Mall hair memories of San Jacinto Mall evolution
Since its March 4 1981 opening San Jacinto Mall has seen retail booms and declines as big box competition reshaped Baytown. Residents drifted to Baytown and Houston for shopping while discussions grow on reviving the 1.2 million square foot center. Kevin King from Mont Belvieu watched it all, arriving in January 1982 with a cosmetology license after applying at Visible Changes.
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San Jacinto Mall
Baytown
Houston
I-10
Kevin King
Mont Belvieu
King
Carrollton
Ill
ExxonMobil receives national workforce award in Washington
ExxonMobil has been honored with the W.O. Lawton Business Leadership Award by the National Association of Workforce Boards for its workforce development efforts. Lee College and Gulf Coast Workforce Solutions highlighted ExxonMobil Baytown and the Community College Petrochemical Initiative that unites nine Houston area colleges to train workers for new opportunities as thousands of Houston jobs are anticipated from recent industry investment. Stephen D. Pryor accepted the award at the NAWB Forum, with praise for ExxonMobil’s long standing partnership with Lee College and local communities.
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ExxonMobil
National Association of Workforce Boards
W.O. Lawton
Gulf Coast
Lee College
Baytown Area
Community College Petrochemical Initiative
Houston Area
Washington D.C
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Stephen D. Pryor
Baytown Chamber Gala Nears Its End at Goose Creek Club
About 250 people attended the 69th annual Chairman's Gala of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce hosted by Goose Creek Country Club. It may be the last gala there as the club closes, with Mayor Stephen DonCarlos as emcee and Rev. Randy Pratt giving the invocation. David Daspit begins a second term as chairman, after serving a decade in Baytown with Texas First Bank.
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Tracey Wheeler
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Left
Carol Bell
Bell
Baytown
Randy Pratt
Memorial Baptist Church
David Daspit
Daspit
Golden Triangle
Groves
Texas First Bank
Chamber
E-cig shop owner plans protest against Baytown ban
Zach Jones and his brother Max run the only vape shop in Baytown and oppose a city proposal to bar vaping in public places. He collected 50 signatures for a petition and will speak at the 6:30 p.m. City Council meeting. The amendment would extend smoking rules to include e cigarettes and liquid nicotine, affecting minors and sales.
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Zach Jones
Max
Baytown
Max & Zack
Garth Road
Jones
Bob Leiper
Council
Car crashes through home in Baytown suburb
A maroon Nissan Altima rammed into Peggy and Steve Jacobs’ brick home in the Country Club subdivision on Thursday night. Baytown police report the 47-year-old driver, attempting to turn around, accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, crashing through three walls and scattering furniture as Steve Jacobs woke from a nap. The driver and her passenger exited the vehicle afterward. See crash page 5A.
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Peggy
Steve Jacobs
Jacobs
Baytown
Burning Tree Drive
Country Club
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