Sterling coach eyed for Tyler ISD athletic director post
Sterling High School head football coach Danny Long, sought by Tyler ISD as athletic director, faced emotional days as Tyler school board mulls a candidate. Long, who led Jacksonville to seven district titles and multiple coaching honors, says no offer has been made and interviews continue. The Tyler Morning Telegraph notes ongoing interviews and Simmons’ persistent pursuit reflects Long’s East Texas stature.
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Excellent teachers earn A thousand at Baytown award ceremony
A Baytown Sun event at Eagle Pointe Recreation Complex recognized 29 teachers from Goose Creek Barbers Hill Baytown Christian Academy and St Joseph School. Each campus’s honoree received 1000 dollars while about 150 attendees heard remarks from Walter Johnson and other leaders of Southwest Bank of Texas.
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Baytown Youth Fair Shapes Seventeen Year Old Livestock Enthusiast
Brooke King, 17, cares for eight livestock categories at the 2003 Baytown Youth Fair. She wakes before school and spends eight plus hours after school and weekends tending a lamb, turkey, rabbits, chickens, goats, pigs, steer, and heifer with support from her mother and agricultural teacher. King enjoys the demanding routine and dedication it requires.
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Defiant Dems remain holed up in Oklahoma hotel
Fifty-one Texas House Democrats shelter at an Ardmore Holiday Inn protesting district redraws to aid Republicans. They blame U S House Majority Leader Tom DeLay for the Texas House shutdown, saying Do not mess with Texas as they withhold quorum.
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Adlington lawmaker files redistricting bill in Senate
In Washington, DeLay mocked the Democratic legislators and said he never turns tail. Walkout jeopardizes major legislation in House as Democrats mass exit from Austin rekindling memories of The Dirty 30. Ardmore Oklahoma page 3A reports DeLay comments.
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Congressmen blast two Toms in Baytown district clash
U S Rep Chris Bell and other Democrats from the greater Baytown area denounced partisan redistricting tactics by Texas Republicans. They praised Democrats who fled to Oklahoma in protest of plans to redraw lines to favor Republicans. Bell cited education finance Medicaid and tort reform as priorities.
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Ashbel Smith Elementary marks 75th anniversary
Baytown celebrates Ashbel Smith Elementary School's 75th anniversary with alumni, current students, and district leaders including Baytown Mayor Pete Alfaro, School Superintendent Barbara Sultis, and former student Avenelte Swick. Principal Nancy Sanders praised the teachers who built the foundation for student success.
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