Controversy surrounds Magnolia Cemetery history
The Magnolia Cemetery in Goose Creek sits neglected at Fayle and Third, with 213 graves documented yet poorly marked. Established with first burial in 1918 and last in 1938, the site was donated by Tom Wright and later sold to the Mexican Burial Association in 1923, leaving ownership unclear as vandalism and trash mar the site.
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Baytown
Fayle and
Third Streets
Magnolia Cemetery
Goose Creek
Lic
Bural
Tom Wright
Mexican Bural Association
Mexican Burial Association
Baytown volunteers finish building renovation a year early
Joe Cheben of ExxonMobil led a three year project to convert a Bay Area Homeless Services building on Wisconsin Street in West Baytown into a dormitory. Volunteers and contractor partners, aided by United Way seed funding, expect interior renovations to wrap ahead of schedule.
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Baytown
Bay Area Homeless Services
Wisconsin Street
West Baytown
Joe Cheben
ExxonMobil Chemical
Cheben
ExxonMobil
United Way of Baytown
Baytown Sun
Ken Fountain
Ieft
Home Depot
Howard Fitzgerald
Baytown mulls charter change to allow executive sessions
Baytown council forms a committee to review the 1948 charter and consider adding executive sessions to open meetings rules. Mayor Alfaro seeks a May ballot, but timing and support remain uncertain as council debates conforming to the Texas Open Meetings Act and public agenda requirements.
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Baytown
Pete Alfare
Alfaro
Cin
Legislatue
Watergate
Sharpstown
Avome
Texas
Baytown Chili Cook-Off Raises Funds for Scholarships
The 24th annual Chili When Its Chilly event at San Jacinto Mall drew crowds for Go Texan committee fundraising targetting about $2,000 in local proceeds, with 40 plus teams competing and music from Leroy Thompson and the Zydeco Roadrunners.
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Baytown
San Jacinto Mall
Highlands
Go Texan
Goose Creek
Leroy Thompson
Lee High School
Dick Olin
Tom Kight
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Kristopher Banks
Calvin Mundinger
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