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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2021
Page
1
National Weather Service warns Baytown and southeast Texas to expect persistent thunderstorms through Friday with 4 to 8 inches of rain, isolated totals over 10 inches. Flash flood watch active until 1 p.m. today as Baytown officials monitor rising bayous and street flooding.
The Goose Creek district approved naming Elementary School No 17 after Jessie Lee Pumphrey, longtime Lorenzo De Zavala principal from 1928 to 1965. Her advocacy covered years teaching in district schools starting 1917 and ending with retirement in 1965.
Page 3 obituary notices list Anselmo Vargas Gary Lynn Sanders Alton J. St. Julian Jr. Kenneth R. Truelock Barbara Sue Kendrick Myra Entendencia Delores Eileen Stevens and Wilma Yvonne Rankin with brief notices of their passing and surviving details.
Gov. Abbott ends school mask mandates effective June 5 with city and county rules to follow by week’s end. The move draws criticism from educators and aligns with CDC guidance that vaccinated individuals may stop masking indoors and outdoors. Goose Creek CISD plans June 5 policy change, while Barbers Hill ISD keeps current safety protocols through year end.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the downgrade from Level 1 to Level 2, saying vaccinated people may forgo masks and social distancing per CDC guidance. Buildings and libraries reopen to 50 percent, with curbside service continuing. unvaccinated individuals should still wear masks indoors.
Barbers Hill ISD led by Deputy Superintendent Sandra Duree reported a 2.2 percent enrollment increase with most students back in classrooms for the fall and STAAR scores mostly up or steady from the prior year. The district plans a Leadership Support Center with a Hall of History and two new intermediate schools set for the 2022 2023 year, while students excel in theater track and golf.
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