Pickup, SUV Country: McElveen in Summerville remakes Hummer dealership as truck superstore

Here was the situation facing the McElveen dealership in Summerville the past few seasons. On one end of the dealership at Interstate 26 and exit 199B stood a fairly new building, left vacant since its brand was discontinued two years ago. Scattered just about everywhere else were trucks. The light bulb didn’t go off instantly, but it was pretty quick. McElveen corralled the new GMC trucks and ...

Atwater man carries lifelong torch for classic cars

For more than two decades, Walter Kingen of Atwater has been collecting mid-1960s International Harvester pickup trucks. He has six of them now, four in excellent shape and two rougher ones needing the restorer's touch.

Pearland Police Activity: Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2012

Jan. 30