Brazos County Voters To Decide This November Whether To Ban Roaming Livestock

College Station City Council Approves Revised Master Plan For Texas Independence Park

The College Station city council gives the green light to proceed with a nearly $21 million dollar repurposing what was supposed to be a baseball field complex. Due to bad soil quality off Rock Prairie Road at Texas Independence Park, the council unanimously supported a new master plan that parks and recreation director Kelsey Heiden described as having more passive uses. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials associated with the master plan that was approved at the August 8, 2024 College Station city council meeting. The park will include College Station’s first 18 hole disc golf course. Incorporated into the park will be walking and bike trails. There will also be a fishing pond, green space for pickup games, and what Heiden describes as a destination play experience. The council directed staff to solicit proposals to finalize designs that were developed by an outside company and by Texas A&M students with public input. Yet to be decided are funding sources and the construction schedule for the various features. The council approving the master plan comes as construction is wrapping up on a restroom building. Click below to hear comments from the August 8, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council approves a master plan for the repurposed Texas Independence Park” on Spreaker.  

City of College Station Update on WTAW

Bryan Woods, College Station City Manager, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about the challenges and rewards of his position, Texas Independence Park, ambulance and fire truck usage, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Friday, August 9, 2024. Listen to “College Station City Manager Bryan Woods on The Infomaniacs” on Spreaker.

Brazos County District Attorney’s Office Adds A Murder Charge In The Shooting Death Of A Bryan Woman

The Brazos County district attorney’s office announces adding a murder charge in the shooting death of a Bryan woman on Monday night (August 5). Jail records also show 22 year old Dequajna Johnson remains charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. As previously reported, 22 year old Keianna Hines of Bryan was killed during what bystanders told Bryan police was an ongoing dispute with Johnson about the same ex-boyfriend. According to a new BPD arrest report, Johnson was in a stopped car when she shot 22 year old Keianna Hines of Bryan. Johnson told detectives she pulled a gun out of her purse when Hines opened the car door because “she only wanted to make Keianna back up so she could shut the car door.” The arrest report said Johnson “extended her right arm out as if she was shooting a firearm but turned her head away from where she would be pointing the firearm.” Johnson said “she thought the gun was on safety” but “the gun went off” and that she “was not aware that she even hit her”. Johnson remains jailed in lieu of a $250,000 dollar bond on the murder charge, a $200,000 dollar bond for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and a $100,000 dollar bond on an unrelated aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge where she is awaiting trial for threatening a man with a gun at a College Station apartment pool in June 2023. On Thursday (August 8), Johnson was transferred to the Robertson County jail. The Brazos County sheriff’s office chief deputy for corrections Kevin Stuart tells WTAW News that was because Johnson has a relative who works at the jail. Original story, August 7, 2024: An ongoing dispute between two Bryan women about the same ex-boyfriend resulted in gunfire Monday night (August 5) that killed one of the women and put the other woman in jail. That’s according to the Bryan police arrest report of 22 year old Dequajna Johnson on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the death of 22 year old Keianna Hines. The arrest report also said there was police involvement in what was only described as a previous incident between the two women on June 24th. Johnson, who is jailed in lieu of a $200,000 dollar bond, is awaiting trial on a charge of threatening a man with a gun at a College Station apartment pool in June of 2023. Bond in the 2023 case has been increased to $100,000 dollars following a request by the district attorney’s office. Johnson is also accused of violating probation related to a misdemeanor theft that took place in December 2019.