Beach City fights rising coyote problem in neighborhood
Beach City Mayor Billy Combs warns residents of increasing coyote incursions as urban development pushes wildlife from habitat. Coyotes now roam through yards and trash, feeding on pet food and scraps, raising rabies concerns. Commissioner Rusty Senac urges caution and cites guidance from Texas Cooperative Extension Wildlife Services.
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Beach City
Billy Combs
Combs
Precinct
Senac
Texas Cooperative Extension
Wildlife Services
100 Days Smarter Students Dress as 100-Year-Olds
First grader Jay Torres and teacher Megan Gupton at Travis Elementary dressed as 100 year olds to mark the 100th day of school.
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Travis Elementary
Jay Torres
Megan Gupton
100th Day Celebrations Across Goose Creek and Barbers Hill
Goose Creek CISD and Barbers Hill ISD students marked the 100th day of class with activities such as 100 day hats glasses cereal neck laces and other crafts. The milestone means they are more than halfway through a 177 day school year with many classrooms focusing on the number 100.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Barbers Hill Isd
McNair NAACP Formed In 1932 History Note
Second in a series on The History of McNair Station. The McNair NAACP branch formed in 1932 with Sherman Gray Sr as president and Cephas Dubose as vice president. The hall stood near the New Testament Missionary Baptist Church. Members supported the Sweatt legal case with a $50 contribution per branch. In 1958 the Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No 1A became McNairs water district. Early 1960s bond issue passed by McNair citizens.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
McNair
Sherman Gray Sr
Cephas Dubose
Curtis Thomas
Howard Sampson
Herman Marion Sweatt
University of Texas Law School
NAACP
McNair Branch
Harris County Fresh Water
McNair’s
Patrick Brown Named Highlands Firefighter of the Year
In a popular vote among HVFD members Patrick Brown received the firefighter of the year honor for 252 responses over the past year. The award, honoring Cecil Kelly, was presented at the HVFD banquet at Monument Inn with Chief Harvey Little recognizing supporters and club awards. Edward Atchison Little won rookie of the year and Nate Scott earned junior firefighter of the year for school and training achievements. Terri Hotchkiss was named citizen of the year and a business received the year award.
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Patrick Brown
Highlands
Brown
Cecil Kelly
Highlands Volunteer Fire Department
Monument Inn
Harvey Little
Little
Nate Scott
Fire Department
HVFD
Terri Hotchkiss
Early filings thin as May elections near in Baytown area
Incumbents dominate filings in Mont Belvieu and Barbers Hill as May races loom. Arnold Peters and Kevin Yeager, long-serving incumbents since 2009, filed in Mont Belvieu for seats three through five. Barbers Hill incumbents Becky Tice Ron Mayfield and Fed Skinner filed for reelection. Anahuac shows no filers for positions one to three while ISD seats five through seven list Cris Stephenson Chris Jircik and Calvin Hill as current holders with no new candidates. The deadline to file is Feb 27 with vote registration ending April 9 and early voting starting April 27.
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Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Arnold Peters
Kevin Yeager
Peters
Yeager
Barbers Hill
Becky Tice
Ron Mayfield
Fed Skinner
Anahuac
Hall Whitley
Janice Jircik
Miguel Anderson
Anahuac Isd
Cris Stephenson
Chris Jircik
Calvin Hill
Christopher James
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Rusty Senac
Chambers County
Carla Rabalais
Nevaeh Howard
Isabella Windholtz
Leila Perez
Carrie Pryor-Newman
Hopper
Logan Williams
Madeline Oertli
Klaeton Schuetzky
Jerad Poor
Joshua Sanchez
Raelyn Cyril
Mia Mendoza
Maria Rosas
Betty Baca
McNair Station
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Highlands Vfd
BY Christopher James
Ceed
HVEC
Edward Atchison
Roan
Kiwanis
Rotary
Shootou
Rotary Club
Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
Lee College
Gilbert Santana
Mike Nebgen
Pam Warford
Tim Planty
Dave Jirrels
Vic
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