Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 5th of August.
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🏘️ Community
The Brazos Valley Food Bank is hosting its 32nd Annual Feast of Caring on August 6—from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brazos Center—with a modest menu and celebrity servers to help meet a new fundraising goal of $55,000 due to reduced government funding.
🚨 Crime
A shooting on Monday afternoon in Wixon Valley northwest of Bryan — at a local business — left one person dead and one injured.
🎓 Education
On Monday, Texas A&M hosted over 2,000 cattle producers for the Beef Cattle Short Course's first day, and Dr. Davey Griffin led a team of more than 30 to prepare 148 prime rib rolls weighing 15 to 18 pounds each for the prime rib dinner— the rolls were trimmed, seasoned with a custom spice rub, slowly smoked for nine hours, and moved half a mile to the Memorial Student Center.
🏛️ Government
Brazos County commissioners voted to request bids from outside companies to repair the Brazos Center parking lot after Fred Brown asked why county workers were not doing the job and engineer Prathana Banerji said they lack the right equipment—commissioners also picked a committee to review the bids.
🎉 Bryan Events
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Young Readers Book Sale
10 A.M. to 2 P.M. — Clara B. Mounce Public Library — Free entry — Discover affordable books for young readers and support local library programs.
2025 Fall Cool Season Forage Informational
9:30-11:00 a.m. — Producers Cooperative Association — Free entry — Learn about cool-season grazing and effective forage options for optimal livestock health.
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