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Tuesday’s Brazos County commission meeting (April 22) included recognizing five jail inmates for helping save the life of a detention officer. Commissioner Chuck Konderla said the inmates took immediate action to help after the officer [Read More...]

A new principal at Bryan High School is approved at the end of Monday night’s Bryan ISD board meeting. Without comment, there was a unanimous vote to accept the superintendent’s recommendation of Magnolia West associate [Read More...]

In February, new Brazos County commissioner Fred Brown drew some laughter about the county using the less popular Diners Club credit card. During the commission’s April 15th meeting, Brown again drew some laughter after questioning [Read More...]

April’s meeting of the College Station ISD school board continued a discussion of planning a budget for the next school year with no additional state money. Superintendent Tim Harkrider said no teachers will be laid [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners a contract to install a perimeter security fence at the juvenile detention center, as recommended by director Linda Ricketson. Commissioners were told not having a perimeter fence kept those being held from [Read More...]

The College Station city council hears from a dozen speakers about impact fees. That’s the charge on new development to help pay for streets and other infrastructure. Ten opponents during Thursday’s meeting (April 10) included [Read More...]

The future widening of Old Reliance Road in Bryan between Austin’s Colony Parkway to the east city limits will also include steps to reduce flooding. The Bryan city council at Tuesday’s workshop meeting (April 8) [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners approve five contracts at Tuesday’s meeting (April 8) related to the decision of taking over operations of the downtown Bryan parking garage. A citizen’s question of why the commission agreed to lease [Read More...]

Since September 2024, the Bryan ISD school board and the governor’s office has been negotiating a possible agreement giving property tax breaks towards a $13 billion dollar semiconductor manufacturing and research complex on the RELLIS [Read More...]

In August 2023, the Bryan city council decided on the logos that will be placed on the water tower that is under construction off West Villa Maria along Chick Lane. At Tuesday’s council workshop meeting [Read More...]

Some local residents are the victim of a scam targeting pet owners searching for their lost pets. The executive director at Aggieland Humane Society, Katrina Ross, shared on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs the scammers are pretending [Read More...]

A project of Brazos County commissioner Fred Brown to give a chance to give more county business to locally owned businesses will be taking place. Brown announced during Tuesday’s commission meeting (April 8) that a [Read More...]

The Bryan fire station across Texas Avenue from Davila middle school will remain closed indefinitely after mold was discovered last month. City manager Kean Register told the city council Tuesday night (April 8) that BFD [Read More...]

Bryan ISD school board members fill the upcoming vacancy when assistant superintendent and chief financial officer Kevin Beesaw retires July 1. Beesaw has been in his current position since April 2018 and with BISD since [Read More...]

At the last Bryan ISD school board meeting (March 24), member David Stennis’s report of the last finance committee meeting included looking for the money to replace the Merrill Green Stadium artificial turf and possibly [Read More...]

Brazos County commissioners will be discussing increasing prices for reserved spaces in the downtown Bryan parking garage. The commission recently took control of operating the garage from the Brazos Transit District. The subject was brought [Read More...]

The March workshop meeting of the Bryan city council included an update on activities of the Bryan Business Council (BBC). Councilwoman Marca Ewers-Shurtleff reported the BBC is co-sponsoring a new singer songwriter music festival that [Read More...]

Bryan ISD school board members at their last meeting approved administrator recommendations for two new courses giving high school students credit for performing community service. Superintendent Ginger Carrabine says this reflects what students are already [Read More...]

The state senator who wants to do away with College Station’s ordinance limiting the number of unrelated occupants living together, took time during a committee hearing on that subject to accuse city officials of breaking [Read More...]

The College Station city council supports a Brazos County health district proposal to begin inspecting public pools that includes those located at hotels, apartment complexes, and those controlled by homeowners associations. Click HERE to read [Read More...]