Local cheers and jeers celebrate graduates and community support
Baytown and Highlands saw over 1,250 seniors graduate this weekend with praise for students and their supporters. ExxonMobil and Lee College mark an 80 year partnership with more than 3 million donated since 1982. Stephen F. Austin Elementary raised 43,618.09 for the American Heart Association, the SW region top fundraiser last year.
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Top Baytown Sun crime dominates week’s read list
Baytown Sun readers Prize crime stories this week with a mix of other items. Top story Thursday reports a visiting man shot in a Mont Belvieu motel parking lot. The list includes a RSS grad named Akron college president and debit card theft at Target.
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Readers urged to submit letters to Sun News Baytown
Citizens are invited to share opinions with the Baytown Sun by sending letters to sunnews or submitting online at baytownsun.com. Letters must include a phone number for verification and are limited to 300 words with edits possible.
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Goose Creek trustees push 14.4 million building plan
Reba A. Eichelberger of Baytown questions the Goose Creek CISD board over a 14.4 million project to house 400 students. She cites taxpayer costs and criticizes the plan, urging disclosure of contracts and meeting minutes under the Open Records Act.
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Hurricane season urged with Baytown Sun guide
Publisher Janie Gray urges Baytown readers to prepare for evacuations and outages. A Baytown Sun hurricane preparedness guide includes a tracking map, supplies checklist, and evacuation routes. The piece emphasizes five day survival, water and food stock, lighting, water resistant documents, and family planning based on Rita Ike and Katrina experiences.
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Texas runoff reshapes governors race and key contests
The Texas runoff results create sharp policy contrasts for November. Tea Party strength shapes Republican lines on spending and immigration while Democrats run with two women atop the ticket. Gov race features Abbott and Davis, Patrick vs Van de Putte in the lieutenant governor race, and Paxton vs Houston for attorney general. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Today in History Highlights and Notable Events
Facts from June 10 cover a mix of historic milestones and notable figures. Key items include the 1964 Civil Rights Act debate limit, the 1692 Salem witch trials first execution, 1864 Confederate military service law, 1921 Budget and Accounting Act, 1971 Nixon China trade move, and the 1994 release of Speed. Recent notes mention Ray Charles’s death, Carrie Prejean’s firing, Zimmerman trial jury selection, and a Thought for Today.
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