Baytown churches rally to aid Katrina evacuees with furniture and meals
Local congregations including Lakewood Church of Christ Mt. Rose Church of God In Christ and First Presbyterian Baytown organize furniture drives and distribute clothing shoes toiletries and baby items from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. They coordinate pickup delivery and hotel adoptions with Red Cross support and Aramark meals.
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Darell Newton
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Crosby
Cedar Bayou
Kevin Fleetwood
Mark Stafford
Bay Area Red Cross
Aramark
Goose Creek
Food Service Company
Bays Inn
Alfonso Guajardo
Louisiana
Work Source Center
Crosby OKs a 2 percent tax increase for ESDs
Crosby voters approved a 2 percent sales tax hike for Emergency Services Districts No. 5 and No. 80 to fund growth needs and aged equipment. ESD No. 5 won 409 to 107 and ESD No. 80 won 407 to 189, enabling purchase of a higher reach fire truck, ambulance refurbishments, and a new defibrillator while preserving a homeowner insurance discount.
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Lee College hosts town hall on workforce futures
A Lee College town hall titled The Future of Our Workforce assembles Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia Mike Shields Exxon Mobil executive Chris Erickson and hospital leader Dr Jeff Ackerman with Lee College president moderating. Panelists discuss skills and education needed for future jobs. For details contact Jacqueline Whitaker at 2814256338. The 53rd annual VFW Turkey Shoot Festival runs five weekends in October at VFW Post 912 with arts crafts food booths and a dunking booth. Booth space costs 25 per day or 200 for the month. Call 2814211257 for info. Lee College Theatre Players seek actors for The Glass Menagerie with auditions Sept 15 16 at the McNulty Haddock Complex.
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Harris County
Sylvia Garcia
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Baytown
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N. Main St
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McNulty-Haddick
Court of Criminal Appeals denies Harris murder appeal
Texas highest criminal appeals court refused to consider Clara Harris's bid to overturn her 20 year murder conviction for running over her husband in a hotel parking lot after discovering his affair. The decision ends further review, with prosecutors praising the move.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
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