Baytown Grows with Billions in Expansion and New Hotel
Baytown is growing at a brisk rate as industrial expansion nears 20 billion dollars. City Manager Rick Davis cites 3,000 homes in development and over 1.5 million square feet of new retail, with more than 5,000 permits issued for commercial and residential projects. A 200-key DoubleTree hotel and conference center at Bayland Marina is eyed in partnership with Hilton, with efforts under way to secure financing and confirm details with Gatehouse Capital. Davis notes progress and stresses the east Houston area needs such investments.
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Sterling's Ho Ho Ho Scavenger Hunt Feeds Baytown Families
Sterling's annual food drive today features RSS students from Ross S. Sterling High School collecting non perishable items from 4 to 6 pm. Teams wear RSS tags and the winner gets a prize while pizza and cookies are donated by Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital.
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Obituaries for Alice Kimmey Earl Myers and others
Obituary notices for Alice C. Kimmey Earl Myers Helen Caver Jacobs and Patricia Brown including William Tollefson appear on page 3 and page 2 with headings for Pleasant area obituaries and a note of warmer weather.
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Bible Verse Encouragement on Discipline and Rebuke
A brief Bible verse reminder from Hebrews 12 5 urges believers not to despise the Lord s discipline nor lose heart when he corrects them. The verse emphasizes trust in divine guidance and endurance through correction within a household of faith.
Baytown Sun Socials Prompt Readers to Connect
The Baytown Sun urges readers to connect on social media with a prompt to like their Facebook page and follow on Twitter, directing attention to facebook com BaytownSun and theBaytownSun handle.
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Rally for Thaily special to The Sun
A bright eighth grader Thaily Villarreal inspires a rally as her life story is told through a silver charm bracelet. Diagnosed with malignant brain cancer at age five, Thaily endured years of radiation and chemotherapy, followed by a 19 hour surgery that required removing her C1 vertebrae and 175 stitches. Her mother Nelda Villarreal and father Omar Villarreal describe the family’s journey seeking care near Houston at Texas Children’s Hospital and the impact of early medical visits in Monterrey.
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Baytown District 3 runoff votes today and Saturday
Today marks the final day to vote early in the Baytown District 3 runoff between Spencer Carnes and Charles Johnson. Early voters may cast at the Baytown Community Center and Harris County Administration Building from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day is Saturday with 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. hours at the same locations. Carnes, a longtime resident and owner of Carnes Engineering, faces Johnson, a Ross Sterling and Lee College graduate and Targa technician, to represent districts including Lakewood and Eastpoint for three years. The Baytown Sun will publish candidate questions to inform voters.
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Waste Pits watchdogs plan two meetings this week
The San Jacinto River Coalition hosts two 6:30 p.m. meetings this week at Highlands Community Center and J D Walker Community Center to discuss progress on cleaning the dioxin laden Waste Pits. Jacquelyn Young urges continued public engagement as EPA proposed removing 202 000 cubic yards of contaminated material and isolating pits for safe disposal in a permitted facility.
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