Baytown Greatest Mom Contest Seeks Nominations
Nominate a Baytown mother for Mother’s Day honors on May 11. Nominations 150 words or less must include sender contact info. Send letters by email ether.adler@baytownsun.com or mail/hand deliver to Baytown Sun, 1301 Memorial Drive, Baytown TX 77520. Deadline 5 p.m. Friday. Named judges include Jacob McCoy Eldon Hues Jr and John Lewis. Weather breezy sunny. High 84 low 68.
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New ZIP code planned for Baytown area changes
The United States Postal Service will begin a year long process to introduce a new ZIP Code for Baytown area mail, with official notices sent next month and changes effective after July 1. About 6,623 residents and businesses with 77520 addresses will be impacted, including parts of Mont Belvieu Cove Beach City and Old River Winfree, per Southwest Area spokesman Dave Lewin.
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Baytown photo shows tire recycling partnership event
More than 200 H E B fleet tires were unloaded Tuesday at Liberty Tire Recycling in Baytown for shredding and recycling. The event, tied to Earth Day, features Kevin Martinolich, Liberty Tire Recycling general manager, showcasing shredded tire pieces and the recycled products derived from tires. Salvador Ponce helps move an H E B tire onto the conveyer, with mulch and artificial turf base also produced from recycled tires.
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Baytown Visioning Sees City and Citizens Aligned
City officials and 125 residents completed three workshops to map strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for Baytown. Dr James A Moore reported strong alignment between council staff and community priorities, with 22 percent citing infrastructure as a key area for improvement.
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Chambers County approves tax break for seniors and disabled
Chambers County commissioners vote to freeze property taxes for elderly and disabled homeowners and authorize architectural drawings for a new county emergency management center. The current tax rate is 44 cents per $100, plus a five cent school equalization tax, totaling about 49 cents, with additional local school district taxes possible.
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Lawman and publisher face off in Old River council race
Voters in Old River-Winfree decide May 10 between Angela Motz publisher of the Hometown Journal and Kenneth Epperson former U S customs officer and Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace for the City Council seat left open by Jerren Young.
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