Historical marker to honor Carver High School in Baytown
A Texas Historical Marker dedication is set for April 30 at the former Goose Creek ISD Carver High School site. The program begins at 1 30 PM in the Robert E Lee High School auditorium after a noon viewing of displays for alumni. Speakers include Dr. Toby York and Baytown officials.
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Carver High School
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent
Robert E. Lee
Baytown
Carver High School Recognition and Preservation Society
Warren Singleton
Harris County Historical Commission
ExxonMobil
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Carver
Singleton
George Washington Carver High School
Toby York
Stephen DonCarlos
John Britt
Lee College
Gene Washington
Stephen Ray E. Whitlow Jr
Top Ladies of Distinction
Black Educational Access Committee
Hispanic Educational Access Committee
Bay Area Heritage Society
Barbers Hill Voters Set May Bond Issue Vote
Barbers Hill ISD plans a 75 million bond package to fund district growth and sustain the central location strategy. Superintendent Dr. Greg Poole notes steady enrollment gains over the past 15 years and says the bond addresses needs from rapid growth.
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Barbers Hill
BHISD
Greg Poole
Poole
Barbers Hill Bond Issue Faces Uncontested Races
The Baytown Sun notes Barbers Hill ISD has no challengers for incumbent George Barrera in Position 3 or Benny May in Position 4, while Goose Creek CISD District 7 is the sole contested seat with incumbents Ken Martin and Jimmy Smith unopposed in Districts 3 and 6. The edition emphasizes the Barbers Hill bond question and Goose Creek District 7 races.
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Barbers Hill
Constable resigns after taser incident at school
In Harris County Precinct 3, Deputy Constable Jerry Grissom 59 and another deputy resigned after an investigation into a March 22 taser incident at High Point East School. Grissom used a dry shock on 15-year-old Isavid Gonzalez during a struggle to remove him from a classroom. The mother said her son was injured and required medical care. The constable cited justified action but noted policy bans taser use on school grounds.
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Harris County
Precinct 3
Ken Jones
High Point East School
Jerry Grissom
Isavid Gonzalez
Grissom
NBC
Kprc-Tv
Montoya Isabel Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Jones
Blackford and Laughlin vie for GCCISD District 7 seat
Daniel Blackford a 17 year law enforcement veteran challenges incumbent Wilyne Laughlin a retired teacher with 30 years in education in the May 14 election. Laughlin Baytown native and first term GCCISD board member emphasizes student needs and budget prudence while resisting large cuts. Blackford pledges budget common sense and keeping teachers in classrooms citing district funding shortfalls and his role as a parent and taxpayer.
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Daniel C. Blackford
Goose Creek
CISD
Wilyne Laughlin
Laughlin
Baytown
Gccisd
Blackford
Highlands
Crosby
Washington, D.C
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Robert Brown
Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association
Jane Howard Lee
Ben Tinsley
Jane.lee
Baytownsun.com
Baytown Sun
Mark Fleming
Gary Hafer
Duffey Henderson
Baker Road Baptist Church
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Memorial Baptist Church North
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Early College
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