Flares Illuminate Baytown After ExxonMobil Plant Upset
ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant issued an operational upset after a compressor trip causing safety flaring beginning Friday at 5 p.m. Large flares lit the Baytown sky and by Saturday reduced flaring continued. Spokeswoman Connie Tilton said emissions remained within permit levels with minimal impact to production as repairs proceed. Agencies were notified and the unit will stay shut until repairs are complete.
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ExxonMobil
Baytown
Connie _ Tilton
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
VCOI
Heavy rains flood Baytown streets and area gauges reveal totals
Torrential rain drenched Baytown and surrounding Harris County Friday evening. Rain gauges near Goose Creek recorded 3.72 inches and 3.64 inches at two sites, with 2 inches at Baker Road. La Porte reached nearly 4 inches in the same period, while downtown Houston logged over 10 inches for the week. National Weather Service issued a wind advisory from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with northwest winds up to 30 mph and higher gusts, heightening risk of downed trees on saturated ground and hazards to vehicles on east-west roads.
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Baytown
Harris County Flood Control District
Highway 146
Goose Creek
Cedar Bayou
Baker Road
Harris County
la Porte
Highway 225
Sens Road
Houston
National Weather Service
NWS
Graffiti at Baytown home tied to past murders
Baytown police report graffiti sprayed 8 30 to 11 00 am Thursday on a Lou ise Street Crestmont home where Cynthia Morris 13 year old Bre anna Pavilicek and Morris's other daughter Kristen Fitch were killed in separate incidents. Evidence of drug activity and firearms were found during a Jan 19 traffic stop at Lanes End. A series of burglaries and thefts across Baytown are listed, with items ranging from purses to firearms and a meat smoker stolen from Ward Road to a white 2001 Chevrolet Silverado missing on Garth Road. Police note ongoing investigations and remind readers Baytown Crime Stoppers offers rewards for information.
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Baytown
Cynthia Morris
Breanna Pavilicek
Louise Street
Crestmont
Craigmont Place
Morris
Kristen Nicole Fitch
Texas City
Fitch
Jesse Dobbs
Parkway
Sean Kelly
Harris County
Steve Dorris
Kelly
Lanes End
Dorris
Fairview Drive
Garth Road
Ward Road
Jarrod Way
Connor Drive
John Edgar Earl 61 Baytown TX obituary
John Edgar Earl, 61, of Baytown TX, died January 8, 2017 at MD Anderson. Born January 4, 1956 in Mexia, he worked 35 years at U S Gypsum and enjoyed fishing, camping, wildlife photography, and videography. Survived by partner Kevin Campbell, brothers William and Jim Earl, sisters Martha Green Judy Gauntt Kathy Oberholtzer and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of life was held January 21, 2017 at Crespo & Jirrels Funeral Home Chapel.
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John Edgar Earl
Baytown
M.D. Anderson
John
Mexia
U.S. Gypsum
Texas United Charities
Colt 45’S
Ruth Syl
Kevin Campbell
William Beard
Martha
Jim Earl
Lou
Martha Green
Bobby
Judy Gauntt
Glynn
Kathy Oberholtzer
Glen
Crespo & Jirrels Funeral Home
Garth Rd
Crespoandjirrels. Com
Veteran actor Miguel Ferrer dies at 61 in Los Angeles
Miguel Ferrer who portrayed Owen Granger on NCIS Los Angeles and previously starred on Crossing Jordan has died at his Los Angeles home after a battle with cancer. The Santa Monica native was 61 and the son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney. Showrunner R Scott Gemmill called him a man of tremendous talent.
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New York
Miguel Ferrer
Stern
CBS
Ferrer
Los Angeles
Owen Granger
Jill Hennessy
Eddie Sargent of Baytown Dies at 85
Eddie Sargent 85 of Baytown died in 2017. Services are pending at Navarre Funeral Home and Cremation Services located at 2444 Rollingbrook Drive Baytown Texas with contact number (281) 422-8111 and website navarrefuneralhome.com
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Eddie Sargent
Baytown
Navarre Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Rollingbrook Drive
Texas
Navarrefuneralhome.com
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Rosille Drive
Sandra
Red Talbert
James Elmo Earl. Sr
Jirrels
Indirrels.com
Navarre Funeral Home
The
Baytown Sun Newspaper
North Main
John Saenz
Doug Nancarrow
Psendo Lopez
Coost
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