County's Pay It Forward drive ends with flag appeal
An Anahuac charity drive closed Friday after about 90 days raising funds to aid tornado victims in Mississippi Alabama and Illinois. Citizens bought $5 flags on the Chambers County Courthouse lawn with profits directed to Monroe County Mississippi Disaster Relief Fund.
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Ribbon cutting for Fire Station 6 set for today
Local officials will attend the 6 p.m. ribbon cutting at Fire Station 6 in Baytown, located at 10116 Pinehurst Drive. The $2.2 million, first new city station in about 35 years will serve northeast Baytown and nearby unincorporated areas, with Fire Chief Shon Blake noting it adds capacity beyond replacements.
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York defends Goose Creek CISD after TEA rating
GCCISD Superintendent Dr. Toby York says there is good, bad and ugly in the TEA statewide accountability ratings. Texas scores dropped under stricter standards, but GCCISD fared reasonably well with two campuses rated unacceptable, leaving the district at academically acceptable overall.
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Funeral fundraiser aids Highlands teen Ken Tinsley
Friends and family of 16 year old Baytown boy Ken Tinsley raised funds at an emergency benefit in Highlands to cover funeral costs for John Darren J D Rangel McGrew a Goose Creek Memorial High School sophomore. Mesha Rangel announced on Facebook that the effort succeeded and the family could lay him to rest on August 2.
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Couple photographed inside closed Dollar General charged with burglary
A Baytown couple 41 year old Jason Christie and 43 year old Johnnie Yvette Spicer were arrested after police found them taking photos inside a locked Dollar General Store on Decker Drive. Neither had stolen items but a look at the camera confirmed the break in and led to burglary charges.
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