Boy Nearly Drowns. Airway Cleared After Pool Incident
A 3-year-old boy was rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital after nearly drowning at Stone Brook Apartments. Baytown officers arrived around p.m. Saturday and performed CPR before EMS took over. The mother said the child had eaten cheese and crackers prior to the incident and was pulled from the water by another person.
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Baytown
Stone Brook
Suzette Watkins
Thefts Reported on East Humble Avenue and Garth Road
A theft in the 100 block of East Humble Avenue Sunday morning involved items valued at $75. A burglary of a vehicle in the 6400 block of Garth Road Saturday afternoon involved computer parts valued at $50.
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East Humble Avenue
Garth Road
Burglary Reported on Illinois Street Sunday Afternoon
A burglary occurred in the 3300 block of Illinois Street Sunday afternoon with a battery charger and other items valued at $130 stolen. Police Beat is compiled from Baytown Police Department reports and officer interviews.
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Illinois Street
Baytown
NHRA Qualifying Boosts Attendance and Planning for Next Year
NHRA qualifying drew more Friday fans as Angel noted a strong night of side-by-side racing. About 250 volunteers helped, with TxDOT making Highway 99 toll-free during the weekend to ease traffic. Future meetings will review gains and improvements, especially parking after a rain-soaked weekend, to enhance fan experience at the track.
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Angel
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Force wins SpringNationals in Baytown NHRA finals
Courtney Force claimed the Funny Car final at the NHRA SpringNationals in Baytown Texas driving a Chevy Camaro 3.913 seconds at 327.90 mph to defeat Tim Wilkerson. Kalitta won Top Fuel and Greg Anderson captured Pro Stock with multiple season and career milestones noted.
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Baytown
Texas
Courtney Force
Force
Tim Wilkerson
Doug Kalitta
Greg Anderson
Kalitta
Steve Torrence
Antron Brown
Kenny Bernstein
Anderson
Jason Line
Barbers Hill and Crosby vie in USL softball playoffs
Barbers Hill and Crosby remain the area’s two USL softball hopefuls. Eagles, ranked No 9 with a 25 4 record, meet George Ranch at La Porte with times TBA. Crosby, 24 5, takes on Angleton, also at La Porte. First game is 7 p.m. Friday with a potential second and third at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Crosby
Eagles
George Ranch
Angleton
la Porte
Chambers County Youth Project Show awards and memorials
Grand Champion auctions paid out thousands to youth achievers with Winnie Dodge, CB Supreme Ranch and The Response Group backing top winners in steer, heifer, swine, lamb, goat, turkey, broilers, rabbits, and industrial arts. Scholarships totaling 1500 were given to six local students. The White Memorial Park Arena honored Tommy Wilcox, Ben Nelson, and Jim Silva posthumously.
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Jack Hampton
CB Supreme Ranch
Isaac Parahm
Reagan Richard
Response Group
Sidney Otto
Chambers County Farm Bureau
Nathan Boaze
Nior Foods
Kathryn Sherman
Thrif-Tee Food Center
Jordan Hill
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GTR
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Aliee Walterscheid
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Cale Swope
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Brooke Poole
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Garrett Bell
Jodran Hill
Everett Reid
Emma Swanke
Swope
Austin Hodges
Anahuac High School
Collin Willcox
Tasha Garrett
Barbers Hill High School
Hannah Comeaux
Tristan Bertrand
East Chambers High School
Callyn Hale
TXVA
White Memorial Park
Tommy Wilcox
Chambers County
Ben Nelson
Nelson
Jim Silva
Silva
Anahuac plans bond for stadium and facilities upgrade
Anahuac ISD proposes a $15 million bond to expand the stadium to about 2,430 to 3,430 seats on the home side and 1,000 for visitors, with a new track, press box, locker rooms, and concessions. The project, part of a long-range plan with Claycomb Associates, aims to improve arts and technology facilities on the Gulf Coast.
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Hopper
Anahuac
Anahuac Isd
Claycomb Associates
Gulf Coast
EPA to host open house on San Jacinto River waste pits
The San Jacinto River waste pits site, a mid 1960s dumpsite for paper mill sludge linked to cancer-causing dioxins, is capped under EPA oversight awaiting a long term remedy to be announced in December. An open house with EPA and Texas agencies will be held May 25 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Highlands Community Center to discuss concerns and current activities.
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EPA
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Harris County
San Jacinto River
Highlands Community Center
Epa. Gov
San-Jacintoriver
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