Minor quakes rattled Dallas area with no injuries reported
A 2.5 magnitude quake near Grand Prairie at 11:25 p.m. Thursday started a quake sequence in Dallas suburb, followed by a 3.0 quake in Irving at 12:01 a.m. Friday. A 3.1 quake near McCloud Oklahoma occurred about 11:30 a.m. Thursday. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Grand Prairie
Irving
U.S. Geological Survey
McCloud
Okla
Gunman Held 11 Students at Maine School
In Stockton Springs Maine a gunman on the run for a week held 11 fifth graders hostage at Stockton Springs Elementary School Friday. He was tackled outside a classroom, released the students, and turned over a gun before Randall Hofland 55 was arrested. The students were evacuated and Hofland jailed.
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Stockton Springs
Maine
Randall Hofland
Fear ye not me? The bound of the sea decreed
A biblical verse from Jeremiah 5 22 speaks of the Lord declaring fearlessness before his presence. It describes God setting the sand as the sea’s boundary by a perpetual decree and asserts that the waves may roar yet cannot pass the line.
Baytown community calendar highlights and events
A roundup of local happenings including pumpkin patch hours at First Church of the Nazarene, youth bowling at Max Bowl East, polio survivor meeting at LaPorte Library, Calvary Temple services, children’s church at Central Baptist, bingo at VFW Post 912, line dancing and classes at Highlands center, Precinctogether at J D Walker Center, Winnie Branch PC classes, baby time at Sterling Library, Spanish computer classes, DAR at Baytown Genealogical Library, Chick fil A family night, senior softball, library story time, Hispanic Educational Access Committee meeting, Baytown Quilt Guild, Disabled American Veterans meeting, Pilot Club, Baytown Optimist Club, and Power & Prayer night at Calvary Temple.
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Baytown
LaPorte Library
S. Broadway
Doris Scarborough
Calvary Temple
Breda
Central Baptist Church
King Street
VFW Post
N. Main
J.D. Walker
Wade Road
Chambers County Library
Winnie
Sterling Municipal Library
Sterling Municipal
Goose Creek
DAR
Lee College
Bayer
Theresa Blanchard
Sterling
Baytown Area Quilt Guild
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Baytownareaquiltguild
VFW
Main St
Pilot Club of
Highlands
Highlands Community Center
Laura Dean
Baytown Optimist Club
Market St
Mike Cowen
Joe Donnelly
James Bowie Elementary dedication set for November sixth
Community members are invited to a dedication ceremony for GCCISD's James Bowie Elementary School. The event at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday November 6 will feature student presentations tours and cornerstone leveling by the Masonic Lodge. The 850-student capacity new campus sits on the original footprint and follows previous bond era schools in Baytown.
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Gccisd
James Bowie
Bowie
Texas
Clayton Street
Baytown
Plumwood
Eva Maud
Victoria Walker
Carver
Travis
Masonic Lodge
Military trainees graduate from Fort Jackson in multiple service branches
Army and Navy enlistees from Baytown Liberty and Pensacola celebrate basic training completions at Fort Jackson and Great Lakes. Pfc Chad A. Jones, Pvt Deborah Ferguson, Seaman Apprentice Christina Hernandez, and Pvt Johnathon Dowling earned their basic and advanced training in infantry, naval, and combined programs. Parents are noted as Mary Black, Vivian Ferguson, Albert Hernandez, and Mike Dowling plus Vickie Leath.
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Army National Guard
Chad A. Jones
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S.C
Jones
Mary Black
Baytown
Robert E. Lee High School
Army Pvt
Deborah N. Ferguson
Ferguson
Vivian Ferguson
Liberty
Navy
Christina K. Hernandez
Albert R. Hernandez
Texas
U.S. Navy
Recruit Training Command
Great Lakes
Ill
Hernandez
Army
Johnathon B. Dowling
Fort Benning
Columbus
Mike Dowling
Latham St
Pensacola, Fla
Vickie Leath
Highlands
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Dallas-Fort Worth
Denton
Fan K.T. Shine
UNT
Brett Johnson
Frank Butcher
Keith Mixon
Are
Rae
TowerRoofing.com
Bulletin Board
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
Aijuan Somersall
Batman
Amy Tenezaca
Supergirl
Alamo Elementary School
Chad Jones
Deborah Ferguson
Christina Hernandez
Barbers Hill High School
Johnathon Dowling
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