Baytown to replace several highways with LED street lighting
Baytown will upgrade Interstate 10 and Spur 330 and Highway 146 to LED fixtures to cut energy use and replacement costs. City Council authorized staff to finalize contracts after testing LED lights on Highway 146 at Garth Road, a pilot approved by TxDOT in late 2010.
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Baytown
Bob Leiper
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Highway 146
Garth Road
Clifton Walker
Baytown Electric
Baytown Sun File
Crosby luncheon honors Dr. King
More than 200 residents attended a Crosby MLK Day luncheon. St Martin de Porres Church youth acted as waiters serving spaghetti rolls and salad to celebrate Dr. King’s memory. Katharine Duffy 11 of Baytown volunteered, saying the event honors her heritage as African American and Hispanic.
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MLK
Alphonsus Enelichi
Martin Luther King Jr
St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church
Barrett Station
Brandon Morris
Who's Hands
Baytown Sun
Albert Villegas
Death of Chambers County deputy Henry Tyson mourned
Chambers County mourns the death of Henry Lewis Tyson 47 a deputy credited with risking his life to save another officer in 2009 He died Sunday after a series of mini strokes Officials noted Tyson was named Sheriff’s Department Officer of the Year in 2010 Friends and coworkers offered condolences as details emerged from Sheriff’s Office contacts PAGE 6
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Chambers County
Henry Lewis Tyson
Joe LaRive
Mike Wheat
A.R
Rusty” Senne
Wheat
Senac
Sgt Tyson
Tyson
Chambers County Sheriff's Department
Texas Department of Public
Baytown staff praised as public servants beyond work
City council heard a report noting many Baytown employees extend public service after hours. Nick Woolery cited Habitat for Humanity projects with 36 staff and 144 hours across two homes, plus involvement in the ExxonMobil Summer Youth Work Program, Special Olympics volunteers, Angel Tree gifts for 54 children, and RAP Juvenile service efforts.
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Baytown City
Nick Woolery
United Way
Woolery
Habitat For Humanity
ExxonMobil
Angel Tree
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