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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2008
Page
1
British Open champion Padraig Harrington reevaluates aims after repeating success at the Royal and Ancient championship. He signals a shift in focus from chasing records to sustaining top form and future majors.
Local union members discuss upcoming public transportation plans at a Baytown Community Center meeting scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. The session invites residents to learn about proposed routes and funding implications.
With Tropical Storm Dolly poised to strike Texas, residents are urged to confirm storm emergency supplies and readiness. Officials warn of potential power outages and flooding, urging households to secure water, food, batteries, and essential medications. Community centers offer shelters and warning updates.
Local TV listings show Noah Carter Elizabeth Crowley Dorothy McCulley Mary Milligan and Marion Odom featured in a high temperature weather segment with forecasted highs of 86 degrees and brief program notes.
Harris County officials urge residents to prepare for Dolly, which could strengthen into a hurricane this week. Authorities warn of potential 10 to 20 inches of rain in South Texas coastal areas and possible flooding. Emmett urges gas tanks full, supplies stocked, and evacuation or shelter plans. Shell Oil evacuates Gulf rigs while officials discuss border fence and levee work. The National Hurricane Center issues hurricane watches from Brownsville to Port O’Connor and Rio San Fernando to Matamoros. Dolly expected to make landfall as a Category 1 storm with 74 to 95 mph winds. See storm page 8.
Local and national companies donated supplies as more than 80 residents and visitors from nearby towns joined Cedar Bayou Baptist Church and partner churches to launch a Baytown Community Rehabilitation project. Led by Jeff Fuqua the effort echoes Comanche Oklahoma where a decade of home repairs has aided low income families.
Baytown sees 21.5 percent fewer sales in ZIP codes 77520 and 77521 while values fall 8.8 percent, against a Houston area trend of record prices and a 10th straight monthly sales decline. National markets lag Baytown with larger price drops amid slower job growth and higher living costs.
Calvin Paul Carmona pleaded guilty and received a 25 year sentence for the April 1 2006 shooting of Jose Joey Luis Castillo Jr on Pine Street. Castillo’s sister Debra Castillo DeLeon delivered a victim impact statement at the Harris County Criminal Court.
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