Kevin O’Connor Kommentary November 1

Bryan/College Station Chamber Of Commerce Holds Its 2024 Annual Banquet

The Bryan/College Station chamber of commerce held its 2024 annual banquet Monday evening (November 11). The banquet is when the chamber’s ambassador of the year is announced. This year’s recipient is Shannon Huchingson. The chamber also presented its previously announced volunteer of the year award to John Giesenschlag. The chamber’s citizen of the year award went to Texas A&M system chancellor John Sharp. The banquet also included remarks from new chamber board chairwoman Karla Castillo and the board’s immediate past chairman, Doug French. Click below to hear comments from the 2024 B/CS chamber of commerce annual banquet: Listen to “2024 B/CS chamber annual banquet board chairwoman Karla Castillo” on Spreaker.   Listen to “2024 B/CS chamber annual banquet immediate past board chairman Doug French” on Spreaker.   Listen to “2024 B/CS chamber annual banquet citizen of the year John Sharp” on Spreaker.   Listen to “2024 B/CS chamber banquet presentation of the volunteer of the year award” on Spreaker.   Listen to “2024 B/CS chamber banquet presentation of the ambassador of the year award” on Spreaker.

United Way of the Brazos Valley Update with Partner Agency SARC

WTAW’s Chelsea Reber visits with Peggi Ondrasek, United Way of the Brazos Valley President and CEO, and Leiha White and Kim Dimmett from the Sexual Assault Resource Center of the Brazos Valley. Listen to “United Way of the Brazos Valley update with partner agency SARC” on Spreaker.

College Station Police Gets A Fast Response After Finding A Special Needs Child

College Station police finding a special needs child who was not reported missing received public assistance in finding the child’s parents. The post on CSPD’s Facebook page Monday night (November 11) had 486 shares within the first hour. In that time span, officers reported parents were quickly contacted. Many of the more of the 70 comments on the post educated readers about the ability of autistic children to sneak out of their homes.