Lee College votes to pursue Avenue Lofts purchase
Lee College board approved an earnest money agreement to buy the Avenue Lofts at 650 and 700 West Texas Avenue, including the Green Apple Salon. Final price and terms to be set after negotiations with owner Chris Presley and his attorney. Athletes may move in next summer or fall. leases determine salon access.
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Baytown
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Avenue Lofts
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John Hopkins
Presley
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Sun Community Lee College Foundation raises funds at event
The Lee College Foundation collected 204,458 at a recent fundraising event in Sun Community. Organizers highlighted student scholarships and program support as primary aims, with attendees including local business leaders and college officials.
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Lee College Foundation
Friendswood rolls past REL volleyball in sweep
Friendswood High School volleyball defeated REL in straight sets on Page 5, highlighting strong serving and solid defense. The win improves Friendswood’s season record as key players led with powerful spikes and precise serves.
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Friendswood
Obituaries Harvey Edward Frost and Theodora Thompson
Obituaries note the passing of Harvey Edward Frost and Theodora Thompson, with memorial notices appearing on Page 3. Widespread tributes recall Frost as a longtime figure in the community and Thompson for her service in local organizations. The notices provide biographical highlights and details for memorial services.
Verse of love and generosity from Luke six thirty five
A Bible verse urges loving enemies doing good and lending without expecting return. It promises a great reward and calls readers children of the Most High, highlighting God’s kindness toward the ungrateful and wicked.
Local pilots fly relief to The Bahamas by Jim Ferris
Jim Ferris of Wismer Distributing leads a relief effort for Hurricane Dorian victims in The Bahamas. Ferris and United Airlines pilot Tennessee Garvey will fly medical supplies from Florida to the Abaco and Grand Bahama islands over two weeks, with many supplies donated by Texas Southern University, at their own expense.
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Bahamas
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Wismer Distributing
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Dorian
Abaco Islands
Grand Bahama Island
Miami
United Airlines
Florida
Harris County Commissioner Garcia pushes I 10 improvements
Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia told Baytown Chamber of Commerce that addressing Interstate 10 needs, especially the San Jacinto Bridge struck by a barge again, requires urgent collaboration with the Harris County Toll Road Authority and Metro. He outlined early efforts and the goal to accelerate ideas for safer, better roads to support industry.
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Garcia
Harris County Toll Road Authority
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Protesters rally outside Baytown state representative office
A trio gathered outside 606 Rollingbrook Drive to protest State Rep. Briscoe Cain over a tweet to presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke. Signs labeled Cain irrational and irresponsible drew Baytown Democrats who urged Cain to step down.
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Jacqueline Whitaker
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Baytown
Barbara Harrison
Hilda Martinez
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