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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2008
Page
1
The Sunrise 2A highlights McNair and surrounding areas as Raven Ramsey, a 15 year old Sterling High School student, won the Miss Juneteenth Pageant. Her victory crowns the event in the community.
Readers may honor an Armed Services Hometown Hero at no cost by submitting a photo and up to 100 words about the hero. Include full name rank and service branch. Send to The Baytown Sun PO Box 90 Baytown TX or email ethel.adler baytownsun.com. Entries due by 5 p.m. June 25.
Obituaries honor Mandy Baker Marilyn Gertrude Pileski Frank Mathias Jr Alison Carlene Peters Melba Josie Mae Taylor Moore. Families remember their lives with dates and service details forthcoming from local notices.
Partial forecast reports sun in the morning with possible afternoon and evening storms. High temperatures near 92 degrees, low around 74, with humidity building. Local skies may brighten after showers. Stay hydrated and seek shade during peak heat hours.
The Villas at Goose Creek 22 unit project on Texas Avenue linked to developer Chris Presley is in jeopardy as the Municipal Development District rebuffed a request to adjust the $100000 loan terms. Presley must raise 10 percent equity by next week while factors like a weak housing market and lost equity partner hinder progress.
Baytown facility prepares to start producing alternative fuels as John Rivera promotes an answer to high gasoline prices. A Decker Drive storage center displays a sign urging home oil drilling, while Newt Gingrich's American Solutions campaign collects signatures to address rising fuel costs.
A Wednesday night argument at Crosby Green Apartments led to a shooting. Leon Jones, 29, was shot in the right knee and hospitalized. Witnesses named Desmeald Williams, 22, as the shooter, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Williams is at large in the Baytown or La Porte area. Police urge tips to 281-422-8371 or Crime Stoppers.
Heavy rain and hail pounded Baytown and greater Houston as strong thunderstorms knocked out power to about 50 000 CenterPoint customers by 5 p m Weather officials warned of lingering storms through the week with highs near 98 degrees Some areas could see two inches of rain while most will see half an inch or less A tree was struck by lightning and fell on a Whispering Pines roof and Pasadena endured the worst flooding at streets Bush Airport grounded flights for a few hours.
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