Stamp Out Hunger food drive returns this weekend
United States Postal Service teams with United Way for the annual Stamp Out Hunger drive. Letter carriers in over 10,000 communities collect non perishable food on the second Saturday in May. Bags to fill will be delivered today or tomorrow. drop off at mailboxes or local USPS location. Baytown office at 601 West Baker Road accepting donations.
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District considers budget risks in bond funded RSS renovation
Board members fault budget overruns in the 2013 bond plan for Sterling High School renovations. They cite under scoping and changed leadership as factors, noting CTE needs and a 800 seat cafeteria with potential 1000 seat future expansion, room for classrooms, and multiple lunch periods driving demand.
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Open carry debate and gun signage move through local law
A Chambers County official notes support for open carry with cautions on public perception as 30.06 and 30.07 signs allow bans in businesses and certain facilities. Sheriff Hawthorne discusses the GREAT program replacing DARE, teaching gang resistance to students in Barbers Hill Anahuac and East Chambers ISDs, with over 1,800 kids served in three years.
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Chambers County Sheriff's Office
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Anahuac Isd
East Chambers Isd
Online sales surge and Amazon dominance noted
Forrester reports Amazon accounted for 60 percent of U.S. e commerce growth last year while rivals hope to gain. U S online sales are projected to exceed 500 billion by 2020 up 42 percent from this year as mobile research lags in completing purchases and currency advantages lure shoppers to foreign merchants.
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Baytown Woman Murder Investigation Stalls Over-Details
Police say no new information in the murder probe of a 50 year old Baytown woman found in her West Baker Road apartment. Her husband, out of state, asked police to check on her after receiving a distress call Sunday night.
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West Baker Road
Threatening text prompts police to identify suspect
A 22 year old woman reported a male text threat to release nude photos unless her demands were met. Police identified a suspect who denied involvement.
Multiple Burglaries Reported Across City Blocks
Homeowner sees a black man flee with a television after a broken back door on Quail Hollow Drive. A Dell laptop was stolen from a front door break on Village Lane by a black man in a green shirt, possibly in a white Nissan Sentra. Between 12:45 and 4 p.m. a TV and several firearms vanished from an unlocked bedroom window. Juveniles struck Bowie Street. victim recovered athletic shoes, others missing. Suspected ex-girlfriend allegedly broke an apartment window on Decker Drive. North Ashbel case describes a couple leaving with a game console, laptop, tattoo kit, rifle. suspects are Benustiano and Gracie.
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Thefts Hit Three Cars at Rollingbrook Drive Complex
Tires and wheels were stolen from Buick Verano Hyundai Elantra and Toyota Corolla at a Rollingbrook Drive apartment complex. An attempted theft occurred on Decker Drive. A 2006 Chevy Silverado was reported stolen on Garth Road with plate BM608. Baytown police urge tips via Crime Stoppers at 281-427-TIPS.
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