Fate of Baytown Five in judge's hands today
Five men charged in the 2009 murder of Kevin Jerome Powell face preliminary proceedings in Judge Herb Ritchie’s court to determine if they will be tried together or separately and in what order if separated. The defendants: Baytown residents Joshua Rider 20 Cedrick Fears 18 Marcus Jason 19 and LaPorte residents Joshua Ashford 18 Charles Merritt 19. Powell died after a party in Chaparral subdivision and gunfire followed them to a Massey Tompkins apartment. The case hinges on how the trials are grouped and sequenced.
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Baytown
Kevin Jerome Powell
Herb Ritchie
337Th District Court
LaPorte
Joshua Rider
Cedrick Fears
Marcus Jason
Joshua Ashford
Charles Merritt
Powell
Massey-Tompkins
Chaparral
Trade Up Appliance Rebates Face Early Glitches
Debut day for Texas Trade Up rebates saw phone lines overwhelmed and Web access flooded as applicants queued for telephone or online submissions. Randy Honeycutt of Expert Air reported many inquiries and long wait times as the program opened on Wednesday.
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Texas Trade Up
Randy Honeycutt
Baytown
Expert Air
Honeycutt
Early voting urged in Harris and Chambers counties
Election officials urge participation in the April 13 run-off as polling sites are reduced. Harris County Democrat Coffey vs Graves for Justice of the Peace 3 2 and Republican Lehrmann vs Green for Supreme Court Place 3 are the top races. Also contested are District 127 state representative Huberty vs Curling and party chair Hubbard vs Woodfill. In Chambers County Democrats Pruett vs Cochran for District 14 and Republicans Epperson vs McMurrey for Justice of the Peace 4.
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Harris
Chambers
Hector DeLeon
Harris County Clerk’s Office
DeLeon
Harris County
Democratic Party
Don Coffey
Denise Graves
Justice of
Justice of the Peace
Rotary Shrimp and Catfish Festival Set in Baytown
The Rotary Club of Baytown hosts its inaugural Shrimp and Catfish Festival on April 17 from 11 am to 3 pm at Houston Raceway Park. President-elect Roger Elswick says the two menu items offer variety with boiled shrimp as a lighter option and a dedicated kids area accompanies live entertainment.
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Rotary Club of
Baytown
Rotary
Houston Raceway Park
Rotarians
Roger Elswick
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