http://baytownsun.com/ The latest news from The Baytown Sun en-us Copyright 2010 The Baytown Sun Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:09:01 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://baytownsun.com/images/masthead-rss.png http://baytownsun.com/ 144 30 The latest news from The Baytown Sun http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=7f87439baa4cd69d Dressed in his army fatigues, Sgt. C.J. Banes looks as though he was born to be in the U.S. Army, and in a way he was. bad2a4ad53dcdb97980a8aa5af93123e http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=97bb4da9b6577a93 Enrique Juarez is always ready to go the extra mile for his daughter, and so were many other proud papas Friday at the ninth annual Daddy and Me Valentines Dance held at the Baytown Community Center. 0639d07c2bcc4603d686ea305fa2f687 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c65db7a1e18e408a The filing period for Baytown’s May 8 municipal elections started Monday and two candidates submitted their applications. 9f32a0554217915208ab7dfedc7943ac http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=8f8695a316e98d65 Ever wonder just how much of an impact that drugs and alcohol have on your driving? 9778b74887415656218a72c0d83d1548 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ffecf4df41fa1d07 Randy Haney and Kevin Troller were chomping at the bit for the grand opening of Five Guys Burgers, so they made their way to the new restaurant Saturday for an invitation only preview party. 97d87be48d41da066efad472da25e1f3 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=12c41d2d8ed7d4e5 Mont Belvieu businesswoman Ginger Hutter will watch today's Super Bowl with family and friends in New Orleans. 869646de33ddff5f32dd0f310a07bf72 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fd28673c94720b37 The cloud cover that rolled in Sunday morning will be bringing rain to the Baytown area, and temperatures will drop about 15 degrees by mid-week. 088a315e0bde61b22e5efa351c57b7c9 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=95c1f4fafd66c8aa The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will hold its 24th annual gala fundraiser Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Goose Creek Country Club. f850c68407882a7054bd8da333e98421 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=95e2b87f927237ed A deputy who feared for his life shot and killed a knife-wielding man Friday in Chambers County. a173236a9d919ab1995838afb3d7b92e http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=1cbeffb7095778b1 City officials will be reviewing the operations of the Animal Services and Adoption Facility in the months ahead to see what changes are needed. 9b01c6d8ab02d4300b2cef6774812afd http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0b6123a143181de6 Cindy Coker has the ability to see the beauty in everything around her —even in some of Baytown’s oldest buildings. 5b7b29577c93096ec507f2257eaaaa83 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f2b5ca2cc6a4418b Goose Creek CISD surpassed last year’s TAKS results in all but one category, with more students earning “commended performance” ratings as well. 896477f8366bf6686fbe26170b963aab http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e98cae33b820b526 Warren Singleton can sit back and relax now. f1100b10fd5d1240ea56526050293713 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=011530ed60ebb77a Aubrey Cruse III is eagerly awaiting the latest edition to the pair of American Bald Eagles nesting off Tri City Beach Road. 4947b0c0b9b0f860b48892c92f0167ef http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=53dae59b757257ea While Brett Selensky, Dolton Owens and Zack Holt are just beginning their high school careers at Ross S. Sterling, they are soon to complete more than a decade of commitment to Scout Troop 93 and the Boy Scouts of America by earning their Eagle Scout ranks. 0c914362569f7e30c819eff2d8582004 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=778e78d98667be1d Carrie Wilson of Winnie vividly remembers the spring day she was walking down Ferry Road when she spotted what looked like a mannequin floating in the water. 1d833a78ef4b542f594ef2cd734e1d14 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a31002de28ec45f5 After weeks of searching, Baytown officials believe they’ve found the right man for the city’s top engineering job. 62b75242d492d4b51138e26bb7a88474 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ad4004dc243e5cbc Anyone who has lived in Baytown long enough probably met Charity Stone at some time, somewhere along the way. 58366cc25c833fe7ec47bdf70c996182 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=abc49a98df9740ac One of Chambers County’s most popular parks, fenced off by chain link and padlocked gates for much of the time since Hurricane Ike blew through in 2008, should reopen sometime this summer. 61fca29656b3299a2fa308f26075704d http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c39eee539b547682 Baytown City Manager Garry Brumback still doesn’t have a new contract, but he’s hopeful an ad hoc committee looking into his job performance will recommend he get one. 5415a1b662e89ddebdfac1c5e9b98701 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=01a1668a644299e1 The second trial for a Baytown police officer tentatively scheduled to begin this week has been pushed back to April 23. b399bd87fbb9e77be540a03191f109e9 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=24cf794fa62056d0 Five years ago, Roger Elswick got his first introduction to the benefits of an educational foundation for public schools. 556a1f51fe42f64c0e5865070262c2a5 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a84a0b0f6138f259 Rachel M. Stafford is a reminder of an earlier time when a community connection was more than checking your social network account, where family was top priority. e049a1792a932e657fca698802e8b8eb http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=9ca4a730c89d502a A 23-year-old Baytown man arrested last week in a child pornography case had one of the largest collections of photos and videos recently confiscated. 83009c6fc799bde69b14954283158163 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=c1904fc09f2f5b66 Those who took to the betting tables Saturday at the Baytown Junior Forum’s Red Stocking Casino weren’t ready to go home when closing time rolled around. 0fdb78d84798baf1fa33a94dd080a69a http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=4131057ed209395e Barbers Hill Independent School District students did better than most students in the TAKS tests administered in the spring of 2009. 127a5046df01510c9e1d0dfc75cd34e2 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ff102d287f08d776 Barbers Hill coach Nathan Toon knows the struggles his basketball players face each week are inconsequential when compared to the life-threatening battles in the lives of cancer victims. 5455c812b87ec2f9386e86edb8e2608c http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=9a287ccea47e5c60 Monday, Feb. 1 is the deadline for residents of Harris County and Chambers to register to vote in the March 2 primary election. 6e668e75a724c96385d31729d5f7759b http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a3cb61f33d6d16e2 Two brothers on hunt for the hidden legacy of Jean Lafitte 4fb8803544d0328d810a66b3d9a75c47 http://baytownsun.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ba17f90ef1b20c6b Teachers in the Barbers Hill Independent School District earn more on average than their counterparts in other Texas school systems, and that could be helping the district attract and keep its teachers. 8488edf17e796d6b837dca8a46444721