Girls raise funds to attend leadership conference amid family hardship
Two eighth grade students, Carlie and Rachel, faced medical and financial hurdles as they pursued a leadership conference in Houston. Despite high GPAs and community fundraisers, they needed $1,300 per girl until an anonymous donor covered the remaining tuition. They plan a four day trip hosted by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel
Exxon Mobil
Carlie
Karen Arabie
Houston
Congressional Youth Leadership Council
Goose Creek Budget Ask Hinges on Chapter 41 Status
The board must approve the budget before Sept 1. By Aug 14 the admin estimated Goose Creek local property values at 9.1 billion dollars and was unsure if Goose Creek would become a Chapter 41 property wealthy district under the state school finance system. If so, Goose Creek would divert funds to support a property poor district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
Ernesto Teeters Toward Haiti Threatening Rain and Flood Risk
Ernesto moved northwest at 7 mph passing Haiti's southwest peninsula as forecasters warned up to 20 inches of rain could trigger flash floods in deforested hills. One death on Vache island was reported. Officials urged shelter in schools and churches for residents in flimsy coastal homes. Jamaica raised alert but drift reduced impact on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernesto
Haiti
Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste
Civil Protection Agency
Vache
Les Cayes
Port-au-Prince
Frantz Gregoire
Seaside Bay Club
Adel Nazaire
Gonaives
Jeanne
Nazaire
Jamaica
Portia Simpson Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dallas
Habitat For Humanity
Baytown Sun
Jessica Robertson
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Abhisheik Deo
James Hood
Human Avenue
Baytown Habitat For Humanity
UHCL
Baytown
Keys
Panhandle
Michael Brennan
Miami
Huggins St
Carmen Jewel Wilson
Carmen
Ray
Rayelusen
Bennie Lee
Moe
Waymon
Pat
Pete
Natalie
Courtney
Neil
Motorola
Thomason Interiors
Www
Thomasoninteriors.com
Mustuer
FasTrak
Eddytractorsales.com
Wireless World
Nathe
Rolling Brook Plaza
Mobile
Aterials
T-Mobile
Deutsche Telekom AG
T-Mobile USA, Inc
T-Mobile.com
Ferry Rd
Jackson Hewitt
Ssrwice
rAd
TRANE
Uae
MMTV
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!