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Normangee man found dead in Leon County cell
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The Texas Rangers are investigating the death in a Leon County jail cell of a 37-year-old Normangee man who was awaiting transfer to prison, authorities said.
Jail Administrator Chief G. M. Hightower said that employees conducting hourly checks on i ...
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22 February 2012, 2:23am
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Repeat shoplifting offender back behind bars, police say
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A Bryan woman recently released from prison remains behind bars on charges of trying to use a fake receipt to steal merchandise from a discount store, authorities said.
Bryan police said they were dispatched to Walmart on Briarcrest for a theft call ...
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22 February 2012, 2:06am
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Blinn recognizes Bryan partnership
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Eagle staff reportBlinn College presented its first ever Strategic Partner Award on Tuesday night to the city of Bryan for four decades of partnership with the community college. The award was given during Blinn's board of trustees meeting, which was ...
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22 February 2012, 1:33am
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Warrant amnesty ends Friday
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Residents who have outstanding warrants in College Station and Brazos County have through Friday to take action to avoid arrest before law officers come looking for them.
The warrant amnesty period that allows residents to pay fines and fees in fu ...
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21 February 2012, 5:16pm
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Blinn profs use elected office as teaching tool
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Mary Barnes-Tilley encourages each of her government students to participate in the political process by volunteering for a local campaign.
This year, she outdid them all and ran for office herself.
Barnes-Tilley is one of two chairs of Blinn's ...
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21 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Clearer skies, warmer temperatures follow storms
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Texas A&M student Ethan Clark studies in his hammock Tuesday while hanging under a tree in Brison Park in College Station. After being pummeled by several rainstorms, the Brazos Valley had a chance to enjoy clearer skies and warmer temperatures o ...
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21 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Texas A&M Cycling Team heads out on the highway
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Members of the Texas A&M Cycling Team head down Texas 47 on their regular 35-mile afternoon road ride Tuesday. For more information about the team, visit http://amct.tamu.edu.
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21 February 2012, 5:15pm
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College Station school board searching for $1.8M in cuts
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The College Station school board continued discussions Tuesday on its 2012-13 budget in hopes of giving recommendations to the administration on making $1.8 million in needed cuts.
Some proposals to realize that figure have several board members f ...
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21 February 2012, 5:15pm
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50 Men Who Can Cook raises $90,000 for education grants
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The 50 Men Who Can Cook event raised more than $90,000 to support teacher grants, student scholarships and special projects, officials said.
Officials with the College Station ISD Education Foundation said the 5th annual program was made possible t ...
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21 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Calendar for Wednesday
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The Stribrnanka Brass Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Caldwell Civic Center in Caldwell. The live concert will feature the band from Southern Moravia in the Czech Republic. Cost is $5 for those 14 and older. For mor ...
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21 February 2012, 5:15pm
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A&M to host bone marrow donor drive
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Two Texas A&M cancer awareness organizations are encouraging people to participate in an event that could save lives.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 1 and March 2 at the Recreation Center, residents will have an opportunity to register their ...
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21 February 2012, 5:12pm
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Calendar for Tuesday
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Mark Your Calendar
Registration for the Sixth Annual Armadillo Dash Half Marathon and 5K ends on Feb. 29. The race will be at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex beginning at 7 a.m. on March 4. Proceeds will benefit children's charities in the Brazos ...
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20 February 2012, 5:30pm
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Ron Paul counting on caucus states
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WASHINGTON -- Ron Paul may not win the Republican nomination for president -- he has yet to win a single state -- but his strategy of trying to amass delegates in caucus states could land him a prominent role at the party's national convention this ...
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20 February 2012, 5:16pm
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Driver, 22, reportedly put bike officers at risk
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20 February 2012, 5:16pm
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Bryan man accused of molesting teen
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A Bryan man recently charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child remained in the Brazos County Jail late Monday on $100,000 bail.
Joe Roy Manuel, 44, was arrested after a two-month investigation and charged with the first-degree felony, whic ...
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20 February 2012, 5:16pm
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Funerals set for 2 Blinn students
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Funeral services were set Monday for two Blinn College students killed in a weekend car accident that remains under investigation by College Station police.
Lauren Bailey Crisp, 19, of Dripping Springs, and Denton James Ward, 18, of Flower Mound, ...
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20 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Felon arrested on weapons charge
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20 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Bryan woman faces felony DUI charge
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20 February 2012, 5:12pm
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Police say man stabbed brother in fight
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Eagle Staff Report
A 25-year-old Bryan man accused of stabbing his brother in the rib cage was arrested on a felony charge over the weekend, authorities said.
Bryan police said they were dispatched to the 3600 block of Comanche Street just before 7 ...
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20 February 2012, 5:12pm
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U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi gets warm reception at Bush Library
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The national debate over whether religious institutions should be forced to provide their employees with contraception was never an issue of church and state, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday during a visit to Texas A&M.
"T ...
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20 February 2012, 5:09pm
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Former Texas A&M professor taking on Parkinson's
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At 65 years old and on the verge of retirement, College Station resident Marcia Drost was looking forward to traveling, cooking more and staying active with her husband of almost 40 years.
But since being diagnosed with Parkinson's 19 months ago, ...
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19 February 2012, 5:17pm
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Redistricting delays to draw out Senate seat race
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AUSTIN -- A federal court's decision to delay the Texas primaries means the candidates for U.S. Senate -- particularly Republicans -- have a long and potentially expensive slog ahead of them.
A judge listening to arguments over redistricting on Tu ...
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19 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Calendar
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Mark Your Calendar
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Youth Cake Auction is 6 p.m. Tuesday in the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Parish Hall located at 217 West 26th St. in Bryan. Proceeds from the cake auction will go to local outreach. www.stand ...
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19 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Brides dig in for prizes
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Jennifer Terry, 24, of College Station looks at what 10 future brides were all after -- a pink plastic jewel buried in a wedding cake -- during the "Cake Dive" event at the 21st annual Bridal Show and Benefit at the Brazos Expo on Sunday afternoon. B ...
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19 February 2012, 5:15pm
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Texas A&M student hopes to be first female yell leader
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Samantha Ketcham has been watching Texas A&M football since her dad sat her in front of the television in "Future Aggie" baby clothes.
Through the years, she would admire A&M's yell leaders, but never seriously considered becoming one her ...
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18 February 2012, 5:17pm
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