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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 2005
Page
1
Joe Larive enters his eighth month as Chambers County Sheriff steering a department emerging from four years of turmoil. He highlights a visible shift with a new white police cruiser, as the traditional bronze fleet is phased out to symbolize reform.
Sheriff Joe LaRive, eight months in command after defeating Monroe Kruezer, implements a public image overhaul. New white patrol cars replace bronze cruisers and deputies swap black uniforms for blue shirts and khakis to project a different, even boring, tone.
Austin reports that Texas law adds life without parole as an option for capital murderers. Analysts question if it will curb executions, while officials note 12 inmates were executed this year and 348 since 1982. The package also expands child protective reforms and asbestos related lawsuits, and requires parental consent for abortions for unmarried girls under 18.
More than 40 volunteers and community service workers joined the Baytown Health Department for the second annual downtown cleanup. Crews trimmed grass, swept, picked up trash and removed weeds on public property from Sterling Drive south to Gulf Street, saving Texas Avenue from Park Street to Highway 146 for Saturday.
Sterling High School hosts the annual Pigskin Preview at 7 p.m. Monday in Winnie Brown Gymnasium. Football squad, cheerleaders, Stars, band and choir perform as admission costs $2. Pictured are Jessica ShannonThomas MinyardEdith GonzalezRachel HolmesJordan WooddellBrad KohlesKelli Sullivan and Keli GentryDeanna Rivers.
After a three year break, Teen Hope USA plans a Baytown relaunch led by founder Timothy Coman. The organization previously flourished from 1998 to 2002 but collapsed after 9/11 and economic slump. Coman cites local youth violence as a motivator amid the arrest of 15-year-old Jarrett Driver for the robbery and stabbing death of Dina’s Donuts owner Bornith In on Aug. 13.
Baytown Little Theater unveils a 45th season featuring popular comedies, a classic musical, memorabilia displays, and special events. BLT member Brad Johnson praises the theater as Baytown’s best kept secret, noting its friendly atmosphere and professional talent. The incorporated nonprofit operates with all-volunteer staff and aims to deliver top comedy, drama, and musical productions.
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