Baytown Native Massa Shapes Epic Effects for Narnia Kong
Raymond Lee Massa, Baytown native, excites fans as a special effects artist on major projects including The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and King Kong. He brings practical and awe inspiring tricks to scenes shaping cinematic awe for audiences worldwide. His work centers on creature creation and scale, drawing on a long background in model making and rigging. Massa’s contributions span makeup, prosthetics, and visual effects, highlighting the evolving craft that brings fantasy to life.
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Baytown
Raymond Lee Massa
Deaths andLottery Weather Overview from Local Page
Obituaries list James Elton Williams Ronald Ray Smith Loretta Maria Castelluzzo Hanna Pamela Sue French John William Faught Jr Joe Svoboda and Pat G Randolph in a brief deaths section. The page also shows lottery draws Pick 3 Cash Five and Texas Two Step with numbers and a storms forecast 60 percent.
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James Elton Williams
Ronald Ray Smith
Loretta Maria Castelluzzo Hanna
Pamela Sue French
John William Faught, Jr
Joe Svoboda
Pat G. Randolph
De Hoyos named Exxon Refiner of the Year in Baytown
Ruben De Hoyos received Exxon Mobil’s Refiner of the Year award at the Holiday Celebration in Baytown. Baytown Refinery Manager Chris Erickson praised his dedication to education and tutoring a student who later earned a civil engineering degree from the University of Houston. De Hoyos, 19th recipient, said the honor surprised him and emphasized helping students.
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de Hoyos
Exxon
Baytown
Ruben de Hoyos
Exxon Mobil
Chris Erickson
Ruben
Erickson
Goose Creek
University of Houston
Two Men Sought After Attempted Kidnapping In Baytown
Baytown police search for two men in a Jeep suspected of trying to abduct a 10 year old Lamar Elementary student walking home from school on Lobit Street. Investigations prompt extra patrols and public vigilance around the school area.
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Baytown Sun
Ryan Culver
Pruett Street
Lamar Elementary
Baytown
Lamar
Lobit Street
Crime Stoppers Seeks Information on Suspects and Jeep
Baytown police seek information about two suspects and a blue black Jeep in an attempted incident near Lamar students. Descriptions: overweight Hispanic man 30s 40s with black hair mustache and a younger trim built Hispanic man in 20s. Call 281-422-8371 or Crime Stoppers 281-427 TIPS.
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Baytown
Lamar
Goose Creek teacher charged with second degree arson
Goose Creek ISD suspended a Baytown junior high special education teacher Tonya D. Levingston age 29 after she was charged with second degree felony arson. Investigators say Levingston hired her uncle Robert Pratt to set her SUV on fire to avoid losing her home and car. Pratt also charged with arson and a third arsonist is unnamed. Levingston called in sick and is suspended with pay awaiting trial.
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Goose Creek
Baytown
Tonya D. Levingston
Robert Anthony Pratt
Levingston
Levingstom
Pratt
Kathy Clausen
Crosby
San Jacinto River
Pearl Harbor memories linger amid 64th anniversary
Oswall Harman of Baytown recalls sailing into Pearl Harbor a month after the attack that drew the U S into World War II. He notes the Arizona wreck and the mood among sailors, with 2,390 deaths, eight battleships damaged, and 188 aircraft destroyed. The piece frames the day as infamy even decades later.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Oswall Harman
Baytown
Harman
U.S.S. Arizona
U.S
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Wevay Wwiisul
Guir
U.S. Navy
Shaw
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