Baytown Maintains AA Bond Rating Ahead of $6.5 Million Sale
Baytown keeps its AA bond rating from Standard & Poor's and Moody's as officials plan a $6.5 million sale next week. City leaders tout strong year end balances, tax adjustments, and a planned capital improvements program to fund two new fire stations and drainage, parks, and utility upgrades.
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Lisa Ocker
Baytown
Fritz Lanham
Standard & Poor's Corp
Moody’s Investors Service Inc
Lanham
Ken Mitchell
Mitchell
Allen Cannon
Gerald Dickens
New York
City Council
Battlestar Discovery Set for Cape Launch Amid secrecy
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP a mystery countdown pushed toward an afternoon launch of Battlestar Discovery with a crew of five military officers and a Spy satellite to monitor Soviet activity and broad regions. NASA cited schedule but kept exact timing secret to hinder enemy tracking.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Defense Department
NASA
Baytown
Mission Control Center
Around Town items show Huntsville dances and local notices
Renee Rhodes teaches country western dancing to young students in Huntsville. Cindy Barker plans a move. Linda Hathaway keeps track of time with many clocks. Hermina Kaps gets a surprising call from her grandson. Kim Hoage buys a new suit for a special event. C. E. Matthews recalls Baytown days. Mike Ward receives a letter. Billy Holt and Anna Tipton enjoyed a trip to Austin. Lee Burge presents an interesting program. Vicki Courtney looks forward to student teaching. Charles Rosser greets a friend. Steve Barnett prepares for college graduation.
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Renee Rhodes
Huntsville
Cindy Barker
Linda Hathaway
Hermina Kaps
Kim Hoage
C.E. Matthews
Baytown
Mike Ward
Billy Holt
Anna ‘Tipton
Austin Lee Burge
Vicki Courtney
Charles Rosser
Steve Barnett
Baytown Area Forecast For Thursday Night Through Friday
Clouds dominate the Baytown area with a 20 percent chance of rain and temperatures in the mid forties. Friday should remain mostly cloudy with temperatures near the upper fifties to around 60. Overnight, Wednesday into Thursday, records show a low of 42 and a high of 50 degrees.
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Baytown
Klevenhagen to Speak at Baytown Chamber Luncheon
Harris County Sheriff Johnny Klevenhagen will discuss plans for the department at noon Friday during the Baytown Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Holiday Inn. A 20 year law enforcement veteran, Klevenhagen returned to the agency after several years away and has held multiple supervisory posts.
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Harris County
Johnny Klevenhagen
Baytown
Department
Klevenhagen
Stephen F. Austin High School
University of Houston
Dominguez to head new Mervyn's Baytown store
Manuel Dee Dominguez is named store director of the new Mervyn's at San Jacinto Mall opening March 1. A Houston native, he joined Mervyn's in 1984 and previously led the Baytown unit. The Baytown store will employ 150 to 200 people and focus on family clothing and home furnishings.
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Manuel D
Dee” Dominguez
Mervyn’s
San Jacinto Mall
Houston
Dominguez
Baytown
Mervyn's
California
Arizona
Utah
Texas
University of Houston
Montgomery Wards
Gap
Mary
Ann
Corey
Kimberly
Charter birthday marks Baytown merger anniversary
The 37th anniversary of Baytown charter election honors five pioneers who pushed Goose Creek Pelly and Baytown consolidation. Key figures include Goose Creek Attorney Ervin Flowers Pelly Attorney Shannon Morris Baytown physician Dr William E Marshall Sun editor Fred Hartman and Baytown publisher Robert Matherne. The piece notes prior annexation battles to 1945 and Court involvement, with leaders including Mayor C Q Kid Alexander and Pelly Mayor Eddie Cleveland shaping the unified city government. The charter commission was led by W M Pappy Knowles and many others.
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Jim Kyle
Goose Creek
Pelly
Baytown
Tri-Cities
Ervin Flowers
Goose City
Tri- Cities
Ganders
Houston
Texas Supreme Court
C.Q. “Kid” Alexander
L.A Wilkie Jr
James H. Frazier
Fahy Godfrey
J. Bryan Stratton
Claude H. Tipton
E.G Sanders
Hugh Echols
L.T. Yule
M.W. Harper
Elmer Gray
N.M. Driskell
Bryan Culpepper
L.R. Kurtz
Cleveland
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Lone Star Banx
SAN Jacinto Ford
Baytown State Er
Sao Ast
Chamber
Sam Houston State University
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Academy
National Institute of Corrections
Memorial Drive United Methodist Church
Houston Livestock Show
Rodco
Harris County Sheriff's Deputies Association
Manuel D. Dominguez
Armide Knowles
Alice Schoyen
Knowles
W.M. Knowles
Sun
Lao
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