Rosemary and Ceirilo Gomez were looking through the pieces of their house scattered across the property and into a field across CR 192 near the CR 172 intersection. It took seconds for a tornado to undo the hard work they had put into fixing it.
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W hile some years seem to fly by like a lawn chair in a hurricane, 2024 felt more like it moved with the speed of a power restoration crew. And it wasnât because we had an extra day in February this year.
Thomas and Fairi Lou Grissett, left and center, were recognized Dec. 14 by the Cradle of Texas, Chapter 33, Sons of the American Revolution for their decades-long involvement with the Jones Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Thomas Grissett served the department as a firefighters for 50 years,…
ALVIN â Alvin Community College nursing students had a pinning ceremony Dec. 11 for Associate Degree Nursing at the ACC Gym.
Surfing Santa, hosted by the Surfside Surf Station, hosted a friendly competition Saturday among fellow surfers dressed as Santa and other holiday characters, braving both the waves and chilly winds to entertain families.
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Volunteers put the final pieces together Friday, including dozens of bikes, as the Brazoria County Dream Center prepared to give out Christmas toys to 1,300 children. Almoast 500 of them will receive bicycles this year, the first time every child who asked fora bike will receive one.
As right- wing politicians and pundits pointed with mockery at President Joe Bidenâs impossible-to-deny cognitive decline, longtime Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger quietly disappeared from public view. For the last six months of her term before heading into retirement, the Metroplex represen…
Atop my list of professional goals for 2025 is for The Facts to improve service to its print subscribers. I want those of you who subscribe to home delivery to know you are valued and to stay with us. I hope those of you we have lost will come back.
Wharton had its best game against Columbia in about a decade during the two teamsâ District 10-4A, Division 2 opener.
A 21-point second-half comeback saved the Wildcats season last week, and theyâll meet a familiar foe in the second round at Waller Stadium on Friday.
While other incoming high school seniors were hanging out with friends or working part-time this past summer, Trent Peltier was fulfilling a lifelong dream to join the National Guard.
Columbia is finding out how quickly a season can turn for a team.
The Bucs finally won a close game, and it helped set the tone for the host team in the first day of the Brazosport ISD Holiday Classic.
The first step in having a healthy self-esteem is to lay claim to God as our source. Then we become a cog in the wheel of Godâs grand plan.
As the sun sets over the horizon, dark clouds sweep through the plains, covering the landscape in deep night. The rumblings of thunder announce a stormâs arrival, and previously unseen silhouettes are revealed against the night sky with every flash of lightning. The world goes quiet and elec…
Utilizing my technically imperfect researching skills, I asked a few random friends about their pet peeves; this quickly got interesting.Â
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