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Newspaper
Texas City Sun
Location
Texas City, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 2002
Page
4
Hitchcock High School hosts its Fifth Annual blood drive Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6625 FM 2004 Hitchcock. Donors receive a T shirt and goodies. Call 409 986 5581 for details.
The Feydeau farce A Flea in Her Ear ends its run at College of the Mainland Theater in Texas City today. Reservations available at (409)938-1211 ext 345 or toll free 1-888-258-8859 ext 345.
A Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at St John's UMC with serving starting at 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Call-ins for delivery are accepted on Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. and Thanksgiving morning from 7 to 10. Volunteers and donations are requested with multiple contact numbers listed for turkey donations and volunteering.
A dead child wrapped in plastic was found Saturday evening along U S 80 in Grand Saline, Van Zandt County. Sheriff Pat Burnett said a local passerby thought it was a doll before investigators confirmed the child’s death. Rangers assisted as officials seek age and cause of death amid preliminary inquiries.
Thousands of book lovers flood the Texas capital for the seventh Texas Book Festival with as many as 25 000 expected visitors and ongoing activities. Proceeds above operating costs benefit 441 libraries statewide, with $1 35 million donated since 1996. Ed Shrake and Bill Wittliff receive the Bookend Award for Texas literature contributions.
Santa Fe High School fans celebrate after a 54-12 post season defeat to the Columbia Roughnecks. Despite the loss, seniors Dana Wheaton and Kristen Trocesser praised making the playoffs, while families voiced pride in the team and its message of community unity.
Texas City School Board approves a resolution backing TASB efforts to oppose tax exempt economic development programs that erode the tax base. The statewide push seeks legislation to require industry and businesses to pay school taxes even when using tax exempt bond schemes like reinvestment zones.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the capital murder conviction of 23 year old Samuel B Hill for the 1998 kidnapping and killing of Edric Honey Davis. The court cited improper mistrial declaration after a juror quit and 1999 conviction, ruling double jeopardy and alternate juror options were ignored. Prosecutor Sean Colston lamented the decision as Hill may be released.
Northside Elementary and Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary earned exemplary campus status as 90 percent pass rates on reading writing and math TAAS tests. Four campuses including Texas City High Blocker Middle Levi Fry Intermediate and Heights Elementary were named recognized campuses for 80 percent TAAS passing rates. At Northside three students scored 90 or higher in math and reading with a 4 in writing.
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