YMCA Operation Backpack kicks off in Houston area
The second annual YMCA Operation Backpack runs Monday through Aug 12 with 38 YMCAs and partner churches collecting new backpacks and school supplies for 31 Houston area school districts. More than 100 collection sites aim to aid tens of thousands of children and families this school year.
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Houston Area
YMCA
Ymcas
Operation
Ymca of
Greater Houston
Baytown Family Ymca
Ymca Operation Backpack
Carrie Gaskamp
Ents
Houston-area
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
First Christian Church
Goose Creek
Archdiocese of
Galveston-Houston
Ymcahouston.org
Family fights ruling in Shawna Lambright bridge death
Lambright family challenges Baytown police conclusion that Shawna Lambright died by own action after new investigators reviewed the case on January 18. Witnesses saw her on a bridge railing but did not observe a jump. Toxicology showed high alcohol and Xanax.
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Lambright
Baytown
Marvin Currie
Shawna
Currie
West Baker Road
Ken
United Way Baytown sets conservative goal for 2007 drive
United Way of Baytown Area aims for a $2 million stretch goal for 2007, with $1.9 million baseline based on agency commitments. Last year excess funds supported hurricane evacuees in Baytown, totaling over $30,000 beyond standard allocations. A citizen review panel vetted agencies including Red Cross and local centers before final funding recommendations. Eddie Liles to chair the 2006-2007 campaign. kickoff breakfast planned at Premiere Cinemas and San Jacinto Mall. Call 281-424-5922 or visit unitedwaybaytownarea.org for services and details.
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Barry
United Way Board
Baytown
United Way of
She
United Way
American Red Cross
New Horizon Family Center
Washington
Ple
Eddie Liles
Exxon Mobil
Premiere Cinemas
San Jacinto Mall
Baytown Area
Unitedwaybaytownarea
Shooting suspects charged with possession in district court
SHOOTING were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver. Both are scheduled to appear today in the 178th District Court.
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178Th District Court
Death standoff leads to homicide ties in Baytown case
A Highlands standoff on April 28 left a suspect in custody at Harris County Jail with another at large. On June 8, three Baytown men were charged by Liberty County authorities in the capital murder of 49 year old Bobby McCartney. McCartney was abducted from a Wal Mart parking lot on Garth Road and found dead along a rural Liberty County road. Police linked Aryan Brotherhood members to the crime during an earlier Palais Royal burglary probe. Randall Wayne Carter 32 Michael Brandon Faught 22 and Larry Ray Welch Jr. 20 are in custody.
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Highlands
Harris County
Tarin
Dayton
Bobby
McCartney
Wal-Mart
Garth Road
Liberty County
Palais Royal
Baytown
Aryan Brotherhood
Randall Wayne Carter
Michael Brandon Faught
Larry Ray Welch Jr
Goose Creek construction continues through rain delays
Despite muggy weather Baytown reports ongoing work on Goose Creek elementary schools and Highlands Junior High, with completion on track. Garth Road drainage and widening face a week delay but aim to finish by year end as new subdivisions spur traffic growth. Mosquitoes rise after rains. health officials urge protective clothing and anticipate spraying to resume once weather improves.
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Baytown
Goose Creek
Bowie
New Highlands
Robby McGowen
Interstate 10
Angel Brothers
Seth Angel
Angel Bros
Garth
Mike Lester
Lester
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