New state law targets copper thefts across Baytown area
A statewide scrap metal rule taking effect September 1 tightens records and requires immediate registration for metal buyers. The measure, led by Baytown Representative Wayne Smith, responds to rising thefts of copper from utilities and public spaces including highway lights along Interstate 10, schools, churches, and businesses, amid fears of safety risks and service disruption. The law aims to curb out-of-town trafficking and curb epidemic metal thefts by collectors and dealers. SEE METAL PAGE 3A
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Ers
Baytown
Wayne Smith
Lee College seeks public input on presidential search
Lee College begins its search for a new president and invites community input through two open forums. Gold Hill Associates will join as search consultants. The first forum is 4:30 p.m. Monday in Tucker Hall, 200 Lee Drive, and the second at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Phyllis Davis Room, 909 Decker Drive, both lasting about an hour. Dr. Michael Murphy will resign at the end of his contract in January 2012.
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Lee College
Gold Hill Associates
Tucker Hall
Lee Drive
Phyllis Davis
Decker Drive
Michael Murphy
Murals Bring Wow to Memorial Baptist Church
World of Wow! mural team, known for theme park style art, is ten days into a six month archaeo logical update of Memorial Baptist Sterling Campus children’s wing. Church members choose the theme and help with painting as workers install base coats and build the display.
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Makayla Harmon
Olivia Nutling
Memorial Baptist Church
Sterling
Baytown Sun
Albert Villegas
Kacey Nudling
Mandy Vigier
Dren
World of Wow
Wow
Memorial Baptist
Highlands man dies in head-on collision on FM 1942
A 74-year-old Highlands area man, Joseph Oron Broussard Sr., died when his eastbound 1999 Chevrolet S-10 crossed into the westbound lane on FM 1942 in the 1300 block. Cody Langley, driver of a 2003 Chevrolet 2500, was in the opposite lane. The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, per Harris County Sheriff reports. See collision on page 3A.
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Highlands-area
Crosby
Highlands Area
Joseph Oron Broussard, Sr
Harris County Sheriff’s Department
Cody Langley
Harris County Sheriff’s
Armed trio robberizes Baytown bank at Kroger store
Baytown police and the Houston FBI hunt three masked armed men who robbed the First Convenience Bank inside the Kroger at 1700 N Alexander Dr around 10 am Friday. All suspects are African American, in black clothing with bandanas, sunglasses and gloves.
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Baytown
First Convenience Bank
Kroger
N. Alexander Drive
Houston FBI
Eric Freed
Freed
Goose Creek CISD trims bus routes expands walk zones
Goose Creek CISD will cut bus routes and expand walk zones to address a 15 million funding shortfall. Start times shift 5 to 15 minutes at 16 campuses while the length of the day stays the same. Over 700 former riders must walk or arrange rides.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Toby York
York
of Texas
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