West Columbia News

The Holiday Homes Tour of eight historical buildings in East and West Columbia will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Times are bad economically for some families, so the West Columbia Police Department is asking for more than toys this year as part of the annual Blue Santa Program.

Originally published December 2, 2009 at 8:33 p.m., updated December 2, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. Victoria recipients of the 2008 Texas EMS Telecommunicator of the Year awardEva Olguin Lori Kliem Pat Cantu The dispatchers each won the award for their response to the bus crash on U.S. Highway 59.

Though a plan hasn't been developed to deal with E. coli bacteria found in the San Bernard River, residents, business owners, farmers and ranchers want to know how the problem will affect them.

As travelers pack up the car during the holidays to visit family or go on vacation, officials want to help their holidays remain bright by making sure they stay safe on the roads, each home is locked up tight and valuables in cars are out of sight.

Two teens were arrested Wednesday after police said they admitted to breaking into a home in the 600 block of Tall Timber and stealing three shotguns and a deer rifle, West Columbia police investigator Curtis Wulf said.

West Columbia Police Department's newest officer doesn't accept pay for his work.

Wild Peach Elementary students traditionally move on to Barrow Elementary after the fifth grade, but this year's fifth-graders will stick around for another year.

Cleanliness is next to godliness, 'they' say - usually it comes from a pulpit or as a stern parental admonishment to 'make sure you wash behind your ears!' The phrase was etched into posterity thanks to a 1778 sermon by John Wesley, but dates back to Hebrew religious writings and ancient Babylon, according to yourdictionary.com. Cleanliness, too, ...

A shortage of goods at area food pantries has those who run them concerned it's going to be a difficult holiday season, and predictions the economy will remain sluggish don't brighten things up.

There were no tears when David Howarth was surprised as he was presented with Keep America Beautiful's Iron Eyes Cody Award.

No one can say Damon ISD Superintendent Donald Rhodes isn't involved with his work.

Events help bring Stephen F. Austin to life The Father of Texas continues to be the mother of all inspiration for history-themed events in southern Brazoria County.

Brazoria County Sheriff Charles Wagner has issued a Sex Offender Notification on Stephen Michael Ramey, who has registered his home address in West Columbia, Texas.

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Hundreds of children are expected to participate in the 11th Annual BASF/Wholesale Electric Walk for Habitat this weekend, to prove they not only can talk the talk, but walk the walk as well.

Just as a home is built piece by piece and nail by nail, students can give money to Habitat for Humanity penny by penny.

It's a night on which many children can freely ignore safety rules they've been taught since birth.

While little ballerinas, kitty cats and pirates stalk the streets in search of porch lights signaling a neighbor has Halloween candy, other costumed creatures will fill their night with games and other activities as well as their buckets with candy.

In a county known for cherishing its impressive history, it was heartening to see the 14-year effort to refurbish and reopen the Columbia Rosenwald School building finally come to fruition.