Ferry Road traffic plan faces public airings Sunday
The Baytown Sun previews a Newsmaker interview with Alan Hudgins who leads a drive to block the Ferry Road northern exit to Highway 146. Residents fear speeding and unsafe access, while others urge inclusive debate and safer policing as the only sure remedy. The piece notes a traffic study showing two thirds exceeding speed limits and cites church concerns about closures and flood risks.
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Alan Hudgins
Highway 146
Ferry Road
Sun
Hudgins
Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bayou Junior School
Hayes Lane
Cedar Bayou Cemetery
Baytown
Ferry
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Public Input
The Baytown Sun invites public letters and guest columns on issues affecting the community. Submit originals up to 300 words for letters or 500 words for guest columns with signature, return address, and phone. contact Managing Editor David Bloom at 281-422-8302 or send to P.O. Box 90 Baytown 77522 or sunnews baytownsun.com.
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David Bloom
The
Baytown Sun
Newspaper 5
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
Wanda Gamer Cash
P.O. Box
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
Fire chief selection flawed in Baytown
Former Baytown Fire Chief speaks on a protracted selection process and lack of communication. He cites ongoing leadership gaps since July 2003, questions council interference, and recalls past chief departures while praising firefighters and urging safe, ethical leadership.
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Baytown Sun
Baytown
Allison Smith
City of Webster
Smith
Webster
Commission On Chief Fire Officer
CFO
Bagland Island
Skaters Harassed by Police Near Baytown Station
Joshua Boozer and Daniel Wolfinger report an incident on February 6 near Mohawk Color Center on N Main Baytown. They describe two police cars colliding, ID checks by officers, and a later encounter while walking home, prompting public comment on police conduct.
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N. Main
Baytown
Color Center
Joshua Boozer
Daniel Wolfinger
Today in History Feb 12 highlights through time
February 12 marks Lincoln's birthday 1809 and landmark events across years. Notable entries include Lady Jane Grey’s beheading 1554, Savannah founding 1733, Utah women’s suffrage 1876, Lincoln's birthday holiday 1892, the NAACP founding 1909, the Lincoln Memorial cornerstone 1915, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue premiere 1924.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Larue County
James Oglethorpe
Savannah
Utah Territory
Lincoln
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
George Gershwin
New York
Forger Caught in Houston Linked to Baytown Stores
A 1941 report notes a suspected forger who may have altered checks at about six Baytown businesses was captured in Houston. In 1976 ex councilman Allen Cannon filed for District 5 police. In 1991 TxDOT weighed renaming Interstate 10 Baytown East Freeway. In 2001 Mont Belvieu added detonation of explosives prohibited to oil and gas ordinance after executive session.
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Baytown
Houston
Allen Cannon
District 5 Police
Texas Department of Highway and Public Transportation
Baytown East
Mont Belview
Baytown City Officials List and Council Meeting Schedule
Baytown Texas City Hall lists government contacts including City Manager Gary Jackson and Mayor Pete Alfaro. City Council districts 1 through 6 are named with phone numbers. members serve two-year terms and meet at City Hall on the second and fourth Thursdays at 6 30 p.m.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria Hl
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek CISD and Barbers Hill Districts Contact Details
The document lists administration and board contact details for Goose Creek CISD in Baytown Texas Barbers Hill District Anahuac and related districts including P.O. Box addresses phone numbers and officer positions with term lengths and board meeting cadence for each entity. It notes board terms three or six years and monthly or biweekly meeting patterns.
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Barbers Hill
P.O
Mont Belvieu
Texas
Tim Sonnenberg
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Ferry Rd. Plan
Jane Grey
England
Guildford Dudley
Gov't Officials
City of
Goose Creek
Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
Barbara Sultis
Board of Trustees
Phelutria Barnes
Rosa Rodriguez
Weston Cotten
James Lewis
Clarence Aibus
Jepp Busch
Steve Fischer
Barbers Hill Isd
Anahuac
ISD
Linda Kay Barnhart
Clint Fancher
Gayle Paveto
Allen Herrington
Thomas
Gene” Baker
Eddie Foster
Jessie D. “Dee” Leggett
Kendall L. Barrow
Lee College
Whiting Baytown
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Ben Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hail
Mark Himsel
Jess DB
Navarre
Tucker Hall
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