College Station City Council Takes Next Step Toward Improvements In And Around Thomas Park

College Station ISD School Board Receives An Update On Bond Funded Construction Projects

The May meeting of the College Station ISD school board included an update on construction projects around the district funded by bond issues passed by voters in 2023 and 2024. The report from CSISD assistant superintendent Josh Symank included responding to complaints about the mismatched color of brick at multiple campuses. Symank said the same color of brick from the same manufacturer was ordered for projects at Consolidated and College Station High Schools and at Rock Prairie elementary. Symank says the new brick will receive an acid wash to come closer to the original brick that has changed color over time. Symank shared a 33 page presentation that includes photos of construction at multiple locations. Click HERE to read and download the construction update that was presented at the May 19, 2026 CSISD board meeting. The report includes projects at Consolidated and College Station High Schools, Rock Prairie elementary, phase two of CSISD’s career and technical education center, and stadium improvements at Consolidated and College Station High Schools. Click below to hear comments from Josh Symank at the May 19, 2026 CSISD board meeting. Listen to “College Station ISD school board members receive an update on bond funded construction projects” on Spreaker.

College Station Police Find A Missing Child While Bryan Police Make An Arrest On Charges Of Threatening The Director And Children At An Early Learning Center

Last weekend’s activity for College Station police included finding a missing child. Officers were notified Sunday night (May 17) around nine of a lost child around the pool of an apartment complex near Southwest Parkway and Welsh. A CSPD spokesman tells WTAW News that the four year old boy was found at the apartment. And the youngster took officers to the apartment where he lived. Parents were located, the child appeared healthy and well cared for, and no arrests were made. Activities at a Bryan church’s children’s learning center are disrupted by a woman who was arrested on charges of threatening to kill the director and 15 to 20 children. Bryan police arrest reports say the woman was outside the St. Joseph Catholic Church early learning center banging on a window and making the threats. The director locked the doors, moved the children into the library, then called police. 46 year old Laterya Torrence of Bryan was charged with making a terroristic threat, resisting arrest, giving a fake name, and possessing drug paraphernalia. As of May 20, Torrence remains in the Brazos County jail in lieu of bonds totaling $14,000 dollars.

Retirements Of Franklin’s Police Chief And An Officer

In Franklin, the city’s police chief and one of its officers have retired. That follows the city council placing on paid suspension, chief Terry Thibodeaux and officer John Key. The decisions by Thibodeaux, who had been with the department for 25 years and Key for six years, meant the city council took no action on their employment status at Monday night’s meeting (May 18). The paid suspensions follow an investigation that was started by the state agency that certifies law enforcement officers. The nature of the investigation was not disclosed. WTAW News has asked a city spokesperson if an interim chief has been named and if the vacancies will be filled.