Brazoria News

Even war can't break the bonds of friendship. Army Chief Warrant Officer Chuck Christian reunited with former classmate Rebecca Clements after more than two decades at a party this weekend celebrating the soldier's 21 years of military service.

Monday, Investigators with the Brazoria County Sheriff's office Narcotics and Patrol Divisions served a warrant on a man on CR 702 in Brazoria Texas.

A new sanctuary, classrooms, offices and gymnasium will aid the growth of Greater Mount Zion Church in Brazoria, Senior Pastor Roland Hendricks said.

The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office is a little closer to home for residents of Silverlake, Southwyck and Silver Creek subdivisions after residents there helped build a law enforcement substation that opened Saturday.

Carlos Rodriguez has no patience with uninsured drivers. He pointedly calls them "lowlifes." Are you one of them? State officials estimate that 20 percent of Texas drivers - that's 4 million - carry no insurance, not even the minimum liability required by law.

WHEREAS, the County of Brazoria on the 23rd day of June ,2009 is in imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from county wide drought conditions.

Brazoria County and Fort Bend County have joined the list of counties where you are forbidden to start fires or use fireworks.

A Brazoria man remained in the Brazoria County jail Monday evening after police say he escaped custody after a trip to Sweeny Community Hospital.

Nazarae Diggs knows Juneteenth is about family, friends and fun, but also realizes it's about freedom.

State Farm Mutual's latest average auto insurance rate increase varies by county.

Highway department and county officials say there's no need to worry, but when James Hopkins rides on, and even under the bridge over the San Bernard River on FM 2611, he is concerned.

When the Enabling Garden at the Brazoria Environmental Education Station in Angleton is completed, it will be the first garden of its kind, period, said Lee Withers, second vice president of the Brazoria County Master Gardeners.

Folks who live close to water, especially next to beaches and rivers, don't expect Mother Nature to throw them only bouquets.

Mary Katherine 'Cathie' Grigsby was on a trip with her church the weekend her husband was killed, but that hasn't kept Matagorda County authorities from charging her with what they believe was 'murder for hire.' Police said Jack Grigsby, 72, was found by Cathie Grigsby, 59, inside his Old Caney Road home about 9 p.m. May 17.

Yes, there are more people from all demographics competing for the same jobs, but whether you're fresh from college, a seasoned workplace veteran or a high school student looking for a summer job, Brazoria-area officials say not to give up on the hunt.

Surviving members of West Columbia's Class of 1934 say their bonds have grown stronger over time, thanks in part to annual get-togethers. 'We were pretty close,' Mary Kay Cornett said of the Class of 1934.

Step back in time as you walk through recreated military camps from the Texas Revolution to the Civil War era at the Abner Jackson Plantation site.

The characters on stage might have empt Brazosport College Drama Department's production of 'A Company of Wayward Saints.' The college's season technically ended recently with 'Pinocchio,' but fans will be treated to a one-week-only extra - performances of 'Wayward Saints' at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at the Seidule Drama Theatre.

A man found unconscious along CR 244 remained in critical condition at a Houston hospital Monday afternoon as police try to determine how he was injured.

Three members on the Brazosport Water Authority board rejected a proposal to increase water rates by up to $8 a year per household, but the issue is not dead.