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Recruiting on the High Seas :: DE Dartwan Bush
Recruiting is truly heating up as Brazoswood HS (Freeport, TX) DE Dartwan Bush (6-1/245) gave the Texas Tech coaching staff a verbal commitment yesterday. The Measurables: Follow me after the jump for a more on Dartwan, including a link to some free ... Comment?
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Henson, proud face of Freeport, dies at 85
... worked 44 years as a brakeman and conductor for Missouri Pacific Railroad, but he began working at a golf course in Freeport at age 10 to make sure his brothers and sisters had clothes, Buck Henson said. Bo Henson joined the Army Air Corps during ... Comment?
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The officials of the local Ralph Hanson Post are anxious that the Freeport section do its part in the membership drive, and this assist in the move for additional hospital facilities for more than 5,000 mentally ill veterans. Comment?
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Rain, floods cause many to evacuate
... could be declared a disaster area. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, July 26, an estimated 27 inches of rain had fallen in Freeport, according to a full front page of stories about the flooding, one of which noted the rain was still falling. The hardest hit of ... Comment?
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Acclaim and a Shame for Dec. 21, 2009
Freeport police offer sweet deal for youth. While they were welcome to plenty of short stacks, Freeport youth certainly didn't get the short shrift over the weekend from the Freeport Police Department. Comment?
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... ahead with optimism. The petrochemical giant has increased the number of employees and contract laborers at the Freeport site to about 4,000 and 3,000, respectively, as product demand bounces back from low levels. In January, the company cut 350 ... Comment?
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Richwood incentives help lure jobs, revenue
Lake Jackson, Clute, Freeport and Angleton traditionally have been the Brazosport cities to watch for hotel and business development in Brazoria County, but lately Richwood is making a move. Comment?
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... actually named Oyster Creek. The town in Brazoria County is about fifty miles south of Houston, just north of Freeport, and very close to the Gulf of Mexico, in Texas. Oyster Creek Police Sgt. Rick Hempel told the Associated Press on December 18, ... Comment?
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Oyster Creek officers look for tiger
... game wardens assisted the search using night vision technology, but found no traces of the animal, Bradberry said. Freeport police officers also searched the area around the convenience store, but came up empty, a Freeport police spokeswoman said. ... Comment?
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A good way to spend time outdoors
... Count is today. E-mail Ron Weeks at ronweeks(at)sbcglobal.net or Jennifer Wilson at jennifer_wilson(at)fws.gov. Freeport: Count is Sunday. E-mail Mike Austin at mj_eh(at)comcast.net. Brazoria: Count is Jan. 3. E-mail Tom Taroni at ... Comment?
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Fish in the Gulf: Red snapper making a comeback, but flounder are faltering
... year, the population has recovered. "You're catching more redfish coast-wide," said biologist Jennifer Bixby. In Freeport, two sport fishermen have their own homegrown project under way to increase the fish population in Texas waters. "We in Texas ... Comment?
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Soldier surprises sons with visit
... start from scratch, but they stayed here because they loved their new church home, the Freespirit Worship Center in Freeport, she said. Ronald and Regina Washington counted their blessings Wednesday evening as they watched their sons' faces light ... Comment?
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... our local Texas Seafood Industry leaders. LOCAL LEADERS ON TV: Gary Gore and Patrick Riley with Western Seafood in Freeport talked about what the industry is like now and what it used to be like. They went on about how imported shrimp has cut the ... Comment?
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River Tracing: Brazos, 2: The Jungle of the Columbia Bottomlands
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... lunch at the On the River, an undistinguished but hearty seafood joint located, not on the river, but nearby, in Freeport, near the aging shrimp boats, we set out to criss-cross the Columbia Bottomlands. These are the lush lowlands that reach from ... Comment?
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Take advantage of chances for public input
When Freeport City Council gaveled a public hearing to session this week, officials looked around, but no one had anything to say. Comment?
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River Tracing: Brazos, Part 1: Search for the True Mouth
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... after each storm to take advantage of river, sea and shore, as well as proximity to the giant shipping centers of Freeport and Brazosport just inland. Since we are familiar with Sursfide, home to our annual Reading Weeks, we chose unexplored ... Comment?
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Annual drive nets toys, bikes, money for kids
... motorcyclists made its way down Highway 288-B in Angleton, along FM 2004 and through Jones Creek, before ending at Freeport Municipal Park where Salvation Army volunteers were waiting and ready with chili and drinks. The Salvation Army provided ... Comment?
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Biorefiners Win Government Funds
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... products. Algenol Biofuels , for example, won $25 million to produce ethanol from algae at Dow Chemical 's plant in Freeport, Texas. ClearFuels Technology will get $23 million to produce diesel and jet fuel in Commerce City, Colo., from woody ... Comment?
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Surfside bar owner wants longer drinking hours
A bar owner has asked the village to follow Freeport's lead and extend its alcohol serving hours. Comment?
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Surfside to discuss serving hours change
A bar owner has asked the village to follow Freeport's lead and extend its alcohol serving hours. Comment?
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