Sea Scouts Recreate Baytown Cannon History
Baytown Sea Scouts Ship 93 spent six months restoring the mid 1700s French cannon replique once near Rebel Motel. They built a white oak carriage, bored and sleeved by Baytown Ace Industrial Services, christened Maria. The cannon has fired black powder charges in Civil War reenactments at Liendo Plantation, a Stephen F. Austin funeral reenactment, and a salute to the Texas Navy in Galveston.
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Alyssa Boudreau
Sea Scouts
Baytown Ace Industrial Services
Haley Toppeto
Bennett Plante
Baytown
Sea Scouts Ship 93
Maria
Liendo Plantation
Stephen F. Austin
Texas Navy
Galveston
Ten years after BP Texas City disaster at refinery
Ten years after the BP Texas City Refinery explosion a hydrogen vapor cloud killed 15 workers and injured more than 70 others. The blast stemmed from an ISOM unit with malfunctioning equipment and alarms amid an overfilled raffinate splitter. Seven victims were Baytown area residents. The tragedy underscores ongoing dangers in the petrochemical corridor.
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Texas City
Baytown
Jimmy Hunnings
Morris Raymond
Monk” King
Susan Duhan Taylor
Ralph Herrera Jr
Larry Linsenhardt
Mont Belvieu
Ryan Rodriguez
Dayton
Lorena “Lori” Cruz
Safety still an issue for industry
The Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle note that official records make it hard to count refinery deaths. OSHA data shows some deaths and injuries across industries, but querying Petroleum Refining yields only a partial picture as refineries increasingly outsource dangerous work to firms in other federal categories.
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Pational Safety and Health Administration
P4 13 denim line blends faith and fashion in Highlands
Highlands designers launch P4 13 jeans carrying Philippians 4 13 scripture on the back. Michelle Lomazoff says the venture is a ministry with proceeds aiding outreach groups, including Bridge to Living Waters, and aims to grow impact through sales. The wholesale outlet is at 606 N Main St with the boutique nearby at 524 N Main St, run by Lomazoff family and C R Woods.
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Michelle Lomazoff
Somazoff
Lomazoff
Highlands Wholesale
N. Main St
Michael and
Kelli Lomazoff
C.R. Woods
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Baytown native architect Renfro wins Texas Medal of Art
Architect Charles Renfro, Baytown-born and a Robert E. Lee High School alum, received the Texas Medal of Art while reflecting on 1970s and 1980s Baytown. He recalls a gritty, industrial hometown and how his sexuality shaped his school years amid Houston’s oil boom and limited acceptance.
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Charles Renfro
Baytown
Texas Medal of Art
Houston
Renfro
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