Chambers County redistricting task force to meet Thursday
Chambers County Commissioners Court calls for another noon meeting of the Redistricting Task Force in the county judge’s conference room. Discussion will cover Open Meetings Act issues timelines for precinct revisions three redistricting proposals justice precincts and future meetings. Public hearings are expected around June with locations Winnie White’s Park and Cove.
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Barbers Hill High School Graduates Amid Joyful Ceremony
Maricruz Gonzalez Blanco shakes hands with a Barbers Hill ISD trustee during Barbers Hill High School's graduation ceremony. Baytown Sun photographer Albert Villegas captured the moment Saturday as BHISD celebrates the class of 201.
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Texas Avenue Streetscape Nears Opening in Baytown
U S Representative Gene Green joined Baytown officials and community members for a ribbon cutting signaling near completion of the Texas Avenue Streetscape project begun in 2007. Mayor Stephen DonCarlos and Council Member Scott Sheley shared remarks while project manager Brent Costlow noted lighting deliveries delay opening. Green credited federal funding and praised ongoing redevelopment as new businesses emerge along Texas Avenue.
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Baytown native pens book on war hero Brinkley Bass
J Glenn Cummings, Baytown area native and 1962 Robert E Lee graduate, researched and wrote a book about Lt Commander Harry Brinkley Bass, a Beaumont naval aviator shot down over France in 1944. Bass earned the Navy Cross, Gold Star, Silver Star, Air Medal and posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.
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Vet says WWII veterans lack of equality fuels Memorial Day
Baytown veteran Alfonso Nava laments Memorial Day ceremonies focus on Vietnam and Korea, arguing World War II veterans, including thousands of Hispanics and African-Americans, were promised equality but faced prejudice at home after the war. He notes scant recognition of his war in public remembrances.
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Baytown to honor veterans at Memorial Day event
Baytown officials plan a 11 a.m. Memorial Day observance at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Bicentennial Park with Mayor Stephen Don Carlos speaking. If weather turns, the ceremony moves to the Baytown Community Center. Veterans groups co sponsor the event with Parks and Recreation and the VFW.
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