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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 2004
Page
1
The Baytown Sun submits its 2004 Al-Area Softball Team with Sterling star Ronda Smith earning Player of the Year honors, highlighting standout performances across the league and naming top picks.
Lakewood residents wield power in city governance and elections. In May, Lakewood turnout helped elect District 3’s representative to City Council, leaving district voters without a local voice on the council as a vacancy looms. The issue highlights long standing neighborhood influence across Lakewood Wooster Eastpoint Craigmont.
U S Army Sgt Michael Adkins of Baytown returned home briefly after five months in Iraq and faces at least seven more months in the conflict. He spoke of wounds that earned a Purple Heart and described Camp Eagle near Sadr City as a focal point of heavy fighting. Adkins, 25, is with the 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Hood.
Baytown’s Professional Firefighters Association will hire a professional outside negotiator for the next contract to resolve disputes over overtime policy. The city may or may not agree to the plan, tied to costs and past bargaining expenses. The 1999 process began in May with aims to finish by summer’s end, and last year’s talks cost about $60,000 with a Fort Worth attorney.
Baytown Police officer Mark Smith remains on paid administrative leave as Harris County DA Edward Porter reviews the investigation. Porter has not read the report and will decide if the case goes to a grand jury, likely in late August.
A weekend benefit is organized to aid RoShonda Richard and two other Highlands and Crosby residents still recovering from a June 11 vehicle wreck on Interstate 10 near McCartney. Richard, 20, remains in Ben Taub Hospital ICU with multiple injuries and no medical insurance. Contact Chemcei Federal Credit Union in Pasadena for contributions.
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