Harvey rainfall in Texas sets US record for scope
A Harris County Flood Control District report notes Hurricane Harvey dumped more rain over a wide area than any five day total since 1850. Calculations from Texas state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon place the rain footprint from Victoria through Houston to the Louisiana line, about the size of Massachusetts.
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Harris County Flood Control District
Victoria
Houston
Louisiana
Massachusetts
John Nielsen-Gammon
Chambers County Hosts Hurricane Workshop with Broad Spotlight
Chambers County Judge Jimmy Sylvia led the annual Hurricane and Disaster Workshop, the first since Harvey. The agenda featured speakers from local, state, and federal agencies including the National Weather Service, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Texas Department of Transportation, and the Houston-Galveston Area Council. See chambers page 9.
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Chambers County
Jimmy Sylvia
Harvey
Sylvia
National Weather Service
Texas Division of Emergency Management
Texas Department of Transportation
Houston-Galveston Area
Woodforest Bank Donates 2500 to Housing Authority
Woodforest Bank contributed 2500 to the Housing Authority in a community aid effort. The donation supports housing programs and services for residents, demonstrating local financial support for public housing initiatives.
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Housing Authority
HOT SPOTS Weekly dining tour makes stop at Subway
The HOT SPOTS weekly dining tour visits Subway for a featured quick meal. Local readers can expect a concise rundown of menu highlights and value options at the popular chain.
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Subway
Bible verse on love and fullness of God
A devotional quotation from Ephesians 3 17 to 19 urges believers to be rooted in love and to grasp the vastness of Christ love. It emphasizes being empowered with all the saints to know a love beyond knowledge and be filled with fullness.
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Christ
Bayou Bowl allows free rein on special teams in five practices
Bayou Bowl coaches can implement wide open special teams with no rush on extra points or field goals and one edge rush on punts. Blitzing and defensive variety are allowed, while kickers and depth players may take on unfamiliar roles with only 36 players per side and several volunteers for kicking duties.
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Dick Olin
East
Barbers Hill
Tom Westerberg
Westerberg
Lee
Tim Finn
Finn
Goose Creek moves to raise staff pay while keeping tax rate
Goose Creek CISD presents a 2.5 percent pay raise for employees while keeping the tax rate at 1.43189 per 100 for the 2018-2019 budget. The administration also aims to hold the maintenance and operation rate at 1.17 and the interest and sinking rate at 0.26189 while projecting a student enrollment decline and a general fund revenue of 223,626,445 against 220,126,445 in expenditures. The board has three working days to review the pay raise before the July 3 payroll.
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Goose Creek
Grimes
M&o
L&s
EPA divers inspect cap at San Jacinto Waste Pits
Environmental Protection Agency officials briefed residents on the San Jacinto River Waste Pits as divers inspected the cap’s northwest corner this week. Remedial Project Manager Gary Miller said the team would sample gaps and damaged areas while monitored by the EPA, with parties International Paper and McGinnes Industrial Maintenance bound to a $115 million cleanup plan to remove 212000 cubic yards of dioxin‑contaminated material, a plan not yet agreed to by the defendants.
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Environmental Protection Agency
San Jacinto River
EPA
Gary Miller
Miller
International Paper and McGinnes Industrial Maintenance Corporation
Fundraiser Planned for Mary Pinney Family
A Sunday fundraiser at Bay Way Cross Fit in Baytown supports the family of Mary Pinney, former CEO of Project Blue. Project Blue aided ill or injured officers and funded criminal justice scholarships. The Houston Rocking Club partners with Bay Way CrossFit to host WODs, honoring fallen officers.
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Pinney
Project Blue
Bushy Creek
Cam
Houston Rocking Club
Bay Way
Bayway Drive
Baytown
Jennifer Hillhouse
Pinney’s
Rocking Club
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