Aggies Wrap up Day One at Ben Hogan Collegiate

Seven Local Veterans Organizations Team Up To Present A Memorial Day Program

For the first time, seven Bryan/College Station area veterans organizations team up to present a Memorial Day program. The Bryan VFW post hosted the program, which included the following speakers: Submariners Brazos Valley Base USSV1 representative Brady Drennan Bryan American Legion post 159 commander Gary Banta Brazos Valley Marine Corps League detachment 1391 commandant Roger Martinez College Station VFW post 12221 vice commander Gary Beatty Bryan VFW post 4692 commander Dennis Velasquez College Station American Legion post 1938 commander Roy May Vietnam Veterans of America chapter 937 commander Mike Southerland The last speaker was Gold Star Mother Marykay Edwards. She lost her son, Army specialist William “Billy” Edwards in August 2007, about three months after he was deployed to Iraq. Click below to hear the Memorial Day 2026 program that was hosted at the Bryan VFW. Listen to “Seven local veterans organizations team up for Bryan/College Station’s 2026 Memorial Day program” on Spreaker.

Memorial Day Stabbing In Bryan

Updated to provide more information from Bryan police: Bryan police is investigating a Memorial Day stabbing where the victim died and one person is in custody. The victim was identified as 59 year old Robert Sweeps. BPD arrested 69 year old Nolan Benford of Bryan on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Officers responded Monday just before 3:30 a.m. to an apartment in the 2700 block of Poplar Circle. This is west of Finfeather Road and south of Turkey Creek Road. Officers who located the victim immediately began providing life saving measures, which continued as the victim was taken to the hospital where they died. During the investigation, BPD received information that Benford was inside a neighboring apartment. That resulted in an evacuation of the entire apartment building. Benford was not in the building but he returned to the scene and surrendered. As of Monday afternoon, a BPD news release said investigators did not have a motive for the stabbing. Online jail records show Benford is held as of Monday afternoon in lieu of a $500,000 dollar bond.

Texas A&M Foundation Has A New Interim President/CEO

The Texas A&M Foundation has a new interim president and chief executive officer. Click HERE to read and download the news release from the Texas A&M Foundation website. Wayne Roberts, who graduated from A&M in 1985, is finishing his second year on the foundation board and according to the foundation’s website, is considered one of A&M’s top financial supporters. Roberts is a first generation college student who is a distinguished alumnus of the university and the Mays Business School. He was the lead donor of a building that bears his name and chairs the dean’s advisory council of the business school. Roberts was the donor who was responsible for the court at Reed Arena being named for retired women’s basketball head coach Gary Blair. He will continue serving on the foundation board when he starts June 1 as the organization’s interim president and CEO. Roberts will be the second interim leader. The foundation’s chief financial officer and vice president John Huser, A&M class of 1989, was appointed last December following the resignation of Tyson Voelkel.