El Martes durante la reunión del consejo escolar de Bryan, hubo una pausa para reconocer al miembro Doug Wunneburger, que deja el cargo ya un año en su quinto mandato.
El proceso de solicitud no ha sido anunciado para como los seis miembros restantes de la junta nombrarán a alguien para llenar los dos años restantes del mandato de Wunneburger.
A new monument will be dedicated outside the Brazos County courthouse Tuesday afternoon (November 26). The monument is a bronze replica of the Victory or Death Alamo letter written in 1836 by William Barrett Travis and delivered to Sam Houston. Fain McDougal, who is the Brazos County representative of the Alamo Letter organization made the request to county commissioners last April to add the monument. Tuesday’s dedication program starts at 1:30. Click below to hear comments from Fain McDougal during the April 23, 2024 Brazos County commission meeting. News release from Brazos County: Brazos County residents and Texas history fans are invited to the dedication of a new monument at the Brazos County Courthouse. A bronze replica of the Victory or Death Alamo letter written by Lt. Col. William Barret Travis will go on permanent display on November 26, 2024, between the two flag poles in front of the courthouse. Travis’ letter was written on February 24, 1836, and heroically dispatched through the Mexican Army to General Sam Houston. The Brazos County Commissioners Court accepted the donation of the Alamo letter plaque during its regular meeting on April 23, 2024. Brazos County Alamo Letter Society Chair Fain McDougal said, “This Alamo Victory or Death letter plaque at our courthouse will serve as another reminder to future generations that freedom is not free, and the price of liberty does not come cheaply.” The public is invited to attend as local dignitaries gather on the front lawn of the Brazos County Courthouse on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 1:30 pm to remember the bravery of those who fought for Texas’ independence, and to dedicate the large granite and bronze monument in their honor. Visit www.alamoletter.com for more information on this statewide initiative.
College Station police searching a home in Bryan Thursday (November 21) finds more than two pounds of marijuana and 126 ecstasy pills. The couple who lives in the home, 43 year old John Pilkey and 36 year old Bobbie Jones, were arrested for possessing the drugs with the intent to sell. WTAW News has CSPD the estimated street value of the drugs that were seized. CSPD arrest reports also says Jones’s minor son assisted in weighing the marijuana and collecting money from selling marijuana. The arrest reports do not say who has custody of the juvenile. As of November 22, Pilkey and Jones remain in jail in lieu of bonds totaling $95,000 dollars each.
Blinn College trustees are told to reserve January 31st for the grand opening of the new Bryan campus administration and student services building. That began chancellor Mary Hensley’s project update during November’s trustees meeting. Hensley also reported that office assignments have been made and administrators are working on plans to move into the more than $30 million dollar building at Villa Maria and Nash. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the November 19, 2024 Blinn trustees meeting that includes interior and exterior photos of the new Bryan campus administration and student services building. Click below to hear comments from Mary Hensley during the November 19, 2024 Blinn College trustees meeting.
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