New Year DWI Task Force to Patrol Baytown Streets
Baytown police will saddle up a seven-officer DWI task force from Dec 31 6 p.m. to Jan 1 4 a.m. to deter drunk driving. Using video and audio gear, officers will assess impairment and report suspected drivers via cellular dispatchers. Citizens are urged to report suspicious driving to aid enforcement. Contact Lin Martin with Baytown Sun for details.
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Home Depot job fair signals new distribution center
About 300 people attended a Home Depot Import Distribution Center job fair ahead of its early next year opening. The $30 million facility in Chambers County will create 150 local jobs, with future growth to around 250 in five years. Local officials praise air friendliness and tax abatements.
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Houston
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Baytown
Harris County
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Matthew.cook
Baytownsun
Community Calendar Highlights Baytown area events
Local church breakfasts candlelight services and meetings fill the Baytown calendar. Cedar Bayou Methodist hosts family breakfast at 9 am, Northside Baptist holds a 6 pm candlelight service, and St James House Auxiliary meets monthly at 5800 W Baker Rd. Several churches publish Christmas Eve services and Advent readings along with library story times and senior activities. Community groups offer Bingo, exercise, and crafts at Baytown facilities with contact numbers for details.
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St. James House
W. Baker Road
First Presbyterian Church
Market St
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Crosby United Methodist Church
Runneberg Road
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Community Center
St. John’s United Methodist Church
S. Alexander
Bay Area museum closings and local volunteer notices
The Bay Area Heritage Museum will close December 25 through January 1 for Christmas and reopen January 2. December highlights include Jewell Fuller as Artist of the Month at Sterling Library with a display through December 31. Multiple volunteer opportunities are listed for the Harlem Elementary program, Literacy Volunteers of America, Bay Area Women's Center, Odyssey Center for Hospice Care, Red Cross, Baytown Animal Center, Eddie V Gray Wetlands Center, Habitat for Humanity, and two Robert E. Lee reunions with contact details and dates.
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Baytown
Art League of Baytown
Sterling Library
Harlem
Sterling Municipal Library
Literacy Volunteers of America
Joellen Cullison
Bay Area
Cristine
Odyssey Center
Donna Cluck
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Steffani Jacks
Animal Shelter
Marilyn Kinney
Wetlands Center
Eddie V. Gray
Market St
Habitat
Habitat For Humanity
Dwight Lohkamp
Robert E. Lee
Barry Lancaster
Bill Foerster
Webster
Swbell
Mary Hartman
Robert E. Lee High School
South Shore Harbour Country Club
League City
Wanw.reunionteam.com
Armed robbers at large in Baytown home invasion
Dec 14 night two men with bandannas robbed a Baytown resident in the 2000 block of Fayle Road, forcing him to open a safe and hand over $4,000 in jewelry. Investigators have warrants charging Milton Carl Goodie Jr and Peter Samuel Johnson with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. both suspects remain at large.
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Fayle Road
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Baytown Police Beat Highlights Weekend Calls
Baytown Police logged 161 calls from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday including 21 alarms, one assault, one burglary, two criminal mischief incidents, one robbery, three shots fired, six thefts, two major crashes and 14 minor accidents. Crime Stoppers pays cash for tips. callers anonymous. Call 281-427-TIPS. Baytown police and Harris County Sheriff reports compiled.
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Harris County
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Baytown.org
Holiday notice from The Baytown Sun closures and hours
The Baytown Sun offices close at noon Monday for Christmas and reopen Wednesday at 8 am. The circulation department stays open until 10 am on Christmas Day for missed delivery calls. The Sun extends wishes for a Merry Christmas.
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Baytown Sun
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Trespassing Reported at Lee High School in Baytown
A Baytown juvenile was caught trespassing Friday at Robert E. Lee High School on Market Street. He fled before officers arrived. The case remains under investigation by police.
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Baytown
Robert E. Lee High
1809
Market Street
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