City installs medians at north end of Garth
Baytown lays stamped cement medians on Garth Road near the new H E B store as a traffic mitigation step. City Manager Rick Davis said a larger, landscaped median project with lighting will follow, extending to Interstate 10 as part of the San Jacinto Mall redevelopment. The current work will continue for a couple more weeks.
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GCM Graduate Wins Miss Teen Pageant Title
Goose Creek honors a GCM graduate who claimed the Miss Teen pageant title while also naming a special education teacher of the year on page two.
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Obituaries for Homer Herron Mary Katheryn Pinney and David Womack
Obituary notices for Homer Herron Mary Katheryn Pinney and David Scatter Womack appear on page 3. The notices report their deaths and provide biographical details, funeral arrangements, and surviving relatives as outlined in the local obituary columns.
Weather Outlook: High 93 Low 72 Sunny Skies
The forecast calls for a hot day with a high around 93 degrees and a low near 72. Mostly sunny conditions prevail as residents plan outdoor activities and routines across the region.
Silent Verse Reflection on Creation and Wind
A brief religious meditation cites Ecclesiastes 11 verse 5 about the mystery of creation and the wind. It notes human limits in knowing God’s works, urging humility before divine craft and the unseen order guiding life and birth.
Bayland Island hotel project eyed for funding approvals
Baytown officials plan to fund the Bayland Island hotel and conference center with a 17.5 million dollar MDD interlocal agreement funded by sales taxes. A 4 p.m. MDD meeting at City Hall will precede a 4:30 p.m. council session to approve the master development pact with Garfield Public, Preston Hollow Capital, and Provident Group Baytown. City contributions total 21.1 million dollars, with 4.5 million cash from the city and 17.5 million from MDD. The project includes a seven story 131000 square foot hotel, 29000 square foot conference center, about 200 rooms, and 20,000 square feet of meeting space, linked facilities, and future expansion.
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Mont Belvieu approves tax abatements for two firms
Mont Belvieu City Council approved abatements and set criteria for participation in the tax abatement program. Go Johnson will invest about 2 million and create seven to ten jobs plus 75 construction roles over three years. Oneok plans a 265 million investment building a 125000 barrel per day natural gas liquids fractionator, adding 300 construction and 15 permanent jobs as part of a 2.3 billion regional investment.
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Barbers Hill swears in new trustee and Mont Belvieu adds incumbent
Barbers Hill ISD board member Chase Mitchell was sworn in Monday at a special meeting, Chambers County Judge Jimmy Silvia performing. Mitchell, a 2001 Barbers Hill graduate and Mitchell Industries executive, will fill the remaining term of Benny May. Eric Davis is set to join May 21 after defeating Ron Mayfield. In Mont Belvieu, City Council swore in Arnold Peters to Position 3 after defeating Matthew Thompson.
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