Goose Creek Bond Proposal Rejected by Voters
Goose Creek CISD voters rejected the $437.5 million bond with two propositions failing. Proposition 1 for $54 million and two new elementary schools attracted 3,757 votes, and Proposition 2 for a $60 million multipurpose center drew 3,902 total votes. Byron Schirmbeck of Baytown Better Bond Committee praised the margin and pledged continued effort to secure an acceptable bond in November.
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Local official calls for independent audit of school district
Schirmbeck criticizes creative financing and lack of oversight in the district. He highlights the recent bond debate as a major opposition win and urges an outside audit to ensure books are in order before a potential bond vote. He stresses taxpayer limits and public accountability.
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Lee College honored for diversity initiatives by national group
The American Association of Community Colleges awarded Lee College the Excellence in Advancing Diversity award for innovative campus wide efforts. College leaders credit faculty and staff for fostering a diverse environment that helps students thrive and reach successful futures.
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American Association of Community Colleges
Obituaries for Barrett Purkhiser Sloan Taylor on page 3A
Obituary notices list Robert Lynn Barrett Sam C Purkhiser Steve Sloan and R B Bob Taylor. The brief notices appear on page 3A, reflecting multiple community members and their passing with concise memorial details.
Moody shines as Grand Champion at Baytown Youth Fair show
Breanna Moody, a Goose Creek Memorial junior, wins Grand Champion steer Teddy at the 58th Baytown Youth Fair & Livestock Association Show, also earning Grand Champion lamb and goat. ExxonMobil and CRCU bought Moody’s steer for $9,000, with proceeds stashed for next year’s expenses. Channel Shipyard bought other Moody animals. Moody plans college-bound goals at Sam Houston State University to study pediatric trauma nursing.
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Goose Creek Memorial High School
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Jackson Farnsworth
Steven Gwaltney
Rachel Grubbs
Jillian Sanders
Keaton Sanders
Connor Ebrom
Raven Farmer
Morgan Birdsong
Turkey
Haley Nugent
Cooper Smalley
Haden Nugent
Carson Purswell
Danielle Bailey
Eric Paslay
David Glenn
MDC weighs options to save Citizen's Bank on Texas Ave
At a Thursday Municipal Development District meeting Deputy City Manager Ron Bottoms outlined options for the old Citizen's Bank structure. He said rebuilding is cheaper than full repair and proposed demolishing the rear and add-on sections while preserving the front facade to wrap a new wall and parking lot, aiding downtown redevelopment.
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Brunson Theater
Suspect sought in Baytown double shooting
Baytown detectives seek 22 year old Felipe Castillo in a shooting at 3100 block of Wisconsin Street Thursday evening left a 16 year old with shotgun pellet wounds and a 50 year old man with a gunshot to the arm. Police urge public help to locate Castillo for questioning.
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Felipe Castillo
Wisconsin Street
Steve Dorris
Rotary Shrimp and Catfish Festival Feeds ExxonMobil Workers
Howard Paul handed dinners to Lawrence Carrier of ExxonMobil as Baytown Rotary Club volunteers prepared hundreds of shrimp and catfish meals for ExxonMobil workers at the ninth annual Rotary Shrimp and Catfish Festival held Saturday at Royal Purple Raceway.
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Lawrence Carrier
ExxonMobil
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