03 Jul 2012
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2012
Page
1
Radjar receives a dedicated service award in a formal ceremony. The event honors long serving staff and recognizes contributions to the organization with a plaque and citation.
A 27-year-old Baytown man, Daniel Brian Atkins, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his 75-year-old grandfather, Franklin McCown, whose body was found Sept. 7, 2010 after neighbors reported concerns. Atkins, 25 at the time, admitted stabbing McCown during a theft attempt and was convicted after forensic evidence tied him to the crime. The jury rejected a parole-eligible sentence, delivering life without freedom.
Marijane Ratliffe stocks a Battle of Texas assortment tray along Wallisville Road and Wade Road as Fourth of July preparations begin. She reports brisk business and expects continued demand with buyers able to purchase fireworks all day and up until midnight tonight.
Royal Purple Raceway accuses neighbor HPP Corporation of contaminating land to later mine resources and backfill with toxins as HPP seeks an air quality permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. HPP denies the charges, citing economic rivalry in recycled concrete. Local officials and residents are pressed into the dispute.
Baytown marks the Fourth with a July 3 evening concert at Bicentennial Park featuring Ryan Guidry and Casey Weston from The Voice, followed by The Marshall Tucker Band at 8. Vendors, road closures around the parade route begin July 4, with the event starting at 5 p.m. and a parade on the Fourth Page 8.
Earthman Funeral Home in Baytown works to cremation the remains of Esan Rodriguez Jr., a 22 year old murdered man linked to a case along I 10, with DNA identifying him in February. The process spans two states and multiple agencies, requiring an exact paperwork trail and an amended death certificate from Harris County.
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