Baytown adds reps to navigation district powers over bayou
Baytown state Rep Wayne Smith’s Bill 3158 took effect Sept 1 granting permitting over industrial projects to the navigation district and adding Baytown to the board. Civic leaders express concern over unpermitted developments such as a barge terminal near Roseland Park and a Finger Lakes dock raising questions about the district’s authority and penalties for noncompliance.
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Mundinger
Baytown
Wayne Smith
Roseland Park
Richardson Water Rail
Johnnie Jennings
Finger Lakes
Beach City
Chambers County
Cedar Bayou
Chambers
Sterling rezoning sparks student calls to stay put
Amber Ferrill and Kelvin Singleton, Sterling High School sophomores, led a forum opposing rezoning to Goose Creek Memorial. They cited deep peer bonds and AVID support, warning forced transfers would fracture friendships and the sense of belonging. Parents urged careful consideration as the district weighs overcrowding relief and attendance projections due by October 31.
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Lee High School
Shelby Olive
Goose Creek School Board
Sterling High School
Amber Ferrill
Sterling
Ferrill
Kelvin Singleton
AVID
Singleton
Goose Creek Memorial
Patriots
Rangers
Lisa Magallon
Amy
Magallon
Bob Hoskins
Gccisd
Toby York
Baytown
Fire destroys Baytown teacher’s home leaving family homeless
Roslynd 16 Horace Mann student Hillary 13 and Hermann 10 attend Carver Elementary as the family becomes homeless after a fire that destroyed their home. The teacher and husband lost tools and possessions. they are staying in a hotel with church help while aid efforts gather essentials. Donations can be arranged via rmcalico gccisd.net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roslynd
Horace Mann
Hillary
Hermann
Carver Elementary
Baytown
Calico-Hopson
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Dayton
Cynthia Minor
Lee
Calico- Hopson
Rmcalico
Gccisd
Unpaid bills drive eviction at Lakeview apartments
Lakeview city officials report more than 80000 in unpaid water bills and plan to clear the Lakeview apartment complex. Baytown police will run security checkpoints. former residents must show ID to retrieve belongings by 5 p.m. Saturday. United Way and HVLP provide limited aid and legal guidance as residents seek relocation options.
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Kelvin Knauf
Baytown
United Way
Houston
Lupe Navarro
HVLP
Drizett Franks
Franks
Roger Clifford
BPD
Clifford
Man surrenders after aggravated assault
Jeremy Eskew, 23, turned himself in to Baytown Police Friday evening after shooting at his girlfriend's ex. Eskew fired at brothers Michael and Mitchell Carson during an argument on Massey Tompkins Road. He missed, but the car they were in had a bullet hole and shattered windows. Both victims were uninjured. Eskew was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Jeremy Eskew
Baytown
Michael
Mitchell Carson
Eskew
Massey Tompkins Road
Michael Carson
Chris Rymer
Burglary Reports Across Baytown Prompt Police Callouts
Baytown police responded to multiple incidents including a burglary on Fawndale Way Drive where a white male suspect fled after interruption and thefts totaling over $300 at an Oregon Street home. A motor vehicle burglary on Kingsway Drive and other incidents contributed to 156 calls, with various crimes reported including assaults, thefts, and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Fawndale Way
Thefts Reported at Horace Mann Junior School
A Horace Mann Junior School teacher told Baytown Police at noon Monday she saw another teacher attempt to steal money from her purse. The purse was tampered with but no funds were taken. Police also logged two later theft reports from employees at the school totaling about $515, suspected to involve the same teacher.
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Horace Mann Junior School
Baytown
Linda grew up in a busy Baytown town area
Wanda Orton, a retired Baytown Sun managing editor, notes Linda's upbringing in a bustling east side district along South Main and Texas. The neighborhood included Ort on beer distributors owned by Sam Stassi family Fuller's Service Station and Tire Shop Fuller's Grocery Sparky Bond's Real Estate Church of Christ Tucker's Radiator Shop Wilkenfeld Furniture San Jacinto Creamery Tin Hat Lounge a sign shop Carnation Dairy Putt Putt golf later Little Park Pelly Park and Harper's Addition homes.
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Sam Stassi and
Fuller’s
Sparky Bond
Church of Christ and
Tucker
Little Park Field
Pelly Park
Harper's Addition
Linda
Town
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Baytown Sun
Nicki,Evans
Pat Greene
Greene
Ross S. Sterling
Sharon Roberts
Roberts
Lakeview
Mercies
Yuma
Sydney White
MR. Bean
MR. Woodcock
Chuck
Eang Biro
Ted
SaTunday
Avarabu
Ter
Poom
Gulfbay Church
AGAMI
Bebe Lg
Eyal
Man
Oregon
Kingsway Drive
Orton
Wanda Orton
Susan Milner
Oona Ana & Landscap
Will ‘Christensen
John Russell
Wilburn Williams
Taree Leo Che Bartown Sun
Ependen Eters
Independent Propane Company
Texas
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