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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Teen dies in Highway 288 wreck
ANGLETON — A 14-year-old girl died and a man was arrested on an intoxicated manslaughter charge Friday afternoon after a truck collided with a parked car along Highway 288.
March 20, 2010 - News

Marina project engineer booted
FREEPORT — The city’s economic developement board has cut ties with the marina project’s engineering firm, saying its relationship with Damian & Associates Inc. wasn’t working.
March 20, 2010 - News

Couple’s story could win $25,000 in jewelry
ANGLETON — The fire that destroyed Bo Durr’s rented house in Sargent consumed most of his possessions and photos, but the pile of rubble turned out to be the beginning of a diamond in the rough.
March 20, 2010 - News

Man in hospital after motorcycle accident
ROSHARON — A Richwood man was taken to a Houston hospital after he crashed his motorcycle into a truck Friday evening and eventually hit a tree off FM 1462 near CR 121, Department of Public Safety Trooper Salome Salinas said.
March 20, 2010 - News

Off-duty trooper involved in wreck
ANGLETON — An off-duty Department of Public Safety trooper was involved in a head-on collision Friday after police said another driver crossed into his lane.
March 20, 2010 - News

Train wheel sparks grass fires
ANGLETON — Officials said a sparking train wheel caused more than a dozen small grass fires along CR 171 from Angleton to Liverpool.
March 20, 2010 - News

Seminar to address arthritis in knees
LAKE JACKSON — Brazosport Regional Health System will host a community education seminar on treating osteoarthritis of the knee presented by Dr. Samuel Hudson, orthopedic surgeon at the Bone and Joint Clinic of Lake Jackson.
March 20, 2010 - News

Heart disease topic for ‘Go Red’ luncheon
LAKE JACKSON — The American Heart Association’s fifth annual Brazoria County Go Red for Women Luncheon will be June 8 at River Place in Freeport Municipal Park.
March 20, 2010 - News

Updates for March 20, 2010
Updates to stories published in The Facts.
March 20, 2010 - News

WEB FIRST: Brazosport eliminated in shootout
ROSENBERG — Lamar Consolidated tied the game late to send it into overtime, then earned a tough 2-1 win via shootout and end Brazosport's season.
March 20, 2010 - Sports

Lady Ships advance on shootout
ROSENBERG — For 80 minutes, two overtimes and 18 attempts at goal in a shootout, the Brazosport Lady Ships and Lamar Consolidated Lady Mustangs went at it Friday at Traylor Stadium in the Class 4A Region III bi-district game.
March 20, 2010 - Sports

Brazoswood tops Alvin, 8-2
CLUTE — Brazoswood’s baseball team turned in a workmanlike performance Friday night with an 8-2 downing of Alvin at Wilson Field.
March 20, 2010 - Sports

Sweeny downs Danbury
SWEENY — Sweeny tuned up for the start of District 26-3A play Friday night by skipping past Danbury, 10-2, as sophomore hurler Trevor Rowlett struck out 13 Panthers and gave up only three hits in a complete-game performance.
March 20, 2010 - Sports

Angleton faces Sealy in playoffs
ANGLETON — Wildcat Stadium has been a source of good luck for Angleton’s playoff teams, and the boys and girls soccer teams hope it will help when they host a playoff doubleheader today against Sealy in the Class 4A Region III bi-district round.
March 20, 2010 - Sports

Arguments against beliefs misguided
In a Protestant cemetery in Jaffa, Israel, lie the remains of Bishop James Albert Pike, a controversial bishop of the Episcopal Church.
March 20, 2010 - Columnists

Voice of the People for March 20, 2010
Letters to the editor published in The Facts.
March 20, 2010 - Letters