Gatorfest Seeks Talent For Fort Anahuac Park Event
The Texas Gatorfest in Fort Anahuac Park seeks young performers for a three day lineup from September 10 to 12. Auditions are open to all ages with no pay and no guarantees. finalists may submit a demo tape. The festival features petting 200 airboat rides art booths and carnival style rides to celebrate alligators and wetlands and strengthen community ties.
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Lynchburg Ferry schedules cut to extend vessel life
The Lynchburg Ferry will start a new daily schedule with closures at 8 15 p m and returns at 4 30 a m extending the life of two 40 year old boats per a Wilbur Smith Associates study. Overnight crews will handle emergencies or evacuations as needed.
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Lynchburg
Wilbur Smith Associates
VFW raffle offers Harley Davidson and prizes in Crosby
Crosby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9761 raises funds by raffle of a 2004 Harley Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic. Tickets cost 100 dollars. Second prize is a 1000 dollar big screen TV and third prize a 500 dollar computer. Drawing at 5 p.m. on July 4 at Crosby Knights of Columbus Hall. MasterCard and Visa accepted. Winner not required to be present.
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Crosby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9761
Crosby
Police chase, assault case, and DWI with minor involved
Baytown police sought an arrest warrant after a man fled on Ward Road. In Orlando a wife reported her husband assaulted her at San Jacinto Mall before he drove away in a Monte Carlo. A separate arrest occurred for felony DWI with a 14 year old in the car near Spur 330 and Highway 146.
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Ward Road
Baytown
Florida
San Jacinto Mall
Orlando
Houston
Public Hearing On Gulf Coast Community Services Agency
Gulf Coast Community Services Association will hold a public hearing from 9 to 11 a.m. July 9 at the J. D. Walker Mult Service Center on 7613 Wade Road to gather community concerns about crime drugs high school dropout rates teen pregnancy and Medicare. The agency offers literacy ESL GED programs mortgage help Head Start after school care and basic services for seniors and families. Call 723-3924700 for more information.
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Gulf Coast Community Services Association
J. D. Walker Mult
Wade Road
GCCSA
Break-in reported during repair at business on Highway 146
At 6 25 p.m. Friday an air conditioning repairman said someone broke into his work truck in the 3400 block of Business Highway 146 and stole equipment valued at 565 dollars. No leads or suspects.
Woman Found Unconscious At Bayland Park Boat Launch
A woman known for public intoxication was found passed out at the Bayland Park concrete boat launch in the 2600 block of Highway 146. She was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Police log notes 209 calls between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday, including 21 alarms and multiple crimes. Crime Stoppers offers cash tips to anonymous callers.
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Bayland Park
Highway 146
Baytown
Baytown Police Department
Police
Baytown.org
Downtown revival eyed with Brunson theater as focal point
H3 Studio hired by City Hall studies downtown rejuvenation in Baytown with a preliminary report due July 8 and a final plan in September. Proposals include reshaping the Brunson into an 800 seat theater with a larger stage, a larger lobby, and potential fundraising use, while emphasizing the district as the economic engine driving revitalization.
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Council
Mara Petry
John Hoal
Brunson
Heal
Brinson
Branson
Texas Avenue
Sheley
Houston
Baytown
Baytown YMCA welcomes new leader as Earth Service Corps expands
Gaskamp in Baytown expresses comfort in the close knit community and excitement about growing YMCA programs. The center launches Earth Service Corps in May with five surrounding centers to educate junior students on environmental issues, trips to Galveston Beach, and collaboration with the Baytown Nature Center. Gaskamp and her husband Roger have two sons, Clay and Lucas, pursuing college and law school paths.
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Baytown
Gaskamp
Galveston Beach
Roger Gaskamp
Humble
Clay
Texas A&m University
Lucas
Cars On Display Highlight Baytown Teens Classic Rides
A young Baytown member Adam Beville, 16, showcases his 1981 GMC Caballero, restored with pride after his grandfather found it in Lake Charles. Nearby Alfonso Hernandez presents a cherry red 1965 Ford Mustang given as a wedding gift in 1996, kept in near perfect condition and garage kept for weekend fun.
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Adam Beville
Baytown
Woodall
Beville
Adam
Claude Beville
Lake Charles
California
Alfonso Hernandez
Hernandez
Rio Grande Valley
Appeal Over Perjury Charge Tied to Coates Case
The appeal argues Hardy can be tried again on perjury charges arising from a 2001 incident in which Joslin Hulsey and ex Sgt. Beck arrested Vernon Coates after a pursuit. Coates, an Anahuac resident, faced multiple offenses including evading arrest and drink driving before jail. Hardy was convicted of pressuring Joslin to file a false probable cause affidavit after a field sobriety test found no intoxication.
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Hardy
Joslin
Hulsey
David Beck
Anahuac
Vernon Coates
Coates
Chambers County
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