News

Rangers cap season with win over Falcons

The Rangers came away with a win Friday night at Maddry Stadium, beating the Channelview Falcons on their home field, 55-34.
November 07, 2009

While Lee Ganders rest, Titans feast on timeouts

The team dug deep and scored 45 unanswered points at Stallworth Stadium Friday night. Unfortunately for Baytown fans, that was the Port Arthur team.
November 07, 2009

Cougars make it eight straight

The Crosby Cougars improved to 8-2 by handing Bay City a 24-0 non-district shutout Friday night at Cougar Stadium.
November 07, 2009

Local veterans stunned by Fort Hood shootings

Tragedy struck a Texas military base Thursday, leaving a trail of unanswered questions and veterans in the Baytown community shocked.
November 06, 2009

Library now home to health care reform bill

Congressman Ted Poe made a stop at the Sterling Municipal Library this week, but it wasn’t to catch up on his reading.
November 06, 2009

Inspection OKs Art League’s building for use

The Art League of Baytown’s Christmas Gift Gallery will be able to go on as scheduled, now that an in-depth inspection of the League’s Art Center has revealed the building’s problems.
November 05, 2009

$12.86 million bond OK’d for Anahuac

Voters in Chambers County approved a $12.86 million dollar bond issue for improvements to Anahuac Independent School District buildings and classrooms.
November 05, 2009

BCA gears up for Turkey Day

The Baytown Community Alliance (BCA) is looking for volunteers to assist in the 13th annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner held at the Community Center Nov. 26.
November 05, 2009

Lee College hosts blood drive

The Lee College Student Government Association will host its annual fall blood drive Nov. 10, 11 and 12 in the Student Center Cyber Café.
November 05, 2009

United Way asks community to open hearts

The United Way Baytown Area (UWBA) has exceeded the halfway mark of its 2009-10 campaign goal and plans to continue workplace campaigns to raise more funds.
November 04, 2009

Key Club baking up hope for MS

Key Club Division 28 Lt. Gov. Lindsay Clark plans to make helping kids with Multiple Sclerosis a piece of cake by holding a cake auction in the Goose Creek Memorial High School cafeteria this Saturday.
November 04, 2009

ULDC task force wants public involved

With a lower than expected turnout at its first citizen participation meeting last week, members of the citizen task force on zoning on Tuesday explored ways to increase citizen input.
November 04, 2009

Annual Christmas Tree Fantasy calling all entrants

Terry Presley is thinking about Christmas tree decorating. That’s because as the director of Baytown Historical Museum, Presley is ready to take registrations from people who want to participate in the museum’s annual Christmas Tree Fantasy.
November 04, 2009

Texans OK amendments

Texas voters on Tuesday passed a proposition limiting the government’s eminent domain powers and another creating a fund for more top-tier research universities, along with nine other constitutional amendments on the ballot.
November 04, 2009

POLLING LOCATIONS FOR TODAY'S ELECTION

Area polling places for the state amendment election. Polls open at 7 a.m.and close at 7 p.m.
November 03, 2009

Search for missing Dayton cowboy continues

Last week’s heavy rains and the resulting high water coming through the Trinity River were what put a Dayton man in harm’s way Sunday.
November 03, 2009

A new chapter begins for Book Barn

A small building on Texas Avenue is home to more than 40,000 stories, each one bound in its own cover. And, like the books held within, the Baytown Book Barn has a story too, one that now has a few new pages.
November 03, 2009

Murder suspect found in Baytown

A man suspected in the weekend killing of a woman in Kansas ran away to Texas but could not escape the law.
November 03, 2009

County namesake ‘appears’ at annual event

It started with a gunshot, then a scream. And out of nowhere came the sight of a ghostly specter floating past the window. It happens every year, apparently.
November 03, 2009

Polling places for today’s election

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
November 03, 2009

ULDC to discuss citizens comments

The Unified Land Development Code citizen task force will discuss comments made by citizens during last week’s citizen participation meeting on Tuesday beginning at 11:30 a.m.
November 01, 2009

BCA wins T-CAL state volleyball title

BCA’s Sara Davis was named MVP of the state tournament and teammates Jenny Saenger and Ellen Moreno also earned spots on the six-player T-CAL All-State Tournament team.
November 01, 2009

ExxonMobil plans Thursday emergency drill

On Thursday, Nov. 5, the ExxonMobil Main Offsite Building at 2800 Decker Drive, will condict an emergency drill from 1 to 3 p.m.
November 01, 2009

Chambers to join storm protection district

Chambers County will join other Gulf Coast counties in a newly created storm surge protection system for the upper Texas coast, county commissioners decided last week.
October 31, 2009

Wetlands Center previews plans for new facility

Many members of the community joined Eddie V. Gray on Friday to hear about the next phase for World Wide Wetlands and tour the current Gray Wetlands Center facility.
October 31, 2009