Barrett family reunion preserves freed slave community heritage
Benson Barrett and his son Denzel, fourth and fifth generation members, celebrate annual heritage with the Barrett family. The freed slave community originally owned land once held by Harrison Barrett grew into a substantial Harris County area, now home to over 3,000 people across 12.6 square miles, located south of Highway 90 and north of Highlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson Barrett
Denzel
Bers
Harrison Barrett
Harris County
Highway 90
Highlands
Rich's Sports World opens on Texas Ave in Baytown
Baytown business owner Richard Mendenhall and his wife Ashley opened Rich's Sports World at 206 Texas Ave on Aug 1, aiming to revive the area as a social and retail hub. The store, run by the couple with their two children, offers personal service and order-on-demand shoes. hours are 9 to 8:30 Tuesday through Saturday and 9 to 5 Monday. closed Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mendenhall
Texas Avenue
Baytown
Mendenhall
Ashley
Rich
Texas Ave
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Chad Merling
Merling
Baybrook Mall
City mulls city festival funding and planning role
City officials debated how involved to be in funding and executing future Long Neck Festival. A subcommittee will decide partnership level and possible funding from hotel motel contingency. Mayor DonCarlos and Councilors stressed staff leadership, improved planning, and broader staff involvement for tourism boosting events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Renteria
Long Neck
Stephen DonCarlos
Scott Sheley
Brandon Capetillo
Capetillo
DonCarlos
Goose Creek
Baytown
City adds officers to crime control district budget
The Crime Control and Prevention District will hire 14 new officers funded by a one eighth sales tax in Harris County Baytown. The budget, approved Thursday, reflects higher than projected revenue with about 802,950 available. Hiring begins January, with officers patrolling hotspots and at least one to join the truck enforcement program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 4
Murray
Baytown.org
Sterling Municipal Library
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Avenue
City Hall
Market St
Jackson
Crime Control
Council
Addi
Tional
Harris County
Baytown
Byron Jones
Scott Sheley
Lynn Caskey
Convoy of Hope unveils mobile disaster command center
Convoy of Hope receives a church donated trailer fitted as a state of the art mobile command center for disaster relief. It includes Internet access CB and Ham radios satellite phone and living quarters for six volunteers. The center carries two weeks of supplies and four power sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Corolevski
of Hope
Coroleuski
Department of Homeland Security
FEMA
Convoy of Hope
Ennis
Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Wallace Barrett
Annie Jones
Barrett
Baytown Water & Sewer Budget
General Fund
Mike Ennis
Gulf States
Caracas
Venezuela
the Decent
the Ant Bully
John Tucker
Miami Vice
PULSE
Fone
Tao Os
Arty Bird
Ieee
de ST Uy
al Et
ULL
Allenbrook
Reives
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!