The Alvin Community College Board of Regents received a report on student achievement during its meeting Nov. 29.
News
As her children ate up a pancake breakfast, Franchesca Edgley said they were in a bit of a hurry.
For students who work and may not have time to test, register or apply for financial aid for college during the week, Alvin Community College is opening its doors Saturday Jan. 5, 2019, for the Super Saturday Registration Blitz.
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the application for the Homeowner Assistance Program is now available in all eligible Hurricane Harvey affected counties. The Texas General Land Office allocated $1.098 billion in Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Recovery funds …
Alvin Police Department
The Manvel City Council is wrestling with changes to the subdivision ordinance that would include the addition of a Roadway Phasing Plan and a Development Plat Statute.
In front of a room that news cameras have almost completely disappeared from, the Santa Fe ISD School Board welcomed two new members to the body. Both incumbents, John Rothermel of Position No. 4, who had served as the board’s vice president, and Sheryl Skufca of Position No. 5, who had serv…
Sports
HOUSTON – While producing one of the best seasons ever for a first-year Texas high school varsity football program, second half comebacks have ultimately become a trademark for the Shadow Creek Sharks’ historic run, as well.
BRYAN - Domination took center stage for the Shadow Creek Sharks in the Class 5A Division-1 Regional Football Semifinals Saturday afternoon.
The Manvel Lady Mavericks and Alvin Yellowjackets both came away with tournament championships to highlight area hoop action last weekend.
HOUSTON - Little things can often add up to be big factors in the postseason.
BRYAN - While Shadow Creek’s defense may have been a bit overlooked during a banner regular season in which the offense was putting up over 40 points a game on the scoreboard, the other side of the ball finally seems to be turning more than a few heads for the Sharks’ opposition in the playoffs.
Obituaries
Marie Petersen, 83, of Alvin, Texas, passed away December 4, 2…
Barbara Mitchell Bass passed away Monday, December 3, 2018, at…
Betty Hornback Dearing, age 90, of Alvin, Texas, passed away S…
Consuelo "Connie" Gonzales, age 83, of Alvin, Texas, passed aw…
Alfred Daniel Segelquist was born October 13, 1928, in Lissie,…
Opinion
There are those who believe that cutting back on the amount of beef we eat or taking meat off the dinner plate altogether, will go a long way toward stopping global climate change or solving worldwide environmental problems. Those people believe animal agriculture is unsustainable and wastef…
The problem, the fisherman explained, was the gators kept taking his fish.
When George H.W. Bush died several days ago, it was neither a shock or terribly saddening.
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