Man slain tied to Decker Drive burglary and mall theft
Family members grew worried when McCartney failed to return home after visiting a nearby pharmacy on Decker Drive. Investigators linked the body found in a neighboring county to the missing person case and connected it to a burglary at Palais Royal. Seven suspects faced charges of engaging in organized crime with a capital murder warrant issued for two, while others await arraignment.
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Decker Drive
Holloway
Leah Williams
McCartney
Lowe
Baytown
Palais Royal
Eric Freed
Freed
Lantern Lane
Brandie Jane Thomas
Morrell Street
Park Street
Liberty County Sheriff’s Office
Fairchild
Texas Rangers
Faught
Randall Wayne Carter
Harris County
351St District Court
Rob Freyer
Carter
Mark Kent Ellis
Jerry Woodward
Francis Woodward
Francis Faught
Harris County Court
Stacy Kane Johnson
Johnson
Thomas
Bobby
Williams
Baytown hosts meteorologist on hurricane readiness night
Bill Read of the Houston Galveston National Weather Service will speak on hurricane preparedness and updated Texas evacuation plans. He notes his work on the 1992 tornado outbreak 1994 floods Tropical Storm Frances 1998 floods 2000 heat wave Tropical Storm Allison Hurricanes Rita Claudette Katrina and more. The Baytown Emergency Management Team invites residents to questions and to view a Time Warner Channel 16 broadcast of the meeting with later rebroadcasts. For details contact the Office of Emergency Management or visit the LEPC site for disaster planning resources.
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Bill Read
Houston-Galveston
National Weather Service Office
National Weather Service
Texas
Allison
Read
National Hurricane Center
Bill
Isabel
Charley
Katrina
Baytown
State of Texas
Time Warner
Emergency Planning Committee
LEPC
Baytownlepc.org
Anahuac council advances water project despite delays
Anahuac officials move four residents to new positions while reviewing a $1.38 million grant from the Texas Water Development Board and a $350,000 rural affairs grant for a new water reservoir, damaged lines replacement, and plant upgrades delayed after Hurricane Rita. The council also heard from public works director Edgar Holland, and interviewed a candidate for city marshal as a closed session followed.
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Guy Jackson
Anahuac
Sue Hawthorne
Jackson
Edgar Holland
Holland
Ted
Texas Water Development Board
Office of Rural Community Affairs
Larry Felchner Jr
Anahuace
Miller St
Finley 44eara profile note features Neel and guardsman link
The excerpt outlines Jack Neel’s shift to an Environmental Control Officer role for his wife’s horses after joining the National Guard as a student at REL. It hints at a long interview tone with humor about shovel ing, Ayatollah references, and a final nod to Jim Finley, a former Sun managing editor.
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Jack
National Guard
REL
Ayatollah Khomeini
Florida braces for possible early hurricane Alberto
Governor Jeb Bush declared an emergency to mobilize National Guard and enforce price gouging laws as Alberto skirted toward Florida. Forecasters warned it could be the earliest US hurricane in 40 years, with winds already at 70 mph and conditions unsettled along the coast. Locals stocked supplies and marina workers prepared to secure vessels while FEMA stood by with bases and aid if needed.
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Jeb Bush
National Guard
Bush
Alberto
United States
National Hurricane Center
Alma
Florida Panhandle
Richard Pasch
Hurricane Center
Florida
St. Petersburg
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Alberta
Apalachicola
Cedar Key
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Case Lake
Finley
Jack Neel
Joe Frank
Jim Finley
Sun
Marina
Walter Miller
Dave Jirrels
Crespo & Jirrels Funeral and Cremation Services
Wichita
Kansas
Dave
Kiwanis Club of
Civil Service Commission
Garth Road
Mini
Kubota Tractor
Mont Belvieu
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