Kevin O’Connor Kommentary March 11

Remembering The Life Of Local Businessowner And Public Servant Johnny Lampo

A lifelong Bryan resident who was well known in business and public service has died. The death of Johnny Lampo was recognized at Tuesday’s (April 23) Brazos County commission meeting by county judge Duane Peters and commissioner Steve Aldrich. A remembrance given on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs by Scott DeLucia included Lampo’s popularity as an emcee, his service on the Bryan city council and Bryan ISD school board, and being part of the ownership group that brought the first Pizza Hut to Texas. Lampo’s obituary from Memorial Funeral Home in Bryan also says in 1947 opening with his father Lampo and Son Grocery and later went into Luke’s Grocery with his brother-in-law and sister, Luke and Jobey Ruffino. Staying with the grocery business, Johnny then acquired E-Z Way Drive-in Grocery. Visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Chape in Bryan on Wednesday (April 24) from 5-7 p.m. with a rosary recited at 7 p.m. A mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday (April 25) at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Johnny Lampo was 98 years old. Click below to hear comments from Scott DeLucia, Duane Peters, and Steve Aldrich: Listen to “Remembering the life and public service of local businessowner Johnny Lampo” on Spreaker.

College Station Police Arrest Follows The Discovery Of Illegal Drugs Inside A Bryan Home

College Station police brought their bomb squad and hostage negotiations team to a Bryan neighborhood Tuesday morning (April 23) before sunrise. CSPD social media says there was a search of a home on Tanglewood Drive near Midwest Drive. A CSPD spokesman confirmed the arrest of 21 year old Daegin Hamilton for possessing between five and 50 pounds of marijuana and possessing with the intent to deliver an undisclosed amount of three unidentified types of controlled substances. As of Tuesday afternoon, Hamilton remains jailed. Bond has not been set.

Bryan City Council Rejects Bids On Building A Boardwalk Over Midtown Park Lake And Awards A Contract To Replace Playground Equipment At Two Other Parks

Building a 950 foot long boardwalk over Bryan’s Midtown Park Lake is on hold. That’s after the Bryan city council rejected two bids during April’s regular meeting for being too expensive. The city’s cost estimate was $2.7 million dollars. The lesser of the two bids was almost $3.3 three million. Click HERE to read and download background information about rejecting bids for the Midtown Park Lake boardwalk. The Bryan council during its April regular meeting awarded a contract to replace playground equipment at Bonham and Tanglewood Parks. Background information given to the council says replacement parts are no longer available for the Bonham play structures, which were built in 2002. And Tanglewood’s new equipment replaces what was built in 2006. The $465,000 dollar purchase was endorsed by Bryan’s park and recreation advisory committee. Click HERE to read and download background information about replacing playground equipment at Bonham and Tanglewood parks. Click below to hear comments from the April 9, 2024 Bryan city council meeting.