Goose Creek rezoning workshop explores new options
Baytown area educators reviewed enrollment pressures and equity gaps at a Goose Creek high school rezoning workshop. Trustees eyed short and long term plans, including a ninth grade center and two multi grade high schools or reintegrating ninth graders into junior highs to save costs.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Jepp Busch
Lee
Sterling High
Phelilia Barnes
Weston Cotten
Cowen
Baytown Christmas Tree Fantasy marks 17th year at museum
Baytown Historical Museum hosts its annual Christmas Tree Fantasy fundraiser with 19 trees across four categories including individuals businesses senior and junior groups. Girl Scout Troop 7032 features a Hawaii theme tree with a Hawaiian girl ornament while Habitat for Humanity and Pilot Club support charity and veterans.
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Baytown Sun
Mristopher Banks
Michael Winston
Sarah James
Hawaii
Baytown
Girl Scout Troop 7032
Habitat For Humanity
James
Pilot Club
Coleman Godwin
Holiday shoplifting rises in Baytown area
Baytown police note increased thefts during the holiday season with three incidents on Friday and four on Saturday. Items valued at 556 dollars were attempted to be stolen from Family Dollar Wal Mart Marshall and Foley's stores. two Family Dollar items worth 30 dollars were recovered. Lt. David Alford cites store size and targeted items as reasons for higher theft.
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Baytown
Lee Hendricks
Family Dollar
Alexander Drive
Wal-Mart
Garth Road
Marshall's
Foley’s
San Jacinto Mal
David Alford
Alford
72 scam hits Baytown residents from jail calls
Two Baytown residents report the Harris County Jail inmates used the 72 phone scam Friday and Saturday. Inmates call random numbers, claim the victim must dial 72 to verify, then request the victim relay a new contact. The caller is billed for repeated calls, a scheme officials warn is hard to prove and prosecute. Avoid helping strangers calling from jail.
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Baytown
Harris County
Baytown man shot during car burglary dies in Houston
Houston police investigate a homicide after 24 year old Hector Faz of 416 South Road was shot while attempting to break into a vehicle in an apartment complex lot at 8445 Winkler in Southeast Houston. Faz drove away and crashed two blocks away, later dying at Ben Taub Hospital.
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Houston
Hector Faz
South Rd
Joe Laud
Faz
Ben Taub Hospital
David Faz
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Baytown crash
A motorcyclist was seriously injured on Highway 146 Monday night after a northbound ride was forced into a crash when a pickup pulled out from Lincoln Cedars Drive. The rider was Life Flighted to Hermann Hospital, with police uncertain about the exact cause. The helmet lay 40 feet south of the bike as officers blocked the highway between Farm Road 565 and Farm Road 1405. Kristopher Banks
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Baytown
Lincoln Cedars Drive
Hermann Hospital
Io Farm Road
Kristopher Banks
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