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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2009
Page
1
The Baytown Nike Bayou Bowl features a Southlake Carroll quarterback making Texas Louisiana all star history. The Dallas Dragon joins the roster for the Saturday game as the first from the Dallas area to reach the Bayou Bowl.
The body of 25 year old Lance Anton Pickens was found face down in a shallow canal near 3300 Rollingbrook behind Reintree Apartments in Baytown. Investigators found no signs of trauma and await a final autopsy and toxicology results in seven to eight weeks while interviewing friends and family.
Galveston hosted Juneteenth marking the end of slavery and this year Baytown adds a Emancipation Day celebration. McNair community in Harris County has long held Juneteenth events since the 1970s on the Saturday before June 19. Organizers say the celebrations bring communities together and honor freedom with local residents recalling early gatherings and Joe Tex as a past highlight.
The switch to digital television happens Friday nationwide. FCC spokesman Mark Wigfield urges readiness for households relying on over the air broadcasts. In Houston about 466,810 homes use OTA service and must obtain a digital tuner or converter box to continue watching. Coupons remain available until supplies last through July 31, with 1.6 million residents requesting and 870,172 redeemed by May 30. In-home installation is offered through AmeriCorps, Primex, and R&D Training and Technical via local partners. details at dtv gov.
Kilgore Road between Cedar Bayou Road and James Street draws complaints as drivers speed during daytime and peak periods. Chris Buckner, third generation resident, seeks lower speed limits to 30 or 35 mph and more police enforcement, citing mailboxes reinforced with steel after frequent collisions. He urged Baytown officials to act regardless of changes to the road surface.
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