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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 2020
Page
3
Voters are urged to complete ballots before Election Day as early voting hours run from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in Harris County and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Chambers County. Harris voters may use any county polling location on Election Day, while Chambers voters must use their assigned precinct.
Record-setting early voting continued with Lee College and Crosby Community Center near 10,000 votes each. Through Tuesday Lee College had 9,684 ballots, Crosby 9,937, Coady Baptist Church 6,374, and San Jacinto Community Center 2,738. Chambers County totals show 15,157 in person and 670 by mail, representing 51.54% of registered voters.
E David Brasher died Monday at 84, born July 6 1936 in Pennington Texas to Jeff and Nora Brasher. He grew up in Baytown, attended Robert E Lee High School, worked as a welder for Brown and Root, then ran Little Plant Place on James Street, and with his wife started Baytown Medical Equipment in 1988 serving Baytown and nearby areas.
David Brasher, longtime Baytown area resident, died after a life spent outdoors and in learning new technologies. He hunted axis and whitetail in South Texas with his wife and enjoyed gardening, reading, and stock day trading in retirement. Survived by wife Brenda Joyce, sister Rita Brasher, four children, ten grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Visitation 5–7 p.m. Thursday October 29 2020 Navarre Funeral Home. Funeral Friday October 30 2020 at 11 a.m. in Navarre Chapel. Interment Sterling White Cemetery Highlands TX.
Gifts to Sterling Municipal Library honor memory of John Henderson Caleb Herndon and Dolores Q Ramirez. Books include Growing Old: Notes on Aging with Something Like Grace, What if It's True: A Storyteller's Journey with Jesus, and Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence. Donors listed Amy Currie and the Brinkleys.
Baytown council renews a two year contract with Baytown Wrecker Service for towing and storage, first signed in 2018, amid reservations about bidding and single bidder concerns. Council members debated competitive pricing and procurement rules while noting the agreement to add heavy duty tow services with Dan Wheeler Wrecker Service at set rates.
U S District Judge Jason Pulliam ordered face coverings must be worn in polling locations. He said not applying the statewide mask rule would burden Black and Latino voters at higher risk from COVID-19. The ruling comes amid a statewide surge and El Paso enforcing a two-week stay at home order.
Lee College celebrates two decades of the Human Condition seminar within the Honors Program. The course blends social theory with literature film and art, encouraging open discussion among nontraditional students and faculty. A virtual reunion via Facebook Live is planned for Oct 29 at 6 p.m.
Harris County health dashboard downtime halts daily reports. Chambers County reports 1571 cases and 20 deaths through Wednesday, up from Monday. Texas DSHS tallies 879,994 cases and 17,700 deaths through Wednesday, rising from 867,075 cases and 17,514 deaths through Monday.
European leaders move toward tougher measures to slow virus spread while Germany contemplates a four week partial lockdown. Markets fret as weaker global demand and rising U S cases threaten economic momentum ahead of elections.
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