Sweeny News

What started five years ago as a trio of volunteers working for two weeks to feed as many children as they could has grown into a network of churches providing lunches to hundreds of children throughout the summer.

On July 1, 2009, Our Lord called home Dorothy Treybig. She was born Dorothy Ann Lukefahr on March 20, 1932, in Greeley, Neb., the sixth of eight children.

Clute takes plunge into serious drainage work Looking up at the searing, cloudless skies then down at the parched brown grass, it's been hard to imagine recently there could be a need anytime soon for drainage - much less drainage improvements.

As sweat continues to pour from people's foreheads, so does the flow of water to homes as residents try to keep dying grass, plants and trees alive and stay cool in the hot summer months.

While water use in Sweeny continues to swell along with rising temperatures, officials said they're not yet looking to cut the taps off.

The town that works together, grows together. More than 160 Sweeny-area residents, both youth and adults, are working together this week to better the lives of the less fortunate in the eighth installment of Sweeny United.

Originally published June 3, 2009 at 1:24 p.m., updated June 3, 2009 at 1:24 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for east Matagorda County and for Brazoria County until 1:45 p.m. Weather radar indicated a cluster of strong to severe storms capable of producing golf-ball size hail.

Not all teens are suited for, or even care about, college. That doesn't mean they don't have a bright future, and area schools are offering a variety of vocational or technical avenues for such students to pursue.

The future of roads in Sweeny just got a little less bumpy. City Council unanimously approved an ordinance at a meeting Thursday authorizing the sale of $631,000 of certificates of obligation to fund work on all city streets.

The road between them now doesn't mean as much as the road that brought them there.

Municipal elections were largely free of divisiveness On May 9, voters across Brazoria County went to the polls to elect council members in 16 cities, decide three mayors' races and tab trustees in six school districts - plus elect a port commissioner and several hospital board members for good measure.

A review by 11 News of what Houston-area school superintendents are paid reveals that higher-scoring districts often have lower-paid superintendents.

There's at least a chance no stores in Lubbock will be selling alcohol as a result of the May 9th election.

It's Monday night at the West Brazos Golf Course - we ladies are at it one more time.

As a teacher, Janice Eubank wanted students to enjoy reading. Her friends and family want to make sure that legacy lives.

With lessons learned from Hurricane Ike still fresh in their minds, Brazoria County emergency management officials have fine-tuned their plans and are offering two hurricane seminars to get residents ready for next month's start to hurricane season.

Brazoria County voters will elect council members in 16 cities, pick three mayors and select trustees in six school districts today.

Mike Hattaway knows Camp Karankawa. The Sweeny native remembers fondly going to the camp and roaming the woods to earn merit badges as a young Boy Scout in the 1960s.

One hundred and five artists from 25 states entered work in the Red River Valley Museum's eighth annual Red River Valley International Art Exhibition, according to museum executive director Mary Ann McCuistion.

Late police chief saw city through tornado, was known for stern fairness Alley was a quiet, commanding presence at Lubbock's police department for more than 36 years, joining at a time when the city signaled foot patrol officers to calls with a red beacon atop the Pioneer Hotel.