali, Lena Ayari, Kristen Bangs, Meghan Bauman, Ryan Bednarsky, Luke Benden, Patric Bettati, Shelby Billingsley, Charleston Bridges, Madison Brooks, Sara Brown, Noah ...

Bryan honor roll

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:39:49 GMT

ANSON JONES ELEMENTARY
First Grade: Michelle Alvarez, Kayla Arredondo, Yadira Contreras, Taelor Fields, Luis Garcia, Kate-Lynn Lockett, Alejandro Maldonado, C'asia McCoy, Vannesa Ramirez, Kiara Reyes, America Reyna, Saul Rosas, Ruby Tirado-Mendoza, ...

BPD: Missing 4th-grader found

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:27:35 GMT

Bryan police said the 9-year-old Crockett Elementary School student who left the campus just before 8 a.m. has been found safe.
Foul play was not suspected, according to Officer Lori Anderson Berndt.
Sandy Farris, spokeswoman for the Bryan school d ...

Navasota man jailed on four drug charges

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:16:03 GMT

Eagle Staff Report
A man seen wandering the parking lot of Landmark Apartments in College Station attempting to open car doors was arrested Wednesday morning on four drug charges, police said.
Anthony Troy Harris Jr., 22, of Navasota was cooperati ...

Texas A&M president Loftin: Kyle Field upgrade may still force games to be moved

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:15:57 GMT

Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin told Bryan-College Station business leaders Wednesday that he understands that a year without college football would be painful for Aggieland, but the possibility still remains.
"We are in this together ... ...

Job creation staggers in B-CS

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:15:51 GMT

For the first time since the start of the Great Recession, the Bryan-College Station area failed to create jobs late last year at the same pace as Texas and the rest of the country.
But experts said Wednesday that they still expect the area to ou ...

Ex-Bryan police officer William Cross gets Grimes County job

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:11:45 GMT

A former Bryan police officer who resigned in July after being involved in a shooting incident that left two men hospitalized has been hired as Grimes County's emergency management coordinator.
William "Bill" Cross started work Monday and replaced ...

Downpour leaves damage throughout Brazos Valley

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:11:40 GMT

Wind gusts of up to 70 mph during Wednesday morning's storm caused significant damage in some parts of the Brazos Valley.
In the business park located at 707 Texas Ave. in College Station, the wind took off the entire side of one building, knocke ...

Defense lawyer to call witnesses in shooting trial

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:09:03 GMT

Eagle Staff Report
The defense attorney for a 28-year-old Bryan man facing life in prison for a 2008 first-degree felony will begin presenting evidence on behalf of his client Thursday during day three of a Brazos County jury trial.
Cabrera Antonio ...