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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2016
Page
3
A broken 24 inch water main near a creek bridge cut water to Mineral Wells for more than a day. Officials urge residents to boil tap water for two days until flow resumes. Bottled water was provided during the outage. Mineral Wells is famed for its historic mineral wells and had 400 wells by 1920.
Fort Worth police say 100 to 150 teens clashed at Hulen Mall with several juveniles alleging the incident was organized on social media. Officers earlier checked gunfire reports in the parking lot and then found multiple food court and mall fights as about 60 officers responded.
Border Patrol agents near McAllen rescued 11 people including seven children after smugglers yanked a tethered raft from the Mexican side. The group, all from Honduras and Nicaragua, faced a perilous drift as some swam back to Mexico. Five children were under nine, including a one year old. Authorities provided flotation devices. no injuries were reported.
Adrian Roberson, a 5-year-old Baytown man, was charged after allegedly brandishing a weapon and firing at no one during a 2 p.m. disturbance near 10th Street and Ward Road. He threatened to shoot responding officers but did not injure anyone or fire at them. The .380 pistol, reported stolen in Hardin County, was involved. Earlier, gunfire in West Republic and South Ashbes area caused no injuries, but a home in East Pearce was struck four times.
Police ask for public help identifying a Black man in his 40s suspected of robbing Speedy Express at 5200 block and Dillon's Liquor at 6700 block. He approached registers pretending to buy items, sprayed pepper spray, and stole cash or a vodka bottle. A White car with a second Black man fled the scene.
A 19-year-old Houston man, Felix Ochoa, was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Christmas Day in the 400 block of East Humble on resisting arrest. Officers found him intoxicated in the roadway yelling at a woman, and he pulled away and struck an officer with handcuffs before being subdued by a Taser. Burglaries: a resident reported computer equipment stolen from a home in the 300 block of East Pearce Avenue. Baytown Police Beat notes, tips welcome via Baytown Crime Stoppers.
Joy A Going born November 24 1933 in Floydada Texas died December 26 2016. She grew up on panhandle farms, graduated valedictorian at 15, earned degrees from Hardin Simmons University and the University of Houston, and taught English and music in Fort Worth Anadarko Enid Norman Spearman and Baytown.
Joy Going dedicated 30 years to Baytown schools from Cedar Bayou Junior High to Stephen F. Austin Elementary, later leading Pumphrey Elementary and founding magnet programs. She served as a district envoy with United Way, board member of Baytown Toppers program, precinct judge, and active Delta Kappa Gamma member. Memorial visitation December 29 and graveside service December 30 at Memory Gardens, Baytown.
David B Haney of Baytown Texas died December 22 2016 after a cancer battle. He worked for ExxonMobil 34 years retiring 2012. Survived by wife Clark, sons Scott and Chris and Briana, parents Byron and Helen, brothers Randy and Paul with spouses Cindy Bo, and other relatives. Memorial service December 30 at 10 00 am at First Baptist Church 505 Rolling Brook Baytown. Donations may be made to First Baptist Brook Baytown Texas 77521.
Carrie Fisher famed as Princess Leia and author of Postcards from the Edge died at age 60 after illness on a plane. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds faced fame and battles with addiction and bipolar disorder, later revisiting her life in memoirs and The Force Awakens return.
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