Brazos County Commissioners Approve A $5,000 Dollar A Month Raise For A Consultant

Texas A&M University Update on WTAW

Dr. Susan Ballabina, Texas A&M President’s Chief of Staff, visits with WTAW’s Chelsea Reber about the busy month of June, College Station’s unrelated housing ordinance, a student plan for a safer campus, the Qatar campus, the health insurance agreement between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Baylor Scott & White Health, administrative updates, new offerings at the flagship campus this fall, and more during her appearance on The Infomaniacs on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Listen to “Texas A&M University Update on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.

A College Station Woman’s Arrest For Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession Follows The Hospitalization Of A Four Year Old Who Consumed THC

The arrest of a College Station woman for misdemeanor possession of marijuana followed her boyfriend’s four year old son going to the hospital after consuming something containing THC. According to the College Station police arrest report, the boy’s father said the timeframe that his son “was acting different/off” coincided when they were at the woman’s home. The father took his son to a Bryan hospital. Then the youngster was flown to a children’s hospital in Temple where the arrest report says he was in critical condition as of Saturday (June 22). WTAW News has asked CSPD for an update on the condition of the four year old. A CSPD search of the woman’s home turned up a partially smoked marijuana cigarette, one marijuana bud weighing 0.3 grams, and drug paraphernalia. During the search, officers saw the woman’s two and three year old daughters “actively playing in the living room when this marijuana bud was discovered” and suspected drug paraphernalia was found in a children’s dresser drawer. The arrest report says child and protective services was contacted to take custody of the sisters. 27 year old Octasha Dorsey is out of jail after posting an $8,000 dollar bond. Online court records shows Dorsey pleaded guilty in September 2022 to manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in a drug free zone and was sentenced to ten years probation which included performing 275 hours of community service.

College Station City Council Receives A Semiannual Update On Capital Projects

The June 13th meeting of the College Station city council meeting included a semiannual update on some of the city’s 81 capital improvements projects. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the June 13, 2024 College Station city council meeting. The list from the city’s capital projects director Jennifer Cain, began with the timeline to expand the section of Greens Prairie Road that is in Brazos County, which the county previously agreed to pay the city to administer. Mayor John Nichols asked city manager Bryan Woods to check with county officials if they would increase their contribution of the project cost, which is now estimated at $6.3 million dollars. The council agreed in September 2022 to accept $4.2 million from the county. Cain also provided an update on separated bike lanes coming to George Bush Drive between Texas and Wellborn. She said the bike lanes have been designed and the Texas Department of Transportation is scheduled to let the construction contract in July. Rebuilding Krenek Tap Road, which includes replacing storm and sewer lines and adding sidewalks, is scheduled to start sometime this fall. Replacing tennis courts at Bee Creek Park and Central Park is scheduled to start later this summer. In July of last year, the College Station city council approved a resolution endorsing private fundraising for an indoor tennis building at Bee Creek Park. Assistant city manager Jennifer Prochazka responded to a council question that the offer has been rescinded. Construction of new pickleball and futsol courts at Anderson Park is expected to start before the end of this summer. The council was also told replacement of Bachmann Park little league and senior league buildings is scheduled to start either this July or August, construction of a bus shelter next to city hall is scheduled to start this fall, and construction of fire station seven on Greens Prairie Road is scheduled to start in the spring of 2025. Click below to hear some of the comments from the June 13, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council gets a semiannual update on capital projects” on Spreaker.