Baytown track promises shot at records
Baytown’s Houston Raceway Park hosts Doug Kalitta who seeks to add to a trophy room packed with NHRA wins. He set a Baytown track speed record of 333.91 mph at the 2003 Spring Nationals and recently recorded a history-fast 335.57 mph in Las Vegas qualifying, aiming for more wins.
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CPA
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the Harbour
John Meiners
Texas Department of Human Services
Patti Meiners
Galena Park Independent
Tammy Woods
Awesome Expressions
Charlotte Sampson
Nashville
Lee College Regents approve tuition and fee increases
Lee College regents approved in-district, out-of-district and non-resident tuition increases plus a higher building use fee. The hikes, effective for fall, aim to offset state budget cuts and rising costs while enrollment grows.
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Martha Ellis
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Lee
Keith Coburn
Anahuac boy remembered with 400 new library books
Lynn Dell Turner recalls Dakota Carr as a passionate learner and caring student. In January the 13 year old Anahuac Middle student died of cancer. The library now houses 400 new books funded by a $2500 Dynegy grant used to stock advanced readers. Ken McGraw facilitated the grant after learning of the program at a Houston conference. Principal Cody Abshier notes the need for more advanced titles, and students chose favorites at a Beaumont bookstore.
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Anahuac
Lynn Dell Turner
Gary Dakota Carr
Turner
Dynegy Inc
Ken McGraw
Dynegy
Mont Belvieu
Houston
Cody Abshier
Abshier
Beaumont
EPA orders pollution controls in eight Houston counties
The EPA informed 31 governors that states must craft new pollution controls as parts of their states miss air quality standards. The Houston Galveston eight-county region Brazoria Chambers Fort Bend Galveston Harris Liberty Montgomery and Wailer remain nonattainment under the eight hour standard. measures may include stricter vehicle inspections cleaner gasoline restrictions on industry and transport and other actions to reduce pollution.
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Montgomery
Wailer
EPA
Mike Leavitt
Sun Office Hours Change for Repairs at Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun offices will close from 8 to 9 a.m. today as CenterPoint Energy workers repair electrical lines at 1501 Memorial Drive. Normal hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Repairs address outages reported in recent weeks, most recently Saturday night, per Business Manager Dee Anne Navarre.
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Dee Anne Navarre
Memorial Drive
Baytown Little Theater Opens Fourth Burkett Playwright Festival
The Baytown Little Theater begins the Mary Lou Burkett Texas Playwrights Festival, presenting 10 short plays by local writers over three weekends. The festival honors Mary Lou Burkett, longtime Lee High School educator, with directors from diverse community backgrounds. Ticket sales are solid, though not yet sold out.
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Burkett
Baytown Little Theater
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Mac Havel
Hank the Clown
Jim Taylor
Center
Jessica Hines
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