Baytown reviews winter storm water failures and plan
Baytown City and Baytown Area Water Authority held a joint meeting to prevent a repeat of February water plant failures. Andrea Brinkley proposed a $53 011 contract with Carollo Engineers for eight months of engineering services at the main water plant focusing on valves electrical needs and motor control feasibility. Frank Simoneaux summarized the Feb 14 21 events including record cold widespread power outages 2289 boil water notices and generator and chemical supply challenges.
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Baytown Council
Baytown Area Water Authority
Andrea Brinkley
Public Works
Carollo Engineers
Brinkley
Frank Simoneaux
Simoneaux
COVID cases retreat in Texas as hospitalizations fall
Texas COVID figures show a retreat in new confirmed and probable cases to 4,746 and hospitalizations at 3,915, with the rolling average down by 2,563. Johns Hopkins researchers note the trend on the COVID page.
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Texas
Texas Department of State Health Services
COVID
Johns Hopkins University
Obituary Notices for Multiple Individuals
Obituary notices list several local residents including Joey Winkelmann Whaple Dean Barnhill Isaac Danny Huggins Kenneth H. Mungle Frances Janet Brewer Harry L. Aaron Jr. Cynthia Eschberger and Erna McDougald. The page presents brief memorial entries with names and aging or death notices.
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Joey Winkelmann
Dean Barnhill
Isaac
Danny) Huggins
Goose Creek debuts RSS Health Science Academy at Sterling High
Goose Creek students gain access to hands on biomedical labs and certifications at Ross S. Sterling High School. The 2019 bond package funded renovations turning the annex into a dedicated Health Science Academy, now offering CAN CCMA Pharm Tech and EMT certificates with partner Lamar Institute.
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Goose Creek
Ross S. Sterling High School
Health Science Academy
Sterling
Renea Dillon
Health Science
CAN
CCMA
Pharm Tech
Lamar Institute
Nathan Chaddick
Goose Creek Cisd Health and Science Academy
Ava Rodriguez
Kendall Montoya
Allan Cosep
Ramon Cardinal Gonzalez
Baytown Sun
Matt Hollis
Mont Belvieu swears in new police chief
Jimmy Ellison is sworn in as Mont Belvieu police chief at Eagle Pointe Golf Course Pavilion by Judge Jimmy Sylvia. He brings 37 years in law enforcement, including 20 years as Abilene Christian University Police chief and 17 years with Beaumont police, with many former colleagues attending the ceremony.
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Mont Belvieu
Jimmy Ellison
Jimmy Sylvia
Eagle Pointe
Ellison
State reps oppose dredge dumping near San Jacinto pits
District 23 Rep Mayes Middleton and District 18 Rep Ernest Bailes sent a letter to the U S Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Regulatory Division opposing Holtmar Land's request for a permit to dredge and install bulkhead piles near the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site. They warn the project could dump toxic dredged material onto a five acre tract north of Devers in Liberty County and risk leakage into the Trinity River basin. Middleton notes downstream impacts extend into central Chambers County.
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San Jacinto River
District
Mayes Middleton
Ernest Bailes
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Holtmar Land
Devers
Texas
Liberty County
Holtmar
Rep
Chambers County
Chamber executive advocates policy at luncheon
Aaron Cox of the Texas Association of Business and Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives spoke to members of the West Chambers County Chambers of Commerce this week. He said the chamber works to provide resources and education to empower professionals and acts as advocate with local government and state legislators to address issues and create solutions for businesses. The TAB has advocated for business owners since 1922. See WCCCC page 8.
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Aaron Cox
Texas Association of Business
Texas Chamber of Commerce
West Chambers County Chambers of Commerce
Cox
Chamber
TAB
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Water Authority
Baytown
Un.com
Bawa
Kenneth H. Mungle
Frances Janet Brewer
Harry L. Aaron, Jr
Cynthia Eschberger
Erna McDougald
Earth
Facebook.com
BaytownSun
Thebaytownsun
RSS Health Science Academy
BY Matt Hollis
Matt
Hollis
Baytownsun.com
Chaddick
Julie DeTorre
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
DeTorre
Academy
Mark Flen
Hollie
Uf.com
Middleton
Chamber Exec
WCCCC
Small Business Administration
Yey
SBA
Blake Barmore
Rbst.bank
WWW
Texasfi
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