Jones Creek News

"Bubba" Howard Rape, whose unique style of marshaling included never carrying a gun and cutting his salary by half for 9 years, to provide funding for an extra deputy, was honored for his 28 years of service as City Marshall to Jones Creek.

Bubba Rape's approach to crime-fighting includes discussions over a cup of hot coffee or handing over a person's newspaper he had picked up while making a house call, friends and colleagues said.

Roads were in poor shape and Freeport could be reached by only one that led from Angleton and one from West Columbia when Dow arrived in Brazoria County.

Jones Creek officials were 'ecstatic' Tuesday after more than 100 adults and their children attended the city's first National Night Out event.

Mosquito counts are above the highest measurable range in much of the southeastern part of Brazoria County, and mosquito control officials are hitting the insects with all they have.

Gary Robinson, left, of Rolling Thunder, hugs Philip Ford at Ford's son's restored grave.

Gary Robinson, left, of Rolling Thunder, hugs Philip Ford at Ford's son's restored grave.

This story in the Houston Chronicle caught my eye because it describes the idiotic vandalism of Cody Ford's gravesite in Jones Creek, Texas, south of Houston.

Philip Ford's blood begins to boil as he talks about the thieves who desecrated his son's grave and stole the bronzed battlecross commemorating the ultimate sacrifice made by Cody Ford, a 21-year-old U.S. Army specialist who was killed in Iraq.

Like all good art projects, Brazosport Art League began with a big idea and no money.

Playing violin in the Brazosport High School orchestra has helped Bailey Groom more than just musically.

Who, upon seeing a police vehicle, doesn't feel the automatic reflex to slow down even before checking the speedometer? That instinctive action alone is proof law enforcement presence is a deterrent.

One person is dead following the crash of a car early this morning on Steven F. Austin St.

Investigators still have not released the name of the girl killed in the crash that injured four others early Sunday morning.