ExxonMobil plant manager to retire near end of month
Zeb Nash, longtime Baytown Chemical Plant manager for ExxonMobil Chemical, retires at month end. Born in the mid century near an airport outside St. Louis, he recalls a childhood fascination with planes, fuels, and materials, and credits space era excitement and local chemical firms with shaping his path to engineering.
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Zebulon Nash
Baytown Chemical Plant
ExxonMobil Chemical
Zeb
Nash
St. Louis
ExxonMobil
Baytown
America
Sputnik
McDonnell Douglas
Monsanto
Schools monitor flu and absenteeism across districts
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital and area districts report more patients and students with flu like symptoms. They urge good hygiene and keeping mild cases home. Barbara Gills, infection control officer, says promote seasonal flu vaccination and self care for mild illness. See Flu Page 5A.
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Barbara Gills
Disabled 21-Year-Old Finds Purpose Shredding at Glove Guard
Jacob Peterson, who has Autism, works two hours three times weekly shredding paper for Glove Guard in Highlands. His dedication, aided by The Job Place and Dee Ellis Foundation, impresses owner Sheila Vermillion as privacy concerns make the task ideal for him and the firm. The arrangement demonstrates strong employer–employee harmony and community support for disabled workers.
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Jacob Peterson
Highlands
Jacob
Glove Guard
Dee Ellis
Baytown
Harmony
Shelia Vermillion
Officials revise plan for more disaster aid in 13-county area
The state agency distributing 1.7 billion in federal disaster recovery funds will shift to a damage based model, boosting the 13 county coalition including Galveston and Harris to about 843 million, 225 million more than first proposed. U.S. senators visit Galveston island and hold hearings as HGAC officials praise the change.
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Galveston
Harris Counties
HGAC
Houston-Galveston
Baytown
Brandon Capetillo
Texas Department of Rural Affairs
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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