July Fourth Events Across Lakewood and Surrounding Areas
A busy lineup includes Lakewood Pool Club fundraiser at 233 Greenbriar from noon to 8 pm with Geoffrey the Giraffe 5 to 7 pm, burgers on offer, and $5 admission. Surf act Hanna's Reef headlines at Bicentennial Park 5:30 to 9:30 pm. Baytown and Crosby host parades, markets, and fireworks.
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Baytown July 4 events include parades and concerts
The city schedule lists a 6 p.m. parade in Baytown followed by a 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. show with Guy Clark, a baby goose race at 7:45, and performances by Charlie Robison and the Bayou Big Band at Bicentennial Park plus two fireworks displays. Tickets for the Baby Goose Race cost $3 or $5 for two, with top prizes including a 27 inch TV with VCR DVD, a digital camera, a gift basket, and two Baytown Little Theater tickets. Call 281-425-8029 to add a July 4 event.
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Community Resource Credit Union
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Bee Hive
July Fourth closings for Baytown and area offices
Government and other offices will be closed Monday for Independence Day with emergency responders remaining active. Harms and Chambers county offices close Monday and reopen Tuesday. Sterling Municipal Library Baytown closes Saturday and Monday. Lee College closes Monday with campus offices opening Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. USPS, The Baytown Sun, and banks also shut Monday and resume Tuesday.
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Woman Dies After Back-Over Collision On North Loop East
Dianna Anita Hale, 31, of Crosby died when her car stalled in the emergency lane on the 1600 block of North Loop East Houston. While hazard lights flashed, a second vehicle struck the parked car around 9 am. Hale died at Lyndon B Johnson Hospital. the other driver was treated for minor injuries at Bayshore Medical Center.
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Man arrested in Baytown marijuana possession case
Baytown Police Narcotics Division arrested a 24 year old man on a felony possession charge after a search of his residence on a warrant at 8 54 am in the 100 block of Gresham Avenue Thursday. The division said a confidential tip spurred the investigation.
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Mailbox thefts investigated on Montego Drive by police
Police are investigating four mailbox thefts in the 3900 block of Montego Drive between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Thursday. A woman house sitting at her son's residence reported his mailbox occurred during the incident.
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Local contract workers told to rest until after weekend
Thompson said night contract employees in Baytown and Mont Belvieu were told not to report until Tuesday with shifts resuming after the weekend. Some workers may have missed the notice due to no email access, but employers should have communicated it. FBI warned of threats ahead of Election Day.
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Mont Belvieu
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FBI
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United States
Hospital expansion plans spark debate over trauma centers
Harris County hospital district weighs a $500 million long term expansion adding a 200 bed hospital, nine clinics and three outpatient centers while Lopez proposes a $330 million plan to add 200 beds at Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson hospitals. Ben Raub is level 1 trauma, Lyndon B. Johnson is level 3. trauma care remains a central issue for eastern residents and uninsured groups. A meeting is to be scheduled later this month to advance plans.
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Health Alliance
Exxon executive pays Baytown farewell in civic and cultural role
Former Baytown manager de Mahieu, seen as a strong civic advocate, reflects on Houston’s climate and the nation’s pollution label while recounting his move from Europe to Texas. He praises outdoor life, discusses adapting to American pace, and plans to stay connected with the Baytown Symphony Orchestra and local planning efforts.
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Economic Development Foundation
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Zeb Nash
Sandra Woods
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Rockets Hit Baghdad Hotels as Insurgents Clash Near Beji
Guerrillas fired rockets into central Baghdad hitting the Sheraton and Baghdad Hotel compounds frequented by foreigners. In Beji, near-northern clashes left two insurgents dead and a Marine killed with another wounded. Pentagon says 853 U.S. service members died since March 2003. Jordan and Yemen offered to send troops with conditions. no Arab nation has contributed forces yet. Hostages freed as kidnappers released three foreigners after employer halted dealings with the U.S. military. The attackers aimed for the Green Zone but caused limited damage.
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