Highlands Jamboree set for weekend at Highlands Elementary
The 55th Highlands Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce Annual Jamboree unfolds Saturday at Highlands Elementary 200 E Wallisville Rd with a car show, 5K run, pageants at 11 45 a m and a parade lineup starting 9 a m at Hopper Primary. The event features driving races and a pageant lineup including Miss Highlands and Jr Miss Highlands.
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Highlands
Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce
Highlands Elementary
Wallisville Road
Hopper
E. Houston St
Main St
Jones Rd
Teddy Bear Clinic brings smiles to Baytown kids
Mishah Jalandoni plays with a puppet Saturday provided by Valerie Almestica of Pharmacy Paw-Pet Theater during Baytown's annual Teddy Bear Clinic at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Baytown Sun photo by Albert Villegas.
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San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown
Baytown Sun
Albert Villegas
BHISD Reaches Insurance Settlement Over Ike Damages
BHISD will likely net about 7.5 million dollars from a settlement with insurance carriers linked to Hurricane Ike damage in 2008. District officials, led by Superintendent Dr. Greg Poole, noted the district used funds for emergency repairs to resume operations after the storm, highlighting limited options many districts faced.
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Barbers Hill
Greg Poole
BHISD
Poole
Heritage Society hosts reception for mural restoration
The Bay Area Heritage Society will host a 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday reception at the Baytown Historical Museum to celebrate the mural restoration and honor donors. The 1937 WPA Federal Arts Project piece by Barse Miller, 11 by 6 feet, was restored by Parma Conservation of Chicago after expert conservation work in April.
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Bay Area Heritage Society
Baytown
Ing
West Defoe Street
Goose Creek
Works Progress Administration
Barse Miller
Parma Conservation of
Chicago
Chambers budget funds new 911 center and raises
Chambers County Commissioners approved a 52.3 million fiscal year 2012 budget with plans for a separate dispatch center from the sheriff, expanded library funding, and raises for officials. The budget includes a 2.5 percent raise for all county officials, a 2 percent raise for elected officials, and mileage reimbursement boosts for commissioners.
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Anahuac
Chambers County
Jimmy Sylvia
Heather Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Sylvia
Sheriff’s Department
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la Porte
Crosby
Cedar Bayou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Orton
Miss Highlands
Alli Little
Mishah Jalandoni
Valerie
Teddy Bear Clinic
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Jane.lee
Baytownsun.com
Heritage Society
Mural
BY Mark Fleming
Sun
Eagle Drive
Mont Belvieu
Chambers
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