Oyster Creek News

When Byron Woods heard the rumor of a tiger roaming Oyster Creek, he wasn't surprised.

Reports of tiger still have county on alert No evidence yet, but Brazoria officials are looking into claims By PAIGE HEWITT HOUSTON CHRONICLE Dec.

Tiger at Oyster Creek? It's possible there's a tiger skulking around Brazoria County.

It's a tale about a tiger that police in a Texas town are taking seriously. Oyster Creek police are on the lookout for a tiger after reported sightings of a meandering big cat with orange and black stripes in the area about 50 miles south of Houston.

Authorities on Thursday searched for a tiger a man had said was roaming Oyster Creek, but they never found the animal, its tracks or signs of damage to property or livestock.

Could there be a tiger roaming the streets of a Brazoria County city? Some residents are saying, "Yes." Oyster Creek Police Department dispatchers say they've received several reports regarding a tiger sighting, but no police officers have been able to spot the wild cat.

A proposal to require the owners of a New Jersey nuclear power plant to install water cooling towers has been put on hold.

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For many former Brazoria County Youth Home residents, remembering those years is bittersweet.

Steam rose from disposabe plates straining under the weight of dinner, and the comfort-food aroma of buttered mashed potatoes hung heavily in the air.

The city's assistant fire chief has resigned amid disagreements concerning what he said is the decision to continue buying used bunker gear after a benefit aimed at raising cash for new gear.

The water rose to near the highwater mark established in the flood of 1913. The water at the bridge, which normally is around 15 feet, rose to around 25 feet deep.

Southern Brazoria County has numerous opportunities for paddling - from freshwater rivers, creeks and bayous to the saline waterways along the coast.

Brazosport Water Authority board members are sending a letter to Angleton officials to tell them about what they call board member Larry Shaefer's serious misconduct, though Shaefer says he simply is trying to shed light on wrongdoing.

Yesterday, as I was walking across the bridge at Oyster Creek Park in SugarLand, Texas, I suddenly saw this bright light with several beings of lightwaiting for me at the other end of the bridge.

To help celebrate Sugar Land's 50th anniversary, citizens were asked this year to vote for the "50 Best Things" about the City - Sugar Land Town Square came in first.

John Stanford was given five minutes Monday night to address Freeport City Council and used his time to make three requests of the city's elected leaders.

Members of the city's bond task force now are looking into the city's drain pipes.

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.

The nation's oldest nuclear power plant is showing its age. The latest problems at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generation Station in Lacey Township, N.J., are a series of radioactive water leaks.