Police shoot robbery suspect during hotel room robbery in Baytown
Baytown police shot a Dayton man, Richard Jarvis, 20, Friday as he roped three women at gunpoint inside a Quality Inn room on Alexander Drive. He exited with a handgun, pointed it at officers, and was wounded twice. Jarvis, in stable condition after airlift to a Houston hospital, faces aggravated robbery and aggravated assault charges. A prior victim reported car trouble, accepted a ride, then was robbed after Jarvis drove into a neighborhood.
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Baytown Man Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter
Denise Oliver, 50, died when the truck she rode in struck a utility pole near Tri City Beach and Evergreen roads at about 10 22 p m. Her husband Ricky Oliver, 57, was seriously injured and hospitalized in stable condition. Police say his blood alcohol level exceeded the limit and he drove the vehicle. He will be arrested after hospital release. The white truck appeared on its side at the scene after leaving the road, hitting a culvert and crossing back before hitting the pole.
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Lifelong friends celebrate 96th birthday at Remington Park
Robbie McCorkle and Melba Pittman, born the same day in 1923, reunite at Remington Park for their 96th birthday. The longtime Baytown neighbors and former Humble Oil families grew up together, attended Ashbel Smith Elementary and Horace Mann Junior, then graduated with Robert E. Lee High School in 1940.
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Baytown Sun
Trent Padgett
Melba Pittman
Robbie McCorkle
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McCorkle
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Horace Mann
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Robert E. Lee
Barbers Hill ISD enrollment rises amid district growth
Barbers Hill ISD enrollment reaches 4,854, up 178 students or 4.1 percent, with 25 years of steady growth. Superintendent Dr. Greg Poole credits district leadership and notes no portable classrooms, while Barbers Hill High School adds 132 students and Crosby ISD and Anahuac ISD show differing trends.
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Baytown Leaders Rally Against Dredge Spoil Site Plan
Baytown officials and residents vow a letter writing campaign to the U S Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District to oppose Placement Area 7 on 110 acres near Tri City Beach Road. Mayor DonCarlos criticizes lack of consultation and calls for a public hearing and opposition from federal and state representatives.
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Stephen DonCarlos
Chambers County jailer charged with theft and burglary
Winnie resident Juan Jose Mora, 29, a jailer in Chambers County, was arrested Thursday after admitting involvement in a residence burglary and felony theft. Deputies responded to a burglary in progress on Campbell Drive in Winnie where a homeowner observed an unfamiliar man in a pickup and items matching those from the house inside the vehicle.
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Brian Hawthorne
Winnie
Juan Jose Mora
Sheriff’s Office
Campbell Drive
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