Angleton News

The Fishin' Fiesta cranked into high gear Saturday. Freeport Municipal Park was crowded as people were celebrating the July 4 holiday with horseshoe and washer tournaments, a childrens' pageant, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Coastal Expo and four bands preparing to hit the stage.

Howdy. Wow, it's been hot and dry, too. Believe it or not, there are folks who keep track of how dry and hot it has been.

An elderly woman in Rosharon can barely afford to keep their mobile home in good enough repair to keep out the weather, let alone pay a steep summer electric bill or buy a new fan.

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.

The air was thick, the sun hot and the breeze light while several people worked in the heat to build a traditional dog-trot cabin patterned after similar structures in the 1800s.

If an outdoor concert becomes as loud as lawn equipment, it could be shut down after Angleton City Council members agreed to a sound-level variance to the city's noise ordinance.

Brazoswood student's Eagle Scout project makes a difference at drug abuse center Thanks to the efforts of Brazoswood High School student Andre Nguyen, the people living and being treated at Brazos Place have a more pleasant view out the front window.

Is high school graduation in 2009 accompanied by the almost overwhelming number of social events that I remember from 'my' day? Remember, that was a long time ago - even longer than I realized, in fact.

City officials say they support the push to create a transit system linking four of the area's cities, but want to tweak a couple of the buses' proposed stopping points.

Angleton High School in Angleton, TX has produced some very impressive athletes over the last few years and this year, they have another one.

Alex Schindler, 20, of League City, pleaded guilty Monday to intoxicated manslaughter in exchange for a 180-day jail term and 10 years probation.

James Jesus Angleton, The CIA, and the Craft of Counterintelligence. By Michael Holzman.

Mason Stevens held his arm aloft and asked to touch a snake yanked from a pillowcase by a rugged, pistol-toting cowboy who dropped in on a bunch of young readers Wednesday at the Lake Jackson Library.

Council members declined to vote on a penalty for removal of sewer clean-out caps and an ordinance limiting the times and days construction is allowed.

Mothers for years have told children to wash their hands, and Mother Nature put the squeeze on cleaner extremities after this spring's H1N1 virus scare.

Brazosport's new bus service is halfway home. Lake Jackson City Council, during its meeting Monday, became the second city to fund a mass transit system serving Lake Jackson, Clute, Freeport and Angleton, putting $45,000 toward the bus service's first year of operation.

An area high school suffered a minor fire Tuesday afternoon, but it won't keep students from attending class.

No one was injured in a minor fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon at Angleton ISD's Angleton High School.

The man charged with the stabbing death of Richard Keller apparently asked him for money, then attacked when Keller did not give him any, police said.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been changed from its original posting to correct information.