Fashion show honors Vanessa Morales with recycled fashion
Two years after Vanessa Morales died in a Mobile July Fourth crash her family hosts the second annual Rubbish to Runway in Houston to benefit Long Way Home. The 4 p.m. July 17 event at Talento Bilingue de Houston features garments made from recycled materials and spotlights local designers. Morales had urged a Birthday for a Cause campaign to raise 500 dollars for Long Way Home, but supporters surpassed 17,000 dollars in her memory.
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Vanessa Morales
Mobile
Alabama
Long Way Home
Talento Bilingue de Houston
S. Jensen Drive
Houston
Yessenia Morales
Vanessa
Morales
Guatemala
City Offers Insight to Cutting Utility Bills
City officials unveil practical tips to reduce monthly utility expenses. The guidance covers energy saving steps, rate plan options, and programs aimed at helping residents lower consumption and costs on their next billing cycle.
Obituary notices for Morris Leonard Hays and Jerrel Page
Obituary notices list Jimmy H. Morris Lula Mae Leonard and Patricia Hays with notices appearing on page 3A. The brief listings acknowledge their passings and memorial references, typical of local obituaries in the community paper.
Bible Verse from Isaiah Proclaims Good News to the Poor
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord rests on me for proclaiming good news to the poor. He sends me to bind up the brokenhearted and to set captives free and release prisoners from darkness.
Baytown Prepares July Fourth Parade with Floats and Closures
City and residents gear up for the Baytown 4th of July parade. lineup at 4 30 p m, parade at 5 30 p m. floats can still register until lineup time. 12 floats signed up, with more expected day of parade. streets to close include Market Street Decker Drive Market Street Texas Avenue Lee Drive at Gentry and M L K Stadium Drive at Gentry. parking access remains from Gentry.
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Baytown
America
Sonja Payne
Parks and Recreation Department
Patti Jett
City of
Market Street
Decker Drive
Texas Avenue
Lee Drive
Gentry
Carnegie
M.L.K
Stadium Drive
Clifford Hatch
Baytown Parks and Recreations
Baytown Plans Early Fourth Festivities at Bicentennial Park
Baytown and nearby cities prepare a double day Independence Day celebration at Bicentennial Park 1001 Market Street near Lee College with concerts today and July 4. Parking is available in college lots and city sites. street closures begin 2 p.m. Monday along Market Street and Lee Drive.
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City of
Baytown
Market Street
Lee College
Sterling Municipal Library
Wetlands Center
Lee High School
Stadium Drive
Texas Avenue
Lee Drive
Market
Chambers County Officials to Appear in PBS Film
Chambers County Judge Jimmy Sylvia and Economic Development Director Sarah Cerrone will appear in a PBS documentary on the Chenier Plain in the Gulf of Mexico. The segment, part of This American Land, airs mid-August on PBS stations and highlights biodiversity and energy, shipping, and security assets in the 5 million acre coastal region. A nine minute version and a longer director's cut are available online, guiding viewers through coastal habitats and water quality issues tied to Deepwater Horizon restoration.
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Chambers County
Jimmy Sylvia
Sarah Cerrone
PBS
Gulf of Mexico
Chenier Plain
Texas
Cerrone
Restore Act
Tribute to Bobby Womack at 4212 Café honor
Sta cy Tezino, Baytown native and Ross S. Sterling graduate, hosted a gathering at the 4212 Café as friends and family viewed photos of her godfather Bobby Womack. Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee’s Certificate of Congressional Recognition honored the late singer, recalling his hit Harry Hippie and his influence in the 1970s.
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Stacy
Tezzy
Tezino
Bobby Womack
Baytown
Ross S. Sterling High School
Shelia Jackson Lee
Womack
Harry Hippie
Stacy Teziro
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