Funeral for Doug Cherry in Texas features music ties and family
Doug Cherry 67 of Houston Texas died September 17 2020 born September 21 1952 in Fort Worth to Bennie Ray Cherry and Kathryn Simpson. Retired from ExxonMobil after 35 years he played with Country Ham Band Sunshiners Band and church worship team. Survived by wife Mary daughter Debbie Lynne Reynolds granddaughters Stephanie and Kacie son Darren Cherry mother Kitty Simpson cousin Bud Renfro. many relatives. Funeral 10 a.m. September 26 at Pat H Foley Funeral Home with 9 a.m. visitation and outdoor celebration of life at home afterward. Donations requested to Barbers Hill Band Booster Club.
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Gary Douglas
Doug) Cherry
Houston
Texas
Fort Worth
Bennie Ray Cherry
Kathyrn
Kitty) Simpson
Mary Brennan
ExxonMobil
Sunshiners
St. Stephens
Edith Harner
Mary
Kitty Simpson
Debbie Lynne Reynolds
Charlie
Stephanie
Princess Ladybug
Kacie
Princess But
Terfly
Darren Douglas Cherry
Charles
Bud) Renfro
Nancy
Doug
Barbers Hill Band Booster Club
Emily Claassen
P.O. Box
Mont Belvieu
Doug Cherry
Pat H. Foley
Local firm donates 500 plants to aid CAN fundraiser
A Baytown area company donated about 500 plants valued up to 1500 dollars to Cease Addiction Now CAN for its fundraiser. CAN president John Havenar says the plants include indoor and outdoor varieties and some come with expensive planters. Proceeds support CAN and a Lee College nursing program offering free mental health screenings for area high and junior high schools, including Goose Creek Deer Park and Channelview districts. To donate or arrange pickup contact Valeria Fernandez at 281 427 4226.
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C.A.N
John Havenar
Havenar
C.a.n.’S
Lee College Nursing
Goose Creek
Deer Park
la Porte
Barbers Hill
Anahuac
Crosby
Channelview
Lee
Baytown
West Texas Ave
Valeria Fernandez
Lee College Board to discuss brand in October workshop
Chairman Mark Hall announced a October workshop to begin discussing the Lee College brand and potential redefinition of the college mission amid growth, expansion needs, and public debate over the name. Informal conversations have occurred for six years, with opposition and support voiced at prior meetings. The board cites changes in education delivery, state legislation, and regional competition as factors shaping future direction.
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Lee College Board of Regents
Mark Hall
Lee College
Hall
Lee College Briefs Spotlight Regent On Strategy
Regent Susan Moore-Fontenot notes Lee College long 86 year history of service while calling for a forward looking strategic plan. She quips that change is unwelcome yet necessary to show the institution’s progress as a modern college.
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Susan Moore-Fontenot
Enrollment beats expectations at Lee College board meeting
Lee College president Lynda Villanueva reported a 5 percent rise in students enrolled and a 12 percent gain in billing units as Fall Semester registration continues. She cautioned higher than normal drops and projected the final count to be flat or slightly up from last year amid nationwide declines.
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Lee College
Lynda Villanueva
Board of Regents
Villanueva
Online inmate education expansion at Texas prisons
Lee College Huntsville Center will pilot Texas first online higher education for inmates funded by 67000 grant to obtain 100 licenses from ATLC Software. The program, already used in Louisiana and Florida, meets TDCJ security standards and provides access to approved educational sites. Pilots run at Plane Unit Dayton and Ferguson Unit Huntsville with female and male inmates respectively.
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Lee College
Texas
Lee College Huntsville Center
Donna Zuniga
Atlc Software
Louisiana
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Florida
TDCJ
Plane
Dayton
Ferguson
Huntsville
Road closures planned for Grand Parkway project near I-10
Planned closures this week near Interstate 10 as State Highway 99 left lanes in both directions near I-10 close from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Saturday. Fisher Road will see closures on 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with a right shoulder closure on SH 99 eastbound east of Fisher Road 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Saturday. The SH 146 north exit to Business 146 closes 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday. All impacts depend on weather.
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Fisher Road
State 146
Covestro veterans group aids community in six years
Christopher Olson notes Covestro veterans group acts as a liaison with other veteran organizations and provides outreach to the community. Darren Robertson describes internal and external veteran efforts, partnering with Combined Arms and United Way Day of Caring. Fred Aguilar and Raquel of West Baytown Civic Association hosted city staff and Covestro volunteers for brisket. Chavis announces a spring cleanup in the Pelly neighborhood and National Night Out participation.
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Covestro
Christopher Olson
United Way Day of Caring
Darren Robertson
Fred Aguilar
Raquel
West Baytown
Krisher obituary recalls Baytown resident Torrence Ray Krisher
Torrence Ray Krisher 79 of Baytown died September 19 2020 in Webster after a life as a Channelview High School and Lamar University graduate, US Army veteran and accountant. Survived by wife Linda and daughters Suzanne Kathi and Roxie with several grandchildren. Visitation September 24 at St Mark's United Methodist Church Baytown with life celebration there. Donations suggested to the church.
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Torrence Ray
Toe- Papa Toe) Krisher
Baytown
Webster
Toe
Alvin
Douglas and
Helen Walters Krisher
Channelview High School
Lamar University
Torrence
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mr. Krisher
Darwin Krisher
Linda Elswick Krisher
Suzanne Krisher
Kathi Krisher Clausen
Shane
Roxie Krisher Hippard
Curtis
Ben Clausen
Methodist Church
North Main
Memory Gardens
Heaven’s Gates
Beta hurricane nears Texas coast heading for Louisiana
Beta moves west-northwest at 7 mph about 45 miles southeast of Port O'Connor Texas with 4 foot storm surge forecast from Port Aransas to Sabine Pass. Forecast to move northeast along coast into Louisiana midweek. Flash flooding possible in Arkansas and Mississippi. Galveston reports street flooding and a fishing pier collapse. Abbott declares disaster for 29 Texas counties. Edwards declares Louisiana state of emergency. Beta would be ninth named storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. this year tying 1916 record.
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Port O’connor
Texas
Port Aransas
Sabine Pass
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Galveston
Houston
Greg Abbott
Beta
Laura
John Bel Edwards
U.S
Colorado State University
Phil Klotzbach
Alabama
Florida Panhandle
Sally
Karen Clark & Company
AIR Worldwide
Area bomb squad defuses suspicious item in La Porte
Bay Area Regional Bomb Squad from Baytown La Porte League City and Pasadena Police responded to a suspicious item in the 2600 block of Lens Road La Porte found by an officer. The area was cleared and the item removed. Investigation determined it was not a bomb but an industry common tool. Citizens urged to report and not touch suspicious items.
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Bay Area
Baytown
la Porte
League City
Pasadena
Lens Road
Wastewater Spill After Auto Crash Near Goose Creek
A Baytown Sun report states an auto accident damaged a lift station, causing a domestic wastewater spill. The Goose Creek receiving stream and another listed stream are affected, with estimated releases over 100000 gallons each. Local officials and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality were notified within 24 hours.
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Goose Creek Re
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
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