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Angleton
Angleton Danbury Medical Center marks 40th
ANGLETON —When Angleton Danbury Medical Center first was envisioned, some predicted the original building would “make a good hay barn,” said Dorothy Jane Neal, a charter member of the hospital’s auxiliary.
November 20, 2009 - News
Ceremonies at courthouse create families
Dylan Seal was one of six children adopted into families during the sixth National Adoption Day ceremonies at the Brazoria County Courthouse on Thursday morning.
November 20, 2009 - News
Angleton ISD mulls options should Burns go
ANGLETON — While a West Texas school district negotiates with a local superintendent for its open position, Angleton ISD trustees said they need a game plan in the event their top administrator takes the job.
November 19, 2009 - News
Under the big top
ANGLETON — Brent Mitchell’s attention didn’t waver from a spinning metal contraption on which an acrobat climbed two stories above the ground.
November 19, 2009 - News
Annual Vineyard Market more than a craft show
ANGLETON — The annual Vineyard Market and Cafe will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Northway Baptist Church on Buchta Road.
November 19, 2009 - News
Angleton Jonesing for win
ANGLETON — There is nothing sweeter than playing at home, and for the Angleton Wildcats that surely has been a good thing this season.
November 20, 2009 - Sports
Wildcats survive playoff scare
ANGLETON — Survival was the name of the game Saturday for the Angleton Wildcats in their Class 4A Division II first-round showdown with the Rosenberg Terry Rangers.
November 15, 2009 - Sports
Dawson rolls to school’s 1st playoff win
ANGLETON — The Pearland Dawson Eagles were happy to be playing in their first-ever playoff game Friday night. After they took the field, however, it was obvious they weren’t satisfied with just making the postseason.
November 14, 2009 - Sports
Former NFL players coaching up Wildcats
ANGLETON — Considered the best team in Class 4A Division II playoffs by a couple of polls, the Angleton Wildcats have a formidable coaching staff to go along with the athletes on the field.
November 12, 2009 - Sports
’Cats could play without QB Diggs
ANGLETON — The Angleton Wildcats (9-1) put the hurt on opponents all season long, but now the Wildcats will limp into the Class 4A Division II playoffs a bit hobbled.
November 12, 2009 - Sports
There’s still hope for Intermedics complex
It’s hard to believe it has been 10 years, but now, in the midst of an economic malaise, there are real signs of hope the 155-acre site could be a source of revenue and jobs once more.
July 30, 2009 - Editorials
Demolition of cattle barn right call
After voters overwhelmingly rejected two propositions to overhaul or replace the Brazoria County Fairgrounds, commissioners said there would be no more grand proposals to deal with the decaying site.
July 17, 2009 - Editorials
Intermedics sale would be boon for buyer
The complex has been waiting for someone to make it their home. And despite its $5 million minimum price being set at just a fifth of what Guidant originally sought, it’s far from a fixer-upper.
May 17, 2009 - Editorials
Program will have young tongues wagging
Next fall, Angleton ISD plans on taking at least 20 students from English as a Second Language classes and combining them with a like number of English-speaking students to create a dual-language program at the kindergarten level.
March 12, 2009 - Editorials
Residents still to have say in zoning plan
Angleton City Council recently unveiled a new zoning plan, and the proposed changes are substantial without placing burdens on current property owners.
January 29, 2009 - Editorials
Off-campus lunches still will be allowed
When the new high school opens, will juniors and seniors still be allowed to leave campus for lunch?
October 08, 2009 - Columnists
Court lighting needed for seasonal play
Will the tennis courts at the new Angleton High School have lights?
September 07, 2009 - Columnists
Traditional church service still alive
Duane is known by our staff as easygoing. That’s why I was surprised when, years ago, I heard him preach at First Baptist Church of Lake Jackson. He waxed eloquently in the pulpit! I later asked him, “How is it that you are so bold in the pulpit and so laid-back in counseling?”
June 06, 2009 - Columnists
Schools to be analyzed to determine capacity
Angleton ISD Superintendent Heath Burns has started a monthly feature called Ask the Superintendent.
May 12, 2009 - Columnists
Messy friends set to return for springtime
One of my favorite old friends that will be returning, if not already here, are the barn swallows. You know, those messy little birds that build a nest of mud on your porch and their babies stick their rear end out to poop?
March 05, 2009 - Columnists
Know definitions before labeling yourself
What is the difference between conservatism and liberalism? Good question, but difficult to answer. As a high school social studies teacher, students occasionally will ask this question in class.
June 19, 2009 - Guest
Memorial Day will remain holiday for students
After weighing the pros and cons of classroom commemoration on Memorial Day versus giving the day off, Angleton ISD administrators now are recommending that Memorial Day will remain a student holiday for 2010.
April 15, 2009 - Guest
Expo center will boost economy
I know everyone is feeling the impact of Hurricane Ike in one way or another. We are all concerned about the effect the federal buyout will have on us personally.
October 05, 2008 - Guest
Christmas celebration not founded in Bible
I read with interest the story in the Nov. 10 edition of The Facts titled “Pastor aims to boycott Christmas celebration.”
November 30, 2007 - Guest
The future is predictably unpredictable
Life can be very unpredictable.
August 24, 2007 - Guest
Author to dig away in cemetery of history
Brazoria County Historical Museum to host book signing Thursday
September 16, 2009 - Living
Hospital Auxiliary awards scholarships
Angleton-Danbury hospital Auxiliary awards students majoring in health care-related fields.
August 05, 2009 - Living
Hood to be honored at Houston Symphony event
Former Angleton High School Director of Bands Don Hood will be among those honored at the Houston Symphony concert Tuesday night.
February 15, 2009 - Living
Angleton weight-loss competition returns
Biggest Loser-style contest starts Tuesday
October 29, 2008 - Living
Organizations award scholarships
Seen and Heard for August 10
August 10, 2008 - Living
‘Figitis’ takes root in early Angleton
No one who lived in Angleton in the mid-1920s and early 1930s was unaware of the Angleton Fig Plant. It was the town’s only industry, and was something that touched every resident’s life in one way or another.
August 24, 2009 - Tales
Angleton man influenced growth in county
Every county has residents who make an impact, usually in only one or two fields, as well as those who become an integral part of life there.
January 26, 2009 - Tales
Story praised county fair as ‘bigger, better'
On the day the second Brazoria County Fair ended its five-day run in 1911, The Angleton Times proclaimed it a success.
October 13, 2008 - Tales
Roots of county fair begin in 1910
With a history dating back almost a century, the annual Brazoria County Fair has become a source of pleasant memories for county residents and particularly for those involved in agriculture.
October 06, 2008 - Tales
Scantily clad teens receive unwelcome visit
This pond never was half as appreciated by fish or fishermen as it was by Angleton teenagers, who used it as their swimming hole during the last half of the 1940s.
July 28, 2008 - Tales
Tell city of hazardous sidewalks
Angleton resident asks who's responsible for repairing broken sidewalks.
August 18, 2009 - Glad
Query yields changes at intersection
Reader asks about confusion often seen at intersection of North Velasco Street and Loop 274 in Angleton.
August 11, 2009 - Glad
House being built on site in question
Glad You Asked features questions from Facts readers. Facts staff members pose those questions to local newsmakers who provide the answers.
August 26, 2008 - Glad
Glitch setting off jail sirens
Glad You Asked features questions from Facts readers. Facts staff members pose those questions to local newsmakers who provide the answers.
May 06, 2008 - Glad
New signs will warn drivers to cut speed
Glad You Asked features questions from Facts readers. Facts staff members pose those questions to local newsmakers who provide the answers.
January 08, 2008 - Glad
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