Death penalty sought in Baytown couple slayings case
Harris County Judge found probable cause to try Robert Aaron Acuna for the November 12 murders of James and Joyce Carroll at their Country Club Estates home. Prosecutors plan to pursue the death penalty. Acuna, 17, a Ross S. Sterling senior, was later located after being missing since the murders. Evidence described includes the execution style slayings, the victims’ possessions, and the missing car. The defense indicated intent to seek the death penalty for Acuna.
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Baytown
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Acuna
Ross S. Sterling High School
Garland
James Carroll
Joyce
Adima
Gopper Creek
Renee Magee
Carrolls
Magee
Anderson
Joyce Carroll
Anahuac Voters Split on 4.7 Million Bond Plan
Superintendent Linda Barnhart blamed the community and leadership at a board workshop for the failed bond issue in Anahuac. Propositions 1 and 2 would have funded a new middle school library, roof repairs, equipment upgrades, athletic improvements, and stadium updates.
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Gatorfest
Linda Barnhart
Barnhart
JFK assassination theories linger four decades on
Penny Cockerell reports that four decades after John F Kennedy's assassination, theories and conspiracy talk persist nationwide. Readers discuss who killed Kennedy, whether Oswald acted alone, and how many shots were fired, as Dallas marks the anniversary with renewed debate and online chatter.
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Dallas
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Bey
Wntown
Les Harvey Oswald
Debra Conway
Texas
JFK Lancer
Readers recall Kennedy assassination 40th anniversary
The Sun invites readers to share memories of the fatal day. Submit by email to sunnewsdaytown sun com, fax to 284-427-4280 or call 281-425-8016. Responses will be printed Saturday.
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the Sun
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Daytown Sun
Lee College plans new McNair Career Center in Baytown
Architects Busch Hutchison and Associates unveiled a two‑part Lee College Career Center at a Board of Regents meeting. It will host welding and pipefitting in the noisy building and cosmetology plus heavy equipment operation in the quiet building, with outdoor welding and most heavy equipment instruction. Construction could start fall 2004, with classes possibly in fall 2005, contingent on a $4 million Harris County and HUD grant.
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Busch, Hutchison and Associates
Lee College Career Center
Board of
Regents
College
Crosby
Harris County
Department of Housing and Urban Devclopment
Martha Ellis
Lee College
Ellis
Kirk Gant
Gant
Baytown deputy fires on husband during domestic dispute
A Harris County deputy shot and killed Charlie Brown after he raised a pistol toward his wife Pauline Brown during a suspected hostage incident at their Baytown home. Pauline, an assistive technology specialist, and their children, ages 7 and 10, were inside as deputies responded and entered to retrieve them.
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Harris County
Sheriff's Department
Maj
Wake Smith
Pauline Brown
Charlie
Smith
W.L. Gray
Wallisville
Brown
Charlie Brown
San Jacinto College
Goose Creek
Danny Billingsly
Sheriff’s Department
Browns
Hore
Gray
Baytown Firefighters Vote Rescheduled After Report Mixup
A Baytown Suns item claiming firefighters voted Thursday on a city bargaining proposal was inaccurate. The vote was postponed and then held last week, correcting the earlier report and clarifying the sequence of events.
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Baytown
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