Remembering Baytown Firefighter J Bell as Memorial Honors Name
In Colorado Springs the Fallen Firefighters Memorial added 271 names including Baytown firefighter Lay-Jabaar Bell who died in 2017 from stomach cancer after 15 years of service. The letter argues to drop the ongoing Baytown lawsuit against firefighter Patrick Mahoney and notes a contrasting Austin city action.
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Voting and turnout in Texas drive local elections
Baytown Chamber of Commerce president Tracey S Wheeler urges voters to register and vote in the November 6 election. She notes Texas ranks 47th in turnout and 44th in registration, emphasizes informed voting over straight party choice, and highlights local Baytown items like Streets and Roads Sales Tax and Charter Amendments.
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How to Send News to The Sun
The Sun outlines how to submit fast breaking stories by email or phone and provides direct contact for the Managing Editor David Bloom for non breaking news. It lists sunnews baytownsun.com and phone numbers 281 425 8026 and 281 425 8016.
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Buck Young and the origins of Pelly Land in Goose Creek Baytown
Wanda Orton recalls Buck Young’s childhood tunes about Pelly and the rise of the city named for Fred T. Pelly. The story traces Middle Town’s evolution, Pelly’s English immigrant founder, Lucy Wiggins’s land, and the 1920 incorporation forming the town later part of the Tri-Cities merger into Baytown.
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Weather Channel reporter mocked for windy stand in Florence
Jim Finley critiques Weather Channel coverage of Hurricane Florence. He notes Mike Seidel battles wind while two pedestrians appear untroubled behind him. Defends the network explanation that grass footing caused the apparent imbalance.
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