Dr. Jeffery Conant has passed away weeks after being diagnosed with leukemia.
Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Dr. Jerry Strawser, Dean of the Mays Business School:
Conant was the head of the marketing department at Texas A&M.
Funeral arrangements are pending with more details expected late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
A Bryan woman was arrested after crashing into a utility pole, then walking away from the scene with her 6-month-old daughter. Bryan Police responded to the 700 block of East 23rd Street around 9:30pm Sunday after receiving a report that a vehicle had crashed into a telephone pole. The caller told dispatch that the driver appeared intoxicated and walked away holding a baby. Officers found a Toyota Corolla against the pole with front-end damage. He found 34-year-old Maria Casas, of Brenham, hiding under a tree in a nearby field, holding her daughter. Reports say Casas had difficulty standing on her own and smelled of alcohol. EMS was called to the scene to evaluate mother and daughter and both were cleared. Casas was given a field sobriety test which she failed. She was charged with Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger Under 15 and Endangering a Child. She is being held on $22,000 bond.
A 21-year-old was arrested early Sunday after driving recklessly through the Northgate District at closing time. Police witnessed Hector Pineda, of College Station, on Church Avenue traveling at approximately 50mph in a 25mph zone. Arrest records say the streets were still crowded just after 2:30am when Pineda squealed his tires and sped down the street. Officers say that Pineda was also not wearing a seat belt. He failed a field sobriety test and breathalyzer samples registered 0.111 and 0.105. Pineda was charged with Reckless Driving and Driving While Intoxicated. He was released on $6,000 bond.
Several agencies battled a fire in Burleson County Sunday. Just before 5:00pm, the Caldwell Fire Department and Cooks Point Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to CR-331 for a grass/structure fire. Officials say the fire burned approximately 37 acres, consuming one abandoned home and several small shed-like structures on the property. Deanville Volunteer Fire Department, Black Jack Volunteer Fire Department, and Milano Volunteer Fire Department provided mutual aid. CHI St. Joseph Health EMS was on stand-by and transported one firefighter that suffered unspecified injuries. The Burleson County Sheriff’s Office was on scene assisting with their drone and the Burleson County CERT was on scene for rehab. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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