Lee College enrollment climbs amid campus growth
Brown reports Lee College added about 300 students in spring, marking one of the state’s few community colleges with growth. Board hears about renovations, construction managers at risk, and new facilities at McNair Center. Two new admins named, new Computer and Graphics Technology degree approved, and software to predict student success funded.
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Lee College
Dennis Brown
Board of Regents
Lee
Duratech General Contractors
Rundell Hall
Bartlett Cocke General Contractors
Steve Evans
McNair Center
Durotech
Levee plan to shield Lake Anahuac east shore this summer
Chambers Liberty County Navigation District directors were told this week that a levee project to protect the east shore of Lake Anahuac could start this summer. Funded by a Community Development Block Grant after Hurricane Ike damage, the 8.5 foot high levee will run about 4.5 miles from the Anahuac boat ramp to near the Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center.
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Lake Anahuac
Chambers-Liberty County Navigation District
Allen Sims
Carroll & Blackman Inc
Anahuac
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
CLCND
Mary Beth Stengler
Trinity Bay
CBND Eyes Baytown Chambers Course On Bayou Planning
Cedar Bayou Navigation District seeks joint meeting with Baytown administration and Chambers County leaders to discuss island creation from a new channel and Devil's Elbow fate, enforcement help, and potential Corps flood method updates. Also aims to push for rail bridge removal near Highway 99 with future board resolution.
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Cedar Bayou Navigation District
Calvin Mundinger
City of
Baytown
Chambers County
Bayou
Devil’s Elbow
Mundinger
Baytown Administration
Parks Department
Coast Guard
Corps of Engineers
Guido Persiani
Persians
Baytown Police Beat Sees Multiple Thefts And Burglaries
Tools valued at 300 stolen from a vehicle on Inwood Drive. Two Pasadena men arrested for attempted burglary on Alford Avenue. Items valued at 1350 stolen from North Alexander Drive vehicle. Electronics and jewelry stolen from East Foyle Avenue residence. Burglaries on Decker Drive and Crosby Cedar Bayou Road with multiple items stolen. Heavy equipment and a 1000 vehicle stolen on Pine Street. Numerous license plate, tailgate, fuel, tools and cash thefts reported across Baytown. Policy: 59 offense reports, 16 other arrests, eight traffic accidents, some weather related.
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Inwood Drive
Pasadena
Alford Avenue
North Alexander Drive
East Foyle Avenue
Decker Drive
Crosby Cedar Bayou Road
Pine Street
James Bowie Drive
Ward Road
Interstate 10
Ohio Street
East Humble Avenue
East Humble Street
Baytown
Mont Belvieu Police Beat Week Summary
Mont Belvieu police tackled five traffic crashes and a series of thefts from Jan 16 to Jan 22. Baytown men turned themselves in on a warrant for theft tied to tool and supply thefts, with a second man arrested. A trucker reported 80 gallons of fuel stolen at Conoco Truck Stop. Packages were misdelivered or stolen at a Langston complex and Thriftees. two women were arrested for stealing baby formula, one fleeing into a field. A car stop on FM 565 found no packages but yielded traffic arrest and underage alcohol citations for two juveniles. A Richmond man faced public intoxication after sleep in a car on Highway 146. a Channelview woman and an Eagle Drive arrestee faced traffic offenses. A survey crew reported GPS units stolen totaling 11,000.
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Baytown
Conoco
Highway 146
Langston
Mont Belvieu
Eagle Drive
Richmond
Channelview
Dayton
Houston
Crash victim identified in Harris County wreck
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office identifies James Dodson as the man who died January 16 in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 10 near Spur 330 in east Harris County. The 64 year old man, driving a 2001 Honda sedan eastbound, lost control at 9 p.m., struck a guardrail, and rolled over. Dodson, not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected and died at the scene.
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Harris County
Sheriff’s Office
James Dodson
Spur 330
Dodson
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