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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2007
Page
1
Three local boxers claimed state championships at the Texas Golden Gloves State Boxing Tournament in Fort Worth. Play opens today in the 20th Annual Barbers Hill Baseball Tournament while Lee and Sterling hit the road for regional action.
The Baytown City Council will discuss aquatics and sewer rehabilitation as well as personnel and street repair matters at tonight's meeting.
Dan Coombs was elected board chairman of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce along with 10 new members joining the board. The election marks a leadership transition and expands the chamber’s governance team with additional representatives.
The Baytown West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation has been awarded $50,000 in funding by Harris County to support local development initiatives and infrastructure projects in the Baytown and surrounding areas.
Obituary brief lists deaths of four locals including Edward C E Simmons James Burns Nelda Dunaway and Naomi Dowdye. No further biographical details provided in the snippet.
Partly sunny and warm conditions expected with a high near 74 degrees and a low around 54 degrees. Light winds. Dry conditions persist across the region.
The report lists Mega Millions numbers 16 22 29 39 42 with Megaplier 3 and draws for Lotto Texas, Cash Five, Texas Two Step and Pick 3 Day 9 7 9 with Night unavailable. Daily results show additional playback options and prize tier indicators as of the latest drawing.
Accusations surround a 2005 Texas Youth Commission sexual abuse case as TYC officials and state lawmakers clash over who knew about the investigation and when. Former Baytown mayor Pete Alfaro, a former TYC board chair, is at the center as calls for an agency overhaul grow. Officials release a 2005 email to aides and audio from a March Senate meeting mentions sexual impropriety at West Texas State School in Pyote.
Hundreds of community members veterans and students paid tribute at Sterling White Cemetery for Lt Cpl Anthony Aguirre who died Feb 26 in Iraq. The Channelview raised Marine sacrificed by stepping on a land mine ensuring others safety. A 21 gun salute flag ceremony and motorcycle Patriot Guard procession marked the dignified funeral.
The Mt Olive Baptist Church, oldest surviving Black church in the Baytown area, marks 137 years since its founding by former slaves who settled near Cedar Bayou after the Civil War. The 3 PM Sunday service led by Rev. Alton Franklin will celebrate the milestone with community news and fellowship.
Corina Flinn and Christy Stokes are Baytown area female superintendents overseeing Crockett Park in Baytown. They manage 18 crews across foundation, brickwork, plumbing and electrical, facing skepticism but earning respect. The pair, nicknamed the Spice Girls, supervise street names like Sage and Cinnamon within the Crockett Park subdivision.
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