A Divided Brazos County Commission Approves The Unbudgeted Purchase Of Land In Front Of The Sheriff’s Office And Jail

The Owner Of The Yet To Be Completed Bryan Midtown Park Entertainment Complex Announces It Will Open In November

September 2026 will mark two years since the scheduled opening of the still to be completed construction of the Bryan Midtown Park entertainment complex. The owner of the venue is promoting on its website, a November 2026 opening of what will include a movie theater, bowling, indoor and outdoor pickleball, a restaurant, a brewery, and an outdoor amphitheater and lawn area. The Bryan city council at its June 9 meeting approved without discussion, a third amendment to an economic development agreement with the owner. Click HERE to read and download the third amendment that was approved at the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting. The only information given during the council meeting was a reference to a promissory note requiring a guarantee from the owner by the close of business on June 19th. WTAW News has asked a city spokesman if this is a new promissory note or if this involves a $2 million dollar loan the council approved in 2024. Click below to hear the motion from the June 9, 2026 Bryan city council meeting that was made by Marca Ewers-Shurtleff and was unanimously approved. Listen to “The owner of the yet to be completed Bryan Midtown Park entertainment complex announces it will open in November” on Spreaker.

Bryan Police Arrests On Drug Charges In The Same Neighborhood On Consecutive Days

Bryan police arrest three people on consecutive days in the same neighborhood on drug charges. On Tuesday night (June 9), two Bryan police officers on patrol recognized a woman in a SUV who was arrested the night before. BPD arrest reports say the officers followed the SUV into the parking lot of a convenience store. Officers got out and smelled marijuana coming out of the open sunroof of the SUV. A man who was with the woman came out of the store and saw the officers. After the man refused to stop, he was placed in handcuffs and searched. After officers found $170 dollars that was believed to have come from drug sales, there was a search of the SUV. Officers found six baggies of crack cocaine, a larger piece of crack, 44 individual baggies of K-2, a larger bag containing K-2, and what was described as a large quantity of ecstasy pills. The estimated street value of all the drugs is $3,000 dollars. 48 year old Terrance Greene of Bryan went to jail for the 28th time in 26 years for selling three types of controlled substances and interfering with public duties. Greene was released after posting bonds totaling $78,000 dollars. The woman with Greene, 36 year old Shanta Rayford of Bryan, was arrested June 8 for possessing K-2. She was released from jail after posting a $3,000 dollar bond. She was not arrested when Greene was taken into custody on June 9. A man arrested with Rayford on June 8, 42 year old Steven Morale of Bryan, remains in jail as of June 12 on a charge of possessing ecstasy and an unidentified second controlled substance. Bonds total $13,000 dollars.

Texas A&M’s New President Announces More Leadership Changes

Texas A&M is getting a new chief academic officer. President Susan Ballabina posted on her website that current provost Alan Sams will not seek a second term. Dr. Sams was named interim provost in August 2022 and was given the position on a permanent basis in May 2023. Ballabina plans on naming a new provost by January. She says the selection process will include an outside search firm and a search committee that will consider internal and external candidates. Ballabina also announced in the same online message that she has elevated A&M’s vice president of research to report directly to her. The research VP, Angela Wilson, started two months ago to lead A&M’s $1.4 billion dollar division.