More red light cameras planned for nine intersections
Construction starts this week on nine red light camera sites at Highway 146 and North Alexander Drive, West Baker Road and Decker Drive, and Garth Road at several points. A 30 day warning period from July 22 to August 21 will apply only to intersections without functioning cameras, except the Baker and Garth Road intersection.
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Highway 146
North Alexander Drive
West Baker Road
Decker Drive
Garth Road
Garth
Wyoming Street
Baker and Garth Road
Bayou Bowl Cheer Clinic Set for Saturday at Gentry Gym
The 6th annual Bayou Bowl Cheerleading Clinic for grades Pre K through seventh runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gentry Junior School athletic gym with area high school instructors. Pre registration is 25 and 30 on site. attendees receive a t shirt and may perform during Bayou Bowl Pre Game events. Contact Dolly Lundy at 281 837 4458 or bayoubowl org for details.
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Gentry
Dolly Lundy
Bayoubowl.org
Goose Creek to overhaul ESL program after low TAKS scores
Goose Creek ISD unveils plans to revamp its English as a Second Language program with added staff and expanded junior school level offerings after a state audit flagged alarmingly low TAKS results for ESL students. Officials call the findings a wake up call following a prior mild level of concern.
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Goose Creek
Barbara Sultis
Rick Kirk
TAKS scores promising at Goose Creek elementary
Goose Creek elementary students posted TAKS results close to last year with district averages above 80 percent in all subjects across grades. In third grade reading reached 93 percent, math 85 percent, matching or exceeding state levels. fourth grade reading 80 percent, math 87 percent, with state figures at 83 and 84 percent respectively.
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Goose Creek
Bayou Bowl showdown fuels Baytown prep clash
Randall Mackey, Bastrop High School alum and 5-11 quarterback, leads Louisiana into the Sixth Annual Bayou Bowl seeking a 46th win and a fourth straight Bayou Bowl victory over Texas. Louisiana and Texas arrive in Baytown for media day at Stallworth Stadium and three practice sessions ahead of kickoff.
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Randall Mackey
Mackey
Bastrop High School
Louisiana
Texas
Baytown
Stallworth Stadium
Kennon Bradford
New Orleans
Coastal Lincoln Mercury Baytown sells to Coastal brand
Baytown locals noticed a red white Coastal banner on the Superior Lincoln Mercury site after the sale. The dealership officially became Coastal Lincoln Mercury of Baytown on Thursday, with Charles Conder noting the change aims to preserve local service and community care as Brian Kenedy takes over. Conder’s family started the business over 30 years ago amid Baytown’s auto trade.
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Charles Conder
Brian Kenledy
Baytown
Conder
Kenedy
Tom
Superior Lincoln Mercury
Baytown welcomes The Deuce skate park to town
Kevin Goodson and friends arrived before opening at Baytown Skate Park No 2 to try The Deuce later that day. The trio praised the new speed ramps and bowl while noting the expected traffic shift between the old and new parks.
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Kevin Goodson
Baytown Skate Park No. 2
Goodson
Nick Hebert
Matthew McBride
Deuce
Hebert
Baytown
Parks and Recreation
Scott Johnson
Jenkins
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