Officials monitor rising San Jacinto River level near Lake Houston
Officials watch potential flooding as San Jacinto River level at Lake Houston dam nears 46.93 feet, about 1.4 feet above spillway. No reports of high water or assistance requests were received by Highlands Fire Department or Harris County Sheriff Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
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David Mohlman Huffman
San Jacinto River
Lake Houston
Lake Houston Dam
City of Houston
Highlands Fire Department
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Flood waters drive evacuations near Splendora Texas
About 160 families return to homes near Splendora in Montgomery County after rising creek waters forced evacuations. Firefighters using boats evacuated residents from two subdivisions near Peach Creek while rescue workers watched the east fork of the San Jacinto River rise in Casey Ridge.
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Splendora
Montgomery County
D.D. Harris
Peach Creek
Casey Ridge
San Jacinto
Bob Yancy
New Caney
Harris County
In Residence on Pearce Street in Austin
The Pearce Street Journal notes a historical home in Austin once housing Lt. Col. George Custer and his wife Libbie The item highlights the famous figure’s alleged residence in the city and invites curiosity about local heritage.
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Pearce Street Journal
Col
George” Custer
Austin
Libbie
Michael Mann Named Sportswriter of the Year
Michael P. Mann, former Baytown Suns editor now with the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, is honored as sportswriter of the year by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The note also mentions Barbara McClintock visiting The Sun, Gary Pruessing with unusual items, Mary Gorby earning an A on a quick-reaction test, and Peggy and Lynn Merwin receiving a call from their son Corporal Steve White in Roda Spain. Beatrice Williams declares her office now super fantastic.
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Michael P. Mann
Baytown Suns
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches
Mann
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Mary Gorby
Peggy
Lynn Merwin
Cpl
Steve White
Roda
Spain
Beatrice Williams
G.A. Delfeld
Creekbend Drive
G.A
Barbara Skalak
Baytown
George Delfeld
Houston
Sun
Carrie Pryor
Lakewood drainage woes to be aired
Baytown City Council will discuss Lakewood drainage problems and amend the 1986 drainage project priority list after recent flooding. Petitions from residents, requests on ship channel dredging, deed restrictions enforcement, sign ordinance variance, and a proposed official symbol for the city are on the agenda. The meeting also covers Goose Creek Stream plans, insurance contracts, a city hall AC repair, soccer league concession building, aerial ladder truck parts, clerk award, arts council appointments, and an executive session.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Lakewood
Jerome C. Simon Jr
Simon
Marion Johnson
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
M. David Boothe
Allen Webb
Daniel Granader
Texas Avenue
Jimmy Johnson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Goose Creek
Wayne Gray
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Goose Creek Stream
Jim Bond and Co
Insurance
Bay Temperature Control Inc
City Hall Annex
W. Defee
G.B. Chatham
Eileen Hall
Salt Grass
The
Association of City Clerks and Secretaries
United Way Allocations Meet to Review 1987 Funding
United Way Board will consider Allocations Committee recommendations for 1987 funds after a series of agency meetings. Initial requests total 904,513, up 5.7 percent from 1986. Committee chair Gary Fischer leads a roster of local and countywide agency requests, plus state and national contributions totaling 11,530 and 125,575 respectively.
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United Way Board of Directors
John Sylvester
United Way
Gary Fischer
Leisa Altimore
M.L. Bishop
Wynesle Brinkley
Leon Brown
Jim Budnek
Linda Christian
Don Coffey
Kelly Corbel
Bill
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Child
Family Service Center
Legal Foundation
Senior Citizens Nutrition Center
Visiting Nurses Home Health Services
Palmer Drug Abuse
USO
Texas United Way
Mental Health Association
American Red Cross
Lighthouse of Houston
Houston Speech and Hearing
DePelehin Children’s Center
Baytown Trails 1985 Pace in Sales Tax Revenue
Baytown falls behind its 1985 sales tax pace this year with 0.83 percent collected in 1986. Harris County cities show a 4 percent drop from last year while Baytown ranks third behind Houston and Pasadena in tax receipts. Anahuac and Old River-Winfree post gains amid countywide totals. Liberty County shows a dip in receipts.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Bob Bullock
Harris County
Houston
Pasadena
la Porte
Chambers County
Anahuac
Old River- Winfree
Anahuat
Old River-Winfree
Liberty County
City of Liberty
Weather forecast and 24 hour rainfall figures
Partly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of thundershowers. Lows in the low 70s and Wednesday night. Thursday highs in the low 90s with continued chances of thundershowers. In the 24 hour period ending at 8 am Wednesday, the low was 82 degrees and the high 38 degrees with .015 inch of rain.
Harris County awards 255 809 North Main lane contract
Harris County Commissioners Court awards Ray Smith Construction Inc. of Houston a 255 809 dollar contract to build a continuous left turn lane on North Main between Baker and Cedar Bayou roads. The project will take about 40 working days, roughly two months, with start mid July and completion about October.
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Harris County Commissioners Court
Ray Smith Construction Inc
Houston
Baker and
Cedar Bayou
Robert Castille
Harris County Engineer’s
Castille
Ray Smith Construction
Fuller appointed new pastor at Grace Methodist Church
The Rev. Dewey Fuller is the new senior minister at Grace United Methodist Church at 304 N. Pruett succeeding retiree Rev. Harold Fagan after 46 years in service. A Longview native, Fuller previously led Spring Woods United Methodist Church for 20 years and holds degrees from Judson High School Lon Morris College Centenary College and Perkins School of Theology.
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Louise Shaw
Dewey Fuller
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
Fuller
Harold Fagan
Grace
Spring Woods United Methodist Church
Longview
Judson High School
Lon Morris College
Jacksonville
Centenary College
Shreveport
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University of Dallas
Methodist Church
Summerfield Methodist Church
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Gary Pruessing
Fritz Lanham
United Way Fund
Thrift Exchange
Bay Area Rehabilitation Center
Baytown Welfare League
Bay Area Women’s Center
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Baytown Opportunity Center
United Way Administration
Ererege
Fevenaia
Peper
Bartown Bun
Bayshore Motors
North Main Lane
Baytown City
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