WTAW’s Bill Oliver visits with Cary Baker of United Way of the Brazos Valley partner agency Scotty’s House child advocacy center, and with UWBV president Alison Prince about a new opportunity for those who and who are interested in coordinating workplace campaign to learn more about UWBV’s partner agencies.
Listen to “United Way of the Brazos Valley update, August 26 2019” on Spreaker.
The College Station city council at its last meeting (October 24) received an update from Texas A&M’s office of off-campus student services. Assistant director Jaclyn Upshaw-Brown’s report included starting the new “Good Neighbor Network”, allowing property managers to promote their housing by following a list of requirements. That drew the attention of councilmembers William Wright and Bob Yancy and mayor John Nichols. Brown also responded to questions about how the office is enforcing the city’s housing occupancy regulations and using city resources to assist students who have issues with their landlords. Brown will be part of a group who will make a similar presentation will be made by A and M representatives later this week to the board of regents. Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from Texas A&M’s office of off-campus student services during the October 24, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Click below to hear comments from the October 24, 2024 College Station city council meeting. Listen to “College Station city council receives an update from Texas A&M's off-campus student services office” on Spreaker.
For the third time in less than two months, College Station police take a 19 year old from Franklin to jail on an alcohol related offense. The CSPD arrest report says the driver, who was the designated driver, had seven beers and three shots in a three hour period before losing control of his car on Greens Prairie Road near Fitch. The car struck the Shipley’s Donut building and nearly hit a gas pump at the 7-11. That resulted in four tires being ripped from the rims. Online records show the driver, Trenton Hurst, went to jail in October for public intoxication and in September for minor in possession. Hurst remains in jail as of November 4th on the DWI charge in lieu of a $3,000 dollar bond. A College Station police officer catches a motorcyclist who the officer saw drove through the Northgate district four times before and after the bars closed Saturday morning (November 2) at an estimated one hundred miles per hour. The CSPD arrest report says the officer believes the motorcyclist intentionally stalled the engine with the idea to drive away at the last moment. Instead, the officer grabbed the handlebars and wrestled the driver to the ground. 19 year old Mercer Kerlin of College Station was taken to jail on three counts of reckless driving and evading arrest in a motorcycle with no license plates. Kerlin was released from jail after posting cash bonds totaling $11,000 dollars.
Those interested in the future highway looping around the east side of Bryan and College Station are invited to a public meeting. The Texas department of transportation (TxDOT) Bryan district office and Brazos County are promoting Thursday’s meeting (November 7) from five until seven p.m. at the Brazos Center. The specific alignment of the highway will not be determined until mid to late 2026. TxDOT’s website shows it will start from north Bryan at FM 2828, go to the east of the Steep Hollow area, and end at William D. Fitch in College Station. Click HERE to read and download more information about the project from TxDOT. Click HERE to read and download more information about the November 7th public meeting from Brazos County. Comments about what officials call the “Brazos Inner Loop East” must be received on or before Friday, November 22, 2024. Comments may be submitted by: • Mail: Inner Loop East Study c/o CD&P PO Box 5459 Austin, TX 78763 • Online: brazoscountytx.gov/653/Inner-Loop-East • Email: BrazosInnerLoopEast@quiddity.com • Voicemail: 979-383-2036 Monday (November 4) starts a new traffic obstacle for motorists in College Station at George Bush and Texas. The TxDOT Bryan district office says the first phase of adding bike lanes on George Bush affects the intersection with Texas. The first phase is scheduled to be completed November 14. The entire project, adding separated bike lanes on George Bush between Texas and Wellborn, is supposed to be completed by February 2025.
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