Oyster Creek News

OYSTER CREEK CLEANING NEARS 3-MILE MARK As the barge that is removing debris from Oyster Creek nears the railroad trestle at Old Angleton Road, it also nears the 3-mile mark, Lake Jackson Public Works Director Craig Nisbett said.

Clute takes plunge into serious drainage work Looking up at the searing, cloudless skies then down at the parched brown grass, it's been hard to imagine recently there could be a need anytime soon for drainage - much less drainage improvements.

Even though many county residents still are dealing with the damage wrought by Hurricane Ike last September, weather forecasters are warning hurricane season is upon us again.

A new mix of members and two changed votes resulted in Brazosport Water Authority reversing course and approving a rate increase.

The cleanup of Oyster Creek ran aground, but officials expect it to pick up again this week.

Every dog needs a home. So, Oyster Creek police are having a raffle in an effort to raise money for the construction of two kennels for their new K-9 unit, a 5-year-old German shepherd named Velo.

In an effort to encourage the Brazos River Authority to take better care of Clute's wastewater treatment plant, City Council approved giving notice it will terminate the authority's contract in one year.

Medics took four contractors to area hospitals Wednesday after a large vessel they were lining with a cement material rolled off its supports at Freeport Welding, Freeport officials said.

Victoria Cummings thought Cooper was a fitting name for a grouper, and if she had her way, his middle name would be Rooper.

Neigborhood: and is full of nature's treasures. At the entrance to Oyster Creek Park, there is a wooden bridge where many people stop to feed the large turtles in the water below.

Normal operations have resumed at the nation's oldest nuclear power plant a week after it was shut down because of a failed transformer.

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RICHWOOD WILL LET LJ CLEAN ITS PART OF CREEK Richwood is giving Lake Jackson permission to clean the portion of Oyster Creek that is partially in Richwood, said Glenn Patton, interim city administrator.

Bald eagle hopefully to soar again. As our imposing national symbol, the bald eagle is deserving of every citizen's respect.

Jeremy Huebel wants to kayak down Oyster Creek, but doing so is almost impossible because of the overwhelming amount of debris it contains.

As the Oyster Creek Generating Station enters its fifth decade of producing electricity, a look back at the previous 40 years exposes the turbulent relationship the United States and the rest of the world have had with nuclear power.

Nancy Howard hopes to help preserve the history of Brazoria County one grave at a time.

The relicensing last week of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, the nation's oldest nuclear power plant, guarantees that nuclear energy is here to stay in New Jersey, for at least a few more decades, even as state officials continue to push alternative sources of energy.

Becka Ryder was on the road to a life of alcohol, drugs and prostitution as a youngster growing up in Pearland during the 1960s and early '70s. Her mother, Sylvia Utley, who died five years ago, was ill-equipped to offer a loving home as she battled mental illness and alcoholism.

Federal regulators have agreed to extend the license of the nation's oldest nuclear power plant to 2029.