Hurricane Emily Triggers Mass Evacuations in Mexico
In Quintana Roo many tourists flee to inland shelters as Hurricane Emily, a Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds, nears Cancun. Buses evacuate 30,000 tourists while 70,000 to 80,000 residents are moved from offshore areas. Jamaica reports four missing after a brush with the system. two die in a Gulf helicopter crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancun
Mexico
Emily
Yucatan Peninsula
Jamaica
Gulf of Mexico
Cayman Islands
U.S
National Hurricane Center
Gulf
Texas
Jack Beven
Quintana Roo
Insurgents Intensify IRAQI Bomb Attacks and Saddam Case
Bombings in Baghdad area kill 22 on Sunday as insurgents press a relentless campaign across Iraq. The Iratji Special Tribunal announces its first criminal case against Saddam Hussein for a 1982 Shiite massacre, with trial soon. Over the past week suicide devices have wounded at least 170, and three U.S. soldiers died. A car bomber hit the electoral commission offices in eastern Baghdad injuring five election workers and a police officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Iraq
Iratji Special Tribunal
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Associated Press
Electoral Commission
Who's in Charge questions to The Baytown Sun
Readers are invited to submit questions to Who's in Charge at The Baytown Sun. Provide a specific question and target answerer, include city or jurisdiction, and add name and phone number for follow up. Contact options include mailing to P O Box 90 Baytown TX 77520 or office drop at 1301 Memorial Drive, fax 281 427 5252, or email sun news baytownsun com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
P.O
Baytown
Memorial Drive
Sun News
Baytownsun
Lee High unveils first African American mascot in 77 years
Jesika Wade, incoming junior at Lee High School, becomes the district’s first African American mascot for the cheer squad, desegregation history noted since 1968. She plans a Beyonce themed costume for the season opener and says her achievement raises standards for African Americans at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesska Wade
Lee High School
Jesika Wade
Wade
Kevin Wade
Jesika
Adam J. Wade
Jessica
Nichel
Nichel Nichols
Baytown Sun
Erin Gage
Project to set 505 straight in Chambers County roads
Chambers County Commissioners Court and TxDOT outlined steps to straighten the FM 565 curves between FM 2354 and FM 1405. The plan, initiated in the 1980s, aims to improve safety by addressing sharp double-S turns. Chambers County projects a roughly $150,000 share for utility adjustments, plus ROW purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anahuac
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Txdot
Mark Shepard
Chambers County
Don Brandon
Brandon
Brigadoon comes alive at Baytown Little Theater
Baytown Little Theater presents Brigadoon offering family friendly theater with lively songs like Waitin for My Dearie and Almost Like Being in Love. Sets transport audience to a mythical Scottish village under a curse that reveals itself every century. See MUSICAL on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Little Theater
Dearie
Bonnie Jean
Brigadoon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Yucata
Aou
MEX
Cuba
Pacific Ocean
AccuWeather
USGS
Antonio Castaneda
Ryan Culver
Baytown Sur
Theater
The
Ellen Moreno
Koni Hovater
Jim Wadzinski
David Taylor
Gordon Gallatin
Raminghevet Rive
Guhcoetailllon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!