Baytown seeks new superintendent amid reopening applications
Baytown School District resumes superintendent search with an Oct. 8 deadline after closing May 1. Trustee Barolak says original applicants to be contacted. special meeting set to discuss the search. Several top candidates have withdrawn or were rejected, and Johnny Clark plans January retirement after 15 years.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Helen ‘‘Bees
Barolak
James F. Malone
Baytown School Board weighs ethnic trends at two high schools
The Baytown School Board will study ethnic changes at Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling High Schools and consider remedies for possible imbalances. Minority enrollment runs about 40 percent at REL and 22 percent districtwide, with Hispanics and Blacks cited.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Paul Hall
Johnny Clark
Robert E. Lee High School
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Clark
Ross S. Sterling High School
RSS
Hall
Wayne Hanson
Hanson
Plano
Deer Park
Tom Gentry
Gentry
Citizens Group
Lee
Teaching Job Raise Sparks Sour Note at Cedar Bayou
In recalling efforts to assist a young woman secure a Cedar Bayou teaching post paying $1,350 for nine months, the speaker notes a later $150 monthly raise would be hard to applaud, underscoring a long-standing frustration with the system.
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Cedar Bayou
Around Town Highlights Brighten Local Scene
Jana Smith shares exciting news with a friend. Ana Rudder begins college work as a new school year starts. Michael Mainer sharpens soccer skills. John and Virginia Britt return from a Belize honeymoon with fans. Muriel Tyssen completes a home remodel. Lori Deans showcases a new haircut. David Hein enjoys sailing. Denice Evans discusses a conference. Ginny Patino winds a surer windsurfer attempt. Christopher Ernst sails away and cannot return. Glenda Bunce retrieves a picture. Gordon Leeks plans a cruise. Sandy Villanueva sports a chic new hairstyle.
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Jana Smith
Anna Rudder
Michael Mainer
John
Virginia Britt
Belize
Muriel Tyssen
Lori Deans
David Hein
Denice Evans
Ginny Patino
Christopher Ernst
Glenda Bunce
Gordon Leeks
Sandy Villanueva
Porter Eyes Eagle Drive Extension Linking Ranch Road
Porter announces Mont Belvieu plan to extend Eagle Drive linking Farm Road 565 and Highway 146 to serve Cherry Point Subdivision. The project aims to ease subdivision access, shorten school bus routes, and enable quicker exits after emergencies. Right of way may be ready by Oct 1 with state funding in place. 13 pipelines required adjustments, two remaining to be lowered by September.
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David Byford
Mont Belvieu
Chambers County
Precinct 3
Earl Porter
Eagle Drive
Cherry Point Subdivision
Placid Refining Co
Highway 146
Porter
Darrell “Pudgey
Richardson
State Highway Department
R.T. Pinchback Jr
Pinchback
Five of six apply for Baytown School Board vacancy
Six candidates including four former trustees have applied to fill the vacancy left by Oswall Harman on the Baytown School Board. Applicants are Richard Heyen Paul Parkinson Willie Moreno Ray Swofford Pedro Alfaro and Gary Jones. A 5 30 p.m. Thursday meeting will choose the finalist. Harman resigned to help his wife pursue a librarian post with the district and had served 12 years.
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Jerome Bourgeois
Dickinson
Bourgeois
Barry Nettles
Baytown
Don Roberts
Arkansas Department of Education
Amarillo
Baytown Education Association
Baytown Classroom Teachers Association
Oswall Harman
Richard Heyen
Paul Parkinson
GBI Industries
Willie Moreno
Ray Swofford
Harman
Harris County School Board
Ife
Chambers golf rate clash stalls County decision
In Anahuac, County Commissioners debated a proposed hike for Chambers County Golf Course fees after a dispute between County Judge Alma Lois Turner and County Engineer R T Pinchback Jr. Turner backs a 4.50 weekday and 6 weekend rate, while Pinchback favors a 1 dollar weekend and 0.50 weekday increase, arguing existing rates fund the course.
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Anahuac
Chambers County
Alma Lois Turner
R.T. Binchback Jr
Weather Forecast for Baytonians Continues Warm and Partly Cloudy
Baytonians can expect partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of afternoon and evening thunder showers through Wednesday. Temperatures will be in the mid 90s, cooling to mid 80s overnight. A 24 hour period from 8 am Monday to 8 am Tuesday recorded a low of 79 and a high of 94 degrees.
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