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Newspaper
Texas City Sun
Location
Texas City, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 2003
Page
1
PV2 Ronald Hill of Fort Stewart Georgia serves as M2 Bradley driver in the 3rd Infantry Air Defense Artillery Mechanized unit. He departed Kuwait last week for Iraq and is the great-nephew of Jan Hines of Texas City.
Claude Johnson describes the hardest part of the ordeal as waiting for news after his daughter Shoshana was taken prisoner when the convoy she rode in turned and was ambushed. He hopes for information on her fate and safety.
Obituary notices list Bill Wimberly Benadetta Ciavaglia Annie Marie Hibbits and Morris C Mason. Details appear on Page 7A with placements and tributes for each individual.
Partly cloudy conditions are expected with a daytime high near 76 degrees. Light winds, with the forecast calling for a brief dip in temperatures later in the evening across the area.
The Galveston Mainland paper notes its long running service dating back to 1912 while highlighting its commitment to local coverage for the Gulf region and neighboring communities.
The Texas City Independent School District board limited its superintendent search after naming Richard Ettredge as sole finalist. Board president Michael Simpson said the firm Ray and Associates provided a qualified pool and the timeline remained largely on schedule despite local concerns about favoring local candidates.
Galveston based Lauria Brown and Ida Ward of Compton Memorial Church of Christ visit the Texas City Jail to hold monthly religious services for prisoners. Ward calls missionary work her life and says they come back when no prisoners attend to offer support. Brown emphasizes faith offers a path to redemption and strength for inmates facing troubled lives.
Officers stopped a man at 1700 block of Interstate 45 after a tire slashing report. He claimed innocence but faced a traffic warrant and a 1991 failure to appear warrant and was taken into custody. A second report involved a terrified woman claiming she was robbed and chased by three Black men.
Parks board chair Carl Uland accuses council member Mark Townsend of misinforming homeowners about a proposed one acre Park Avenue park. Townsend opposed the plan before council voted four to two. Uland says the board only planned for five parking spaces, a walking path and two picnic tables, not a 15 car lot or boat ramp.
Dickinson police add a $14,000 handheld thermal imaging monitor to their anti crime arsenal. Capt Krone says the device helps spot heat signatures from suspicious people, vehicles and homes and aids in chases and warrants while not seeing through glass.
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