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Brazos County Missing Person Case Now Includes An Arson Investigation

The Brazos County sheriff’s office search for a missing woman also involves an arson investigation. A sheriff’s office news release says a pickup truck owned by 53 year old Nikki Winder was found on fire near the last place she was seen. That was on Wednesday afternoon (February 27) near Aggieland Safari Park east of Bryan. Anyone living along or near FM 974 with home video is asked to contact the sheriff’s office. Investigators are attempting to find a 2025 Chevy truck with black rims that was in the area Wednesday afternoon between 3 and 4:15 p.m.

Republicans Tell Brazos County Primary Voters To Proofread Their Ballots

Republicans tell Brazos County primary voters to proofread their ballots. That’s because there are races with more than seven candidates. In those races, voters have to touch a button on Brazos County voting machines to see the remaining candidates. The first person to contact WTAW News requesting assistance with educating voters was the chairman of the Brazos County Republican Party, Russ Ford. Ford and a candidate for the Republican nomination for congressional district 10 whose name is not seen until voters hit the button to see the remaining choices, Ben Bius, told WTAW News they want signage at Brazos County voting locations informing voters that some races will require the additional step to see all candidates. Bius also told WTAW News “I feel like this has harmed me and the other candidates. And I know that all the folks on that ballot want to have a fair election.” Brazos County elections administrator Trudy Hancock told WTAW News “I feel that the voters of Brazos County are intelligent voters. They can follow the instructions to see the full field of candidates.” WTAW News also took a phone call from a Brazos County voter to report what happened when he made his selection for a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, which is another race with more than seven candidates. After the voter touched the button to see the remaining candidates, he said the voting machine changed his selection. WTAW News contacted Hancock about what the voter described as the machine flipping his vote. Hancock said she took that machine out of service. She said that was after she attempted to replicate the issue and could not get the machines to do so. She said she took the machine in question off-line out of an abundance of caution. Click below to hear comments from Russ Ford, Ben Bius, and Trudy Hancock, all visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver. Listen to “Republicans tell Brazos County primary voters to proofread their ballots” on Spreaker.

Preview Of The Next Statue Dedication At The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial

The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial at College Station’s Veterans Park will dedicate its newest statue on Saturday morning (February 28) at 10:30. The new statue, which honors veterans of the Mexican Border Service, is a representation of a commander in the 10th U.S. Cavalry “Buffalo Soldiers”, Army major Charles Young. This is the 25th BVVM statue created by sculptor J. Payne Lara of Navasota. The keynote speaker is retired Marine captain Al Scott, who is also a retired executive with Wells Fargo Bank in Bryan/College Station. BVVM spokesman and WTAW alumnus Tom Turbiville says this is the next to last statue to be placed at the memorial. He also says there will be a special program recognizing the United States 250th birthday the morning of July 4th at 9 a.m. at the American Revolution statue. And the memorial’s wall of honor, recognizing those who have served in the military, will pass 7,000 names during the annual Veterans Day program. Click below to hear Tom Turbiville’s visit with Scott DeLucia on WTAW’s The Infomaniacs February 26, 2026. Listen to “Preview of the newest statue and dedication program at the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial” on Spreaker. News release from the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial: The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial (BVVM) will dedicate its newest statue on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 10:30 a.m. This statue, honoring veterans of the Mexican Border Service, is a representation of Major Charles Young, U.S. Army, as a commander in the 10th U.S. Cavalry “Buffalo Soldiers” in 1916. This statue is a part of the 17th memorial site along the Lynn Stuart Pathway, a half-mile trail connecting the BVVM memorials, and the 25th statue created by sculpture J. Payne Lara of Navasota for the Memorial. The dedication’s keynote remarks will be given by Captain Alfred ‘Al’ E. Scott, USMC (Ret.) Captain Scott enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1974 and commissioned as an officer after graduating from Texas A&M University in 1981 with a BBA in accounting. After serving more than 20 years in the Marines, Captain Scott entered the banking industry and retired from Wells Fargo Bank as business relationship manager and vice president of Bryan/College Station and Northwest Houston locations. This dedication is the first BVVM event for the historic American 250 celebration year and coincides with the annual Black History Month. The soldier chosen to represent the conflict, Major Young, served in the U.S. Army from 1889 to 1922 after being the third Black graduate of the United States Military Academy. He commanded the 2nd Squadron of the 10th U.S. Cavalry during the 1916 Punitive Expedition by the U.S. into Mexico. He was the first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army.