Summerfest draws near five thousand in Baytown area
Baytown area crowds exceeded last Summerfest as nearly 5,000 Baytonians attended the nine hour festival. The event featured more Christian music and vendors than the 2007 edition, organized by the Bay Area Ministerial Alliance. Senior Pastor Brad Hoffman highlighted the festival’s 2005 origin from Les Moore and noted the alliance of about 20 churches from Baytown Mont Belvieu and Highlands.
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Goose Creek Memorial opens as Baytown area schools start year
Baytown and Highlands districts begin the 2008-2009 school year with a total student body around 20,500, about 400 more than last year. Goose Creek Memorial, the district’s first new high school in over four decades, debuts with a $70 million state of the art facility. New principal Al Richard leads GCM as classrooms fill for football, clubs, and activities.
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Baytown P Z Commission weighs zoning change request
Baytown Planning and Zoning Commission hears Sharon Rogers seek reclassification of her corner property from Urban Neighborhood UN to Mixed Use MU to allow a second doughnut shop. She notes rental struggles since UN rezoning and already leased space to a new childcare center. SEE ZONING PAGE 3A
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Stratford Library honors reader with $50 gift card prize
Donna Newberry of Highlands wins first place in Stratford Library adult summer reading contest earning a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card. She plans to buy books, audio editions, and items for hobbies like candle making and herb gardening while praising the library system and online ordering.
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