Rotary and chamber honor Ambassador of the Year
The Rotary Club and United Way board member Caro Bell earned Ambassador of the Year for the third straight year as Tracey Wheeler praised ambassadors as liaisons between members and the board. LaDonna Gatlin, Gatlin Brothers sister, inspired the audience with her solo talk on choosing one decisive path.
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Rotary Club
United Way
Lee College
Economic Development Foundation
Daspit
Carol Bell
Car Crashes Into Home. Driver Not Charged
Police report the incident appears accidental with no charges against the driver. The crash sent debris into a living area as Peggy Jacobs, her grandson Tyler Saladrigas, and another relative were away. Minor injuries were reported. family ensures home is secure and insurers investigate.
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Jacobs
Jacob
Peggy
Tyler Saladrigas
Saladrigas
Cities move to regulate e-cigarettes like tobacco
Leiper explains a plan to treat e-cigarettes the same as cigarettes, citing state precedents. E-cigarettes heat a nicotine solution to vapor without combustion, reducing toxins. Baytown user Scott Farmer notes personal success in quitting smoking, while supporting youth restrictions and letting businesses decide on public vaping rules.
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Leiper
Jones
Baytown
Scott Farmer
Farmer
Owen Farmer
ExxonMobil backs Houston colleges in workforce program
ExxonMobil expands support for Houston area community colleges with an additional 500000 dollars to market training programs and recruit students for jobs like instrument technicians machinists welders and pipefitters. The total commitment reaches 1 million dollars as Lee College leads the Petrochemical Initiative featuring Woody Paul and Dennis Brown.
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U.S
Pryor
Exxon-Mobil
Houston
ExxonMobil
NAWB
Baytown
Woody Paul
Lee College
Brown
Baytown Salon King Built a Career Amid Mall Decline
King, 52, heads Visible Changes at the Baytown mall, averaging 100 to 120 appointments weekly and ranking No. 7 in company sales. He cherishes his work yet laments mall neglect, calling for a makeover and better stores to revive shopper interest and regional competition with Baytown and Beaumont. He chose hair styling to help others feel better, inspired by his sister’s friend and family move to Baytown.
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King
Baytown
Beaumont
Mall
King of Visible Changes shines in Houston area salons
King, a longtime stylist for Visible Changes, built a wide client base from infants to seniors across seven Texas salons. He mentors through the company training program, volunteers haircuts at San Jacinto Hospital, and later shifts to 30 hours weekly to spend time with his adopted sons while also selling real estate with RE/MAX Premier in Mont Belvieu. His passion remains helping people feel better.
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Texas
King
McCormacks
Kin
San Jacinto Hospital
Bay Area Rehabilitation Center
RE/MAX Premier
Mont Belvieu
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
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Stephen DonCarios
Gary Englert
Epicurean
David Daspit
David Frazier
Continuen Eran
Mary DU Real Estate
Beach City
Trinity Bay
LR & DR
Are Real Estate Inc
RUC Pehr Eer Aclu
Olert
Evangelis
Jesse Flows
Church of Christ At Pruett & Spirit
Abraham
Jesus
God
Christ
Lord
Joan, Pruett Street
Biblework.com
Dennis Brown
Community College Petrochemical
National Association of Workforce Boards
Steve Pryor
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Illinois
McDonald’s
John
Maryanne McCormack
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