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Details emerge from Fort Hood

Soldiers at the Centennial Club at Biggs Airfield in El Paso take a moment Friday in memory of the slaying victims from Fort Hood. ... full story

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Messina Hof poised for wine tastings

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

-- Eagle Staff ReportMessina Hof Winery & Resort will host wine-tasting demonstrations in cities around the state through Friday.The events will include complimentary tastes of Messina Hof Pinot Grigio, Messina Hof Father and Son Riesling, and Me ... full story

Bryan store, city win renovation award

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

-- Eagle Staff ReportA downtown Bryan renovation project has won a statewide award.Brazos Valley Decorative Center at 401 S. Main St. and the city were awarded the Best Renovation and Rehabilitation Project at the 2009 Texas Downtown Association Pres ... full story

Robertson crash fatal to man, 72

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

-- Eagle Staff ReportOne person was killed and three were injured in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 79 in Robertson County on Friday afternoon.George Edwin Fitts, 72, of Marshall, died at the scene, officials with the Department of Public Safety said ... full story

Aggie businesses honored

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

Mike McAleer had been working as director of software development for a computer services company in Dallas when he and everyone else were told to pack up one Friday afternoon in 2000. "You don't expect a $5 billion company to go away overnight," the ... full story

Donate blood to Fort Hood victims

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

Eagle Staff ReportThe Scott & White Clinic in College Station will hold a blood drive next week to benefit victims of the Fort Hood shooting. Lindsey Joy, a hospital spokeswoman, said Scott & White Hospital in Temple, where gunshot victims we ... full story

Trial starts for woman accused of shaking baby

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

Testimony in the trial of a woman accused of injuring a child at an unlicensed day care center that she operated out of her home began Friday with the child's parents tearfully describing the day their daughter fell limp from brain injuries while und ... full story

Displays for Christmas already up

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

Christmas comes but once a year, but recently it seems to be coming earlier and earlier.There is still Halloween candy sitting out, but some Brazos Valley retail stores have had Christmas displays up for weeks. Even the city of Bryan has gotten in th ... full story

Cameron civilian among victims of the shooting

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

Mike Cahill enjoyed his work so much, it was worth the 60 miles each way from his home in Cameron to Fort Hood, family members said late Friday night. "I work in a school, and I always pictured something like this more likely happening to me than to ... full story

Calendar

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

SaturdayCLUBSRio Brazos Audubon Society -- Birding 101, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Lick Creek Park, 13600 Rock Prairie Road E. Helps beginning birders learn to identify local birds. Meet in the parking lot at the main entrance. Bring binoculars if you have t ... full story

5K run, dog jog to benefit BV pets

Published Saturday, November 07, 2009

-- Eagle Staff ReportThe Impact Animal Foundation will host a Just Fur Fun 5K and dog jog on Nov. 21. The foundation finds foster homes for dogs and cats in the Brazos Valley. The cost to participate is $15 per person, and proceeds will benefit the f ... full story