Finley appeals for Walk contributions from readers
Retired Baytown Sun editor Jim Finley asks readers to support the ’09 Memory Walk through Pilot Club members or via www.alt.org/memorywalk. He thanks contributors alongside Pilot Club and J.P. for their generosity while referencing Fats Domino’s song.
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Goose Creek District Holds Reach Out to Dropouts Walk
Goose Creek Consolidated ISD hosts its second annual Reach Out to Dropouts Walk on Sept. 12. Walk coordinator Janet Alexander-Alfaro praises volunteer follow up and community support, while Dr. Toby York emphasizes the value of education for Baytown’s economy and future opportunities.
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Baytown wreck wounds multiple as police rush to aid
At Baytown two crashes echoed through the weekend scene. An SUV plowed into Baytown Seafood Restaurant’s brick flowerbed and wall, bursting a water line. staff noted prior wrecks at the site. Nearby Decker Drive saw a high speed crash injuring a driver, with Life Flight responders on scene. No condition updates were provided on the teen passengers or Lara.
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Baytown council weighs fate of unmanned donation bins
Baytown City Council will decide on banning unmanned outdoor donation collection bins at Thursday's meeting. The proposed ordinance would allow only newspaper recycling bins or staffed collection points, with 30 days notice to remove bins and city disposal of bin contents if not removed.
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Baytown United Way groups target kindergarten readiness
A Baytown area effort, spurred by a UH Social Work needs assessment, gathered community groups to improve educational achievement. A 10 person subgroup used parent and staff questionnaires, receiving over 300 responses to identify key obstacles. The latest progress report is due at Tuesday's meeting.
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University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
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Conviction upheld in 1980 murder in Texas park
A divided federal appeals court upheld Delma Banks's 1980 capital murder conviction for the shooting death of a 16 year old at a Texarkana park. The 2-1 ruling rejected claims that prosecutors withheld a witness interview transcript, finding it did not undermine the verdict. The case saw a near-execution halt in 2003 and a later Supreme Court ruling voiding the death sentence over withheld information about a witness.
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Bowie County
Appeals Court
US Supreme Court
Banks
Texas
Supreme Court
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