Sweeny News

Five dedicated officers of the Bay City Police Department were promoted to the rank of corporal at City Hall on Monday, Nov.

John Follett unlocked his arms and smiled as drumrolls slowly grew louder, matching the beat of quick, straight steps of hundreds of military veterans marching through the streets of Sweeny.

News of a hospital coming to Alvin cured what ailed Pete Nash. The physical therapist and Alvin Community College regent chair remembered the years he and other residents fought to bring a hospital to town.

The day after tribute was paid to 13 men and women killed in what they believed to be the safety of an American military base, we honor the millions of others who served with equal honor in the name of preserving our freedom and fighting to bring them to other oppressed people around the globe.

Even a commanding officer couldn't stop Leroy Walker from fighting for our freedom.

Brazoria County could either replace a mosquito control airplane that crashed last month, contract for some control services or make do with what it has.

The Sweeny Library recently announced the winner of its drawing for a quilt based on the theme of the 2009 summer reading program, 'Libraries: Deep in the Heart of Texas.' The name of Kinsi Cook was drawn from those of all the children who participated in the program at the Sweeny Library.

Yesterday was the first day of autumn. I just love this time of year, but I can't wait for the temperatures to cool down so it really feels like fall.

Beverly Marshall's passion is singing in the choir at Greater Mount Zion Church.

One man was shot and another was stabbed during a quarrel about money after a hog hunting trip in Brazoria County, authorities said.

As northern Brazoria County grows, so do its school districts, but those in southern Brazoria County have seen a marked decline in student enrollment during the same period, according to an informal analysis of data provided to The Facts.

He had climbed through razor wire, avoided bullets from a .357-caliber gun and charmed prison dogs with tuna from his pocket, but a couple of farmhouse pooches almost were Marlow Wayne Reynolds' undoing.

Roaches crawling out of electrical outlets, lying face-to-face with a snake beneath a house or finding a dead rat in an attic crawl space is all in a day's work for Warren Williams.

The Houston-based oil company claims that PdVSA hasn't been meeting its obligation to supply crude to Merey Sweeny L.P., which owns a major unit at the Conoco refinery in Sweeny, Texas.

A portion of the additional state funding coming to local school districts from a federal stimulus package must be spent on increasing teacher pay.

Next month, 44 years will have passed since a rather well-known tale of an experience with a UFO took place in Brazoria County.

Area school districts showed widespread improvement on their TAKS scores last year, and that accomplishment ought to generate a lot of pride among Brazoria County campuses and communities.

In hopes of bringing families together, the First Baptist Church of Sweeny will host the Pastor Pete's Back to School Fishing Tournament.

There's one thing parents won't find on back-to-school shopping lists this year, but it's something they can't overlook - an updated checklist of required immunizations.

School district officials across Brazoria County said they were pleased to see the number of students who passed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills increase this year.