Flood impacts linger as bays close hurting oysters and tourism
Floods devastate Galveston Bay area with bays closed for months. Oysters suffer from salinity shifts, while shrimping halts in Galveston and East Bay. Agricultural losses hit hay, grain, and grazing. tourism declines from fishing and boating. County seeks disaster funds, oyster business owners battle STORM in court.
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Turner
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East Bay
Rusty Senac
Precinct 4
Mark Huddleston
Precinct 1
STORM
Wilbanks Group
Halili
Joe Deshotel
Galveston Bay
Halilis
Clifford Hillman
Hillman’s Seafood
Michael Ivich
Misha
Jure Slabic
Ivo Slabic
Storm and the Navigation District
Woody
District trims budget with 2 percent raise start for next year
BHILD officials tout a 9.9 percent budget rise to 61.7 million as enrollment grows. The plan resets raises at 2 percent next year to save about 700 thousand dollars. State aid grows by about 2 million with higher enrollment, and 313 agreements contribute over 3 billion to the district tax base. Payroll remains the largest spend at 45.3 million. Trustees approved after a public hearing with no speakers.
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Charles W Whitley obituary in Temple and Baytown
Charles Weldon Whitley 89 of Temple formerly of Baytown died June 22 2015 at Scott and White Memorial Hospital surrounded by family He was born October 22 1925 in Killeen son of David and Minnie Whitley
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Temple
Baytown
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
Killeen
David and
Minnie Whitley
Weldon Whit ley served in Army Air Corps and local church
Weldon Whit ley, longtime Temple resident, served in the United States Army Air Corps and belonged to Temple American Legion Post 133 and Emmanuel Baptist. He leaves children Jennifer Wright Charles Whit ley Lisa Muntz Elizabeth Whit ley and step-sons Blystone, plus 16 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Services June 26, 2015 at Taylor's Valley Baptist Church with burial at Bellwood Memorial Park. Memorials to Emmanuel Baptist Church building fund.
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Immanuel Baptist
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Lonnie) Wright
Temple
Charles Russell
Nina Brodsky) Whitley
Austin
Lisa Diane
Bill) Muntz
Elizabeth Anne Whitley
Jewell Forrester Whitley
Richard
Suzy) Blystone
Baytown
Rodney
Lydia) Blystone
June Moran
Biloxi
Mississippi
Mary Edith Clayton Dies After Long Life Of Service In Baytown
Mary Edith Clayton died June 22 2015 after a full life in service and family. She taught Sunday school sang in church and served at Goose Creek ISD. Visitation June 25 2015 at Memorial Baptist Church Chapel followed by a service. Burial at White Cemetery in Highlands. Navarre Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mary Ellen Lyons Bogan Obituary in Baytown Texas
Mary Ellen Lyons Bogan 63 of Baytown Texas died June 15 2015 surrounded by family. She attended Louisiana State University and the University of Phoenix earning a master’s degree and belonged to Beta Sigma Phi and Baytown Pilot Club. Her grandson John Patrick was central to her life and she enjoyed scrapbooking. She is survived by her mother Betty Chauvin sons John L Bogan and Charles Bogan and grandson John Patrick Bogan. A memorial service will be held June 25 2015 at 2 00 p m at First Baptist Church Mont Belvieu. Navarre Funeral Home directed.
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Betty Chauvin
John L. Bogan
Charles Bogan
John Patrick Bogan
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Mont Belvieu
Navarrefuneralhome
Navarre Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Rollingbrook
Dick Van Patten dies at 89 in California
New York born actor Dick Van Patten who rose from Broadway child star to television patriarch in Eight is Enough died Tuesday in Santa Monica California from diabetes complications. He appeared in Mama Sanford and Son The Streets of San Francisco Adam 12 Happy Days and Spaceballs among many projects.
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New York
van Patten
Santa Monica
California
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Dickie van Patten
Melvyn Douglas
Tallulah Bankhead
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Mistress
San Francisco
Tom Bradford
Abby
Betty Buckley
Buckley
Willie Aames
Tommy
Sanford and Son
Arrested Development
Cleveland
Jodie Foster
Pink flamingo creator Don Featherstone dies at 79
Don Featherstone, creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, died at 79 after a long Lewy body dementia battle. He passed in an elder care facility in Fitchburg Massachusetts. His wife Nancy called him the nicest person with a great sense of humor. He studied art at Worcester Art Museum and designed the flamingo in 1957 for Union Products Inc.
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Don Featherstone
Featherstone
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
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Associated Press
Nancy Featherstone
Worcester Art Museum
Union Products Inc
Leominster
National Geographic
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