Baytown Police said Walter Pickering, 25, who is suspected of killing 32-year-old Glen Flowers, turned himself in to authorities Friday night.
A Baytown man, identified by the Baytown Police Department as 32-year-old Glen Flowers, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Valero gas station in the 1600 block of North Alexander Drive shortly after midnight Friday. Witnesses told officers on scene the suspect was a black male who d…
Traffic will be disrupted late nights the next several weekends as very large vessels are moved from the bank of Cedar Bayou at Highway 146 to the Enterprise Products construction site in Mont Belvieu.
Organizers of Relay for Life report that the planned movement of large vessels along FM 565 tonight will not disrupt the annual event at Royal Purple Raceway.
The opening lap of Bay Area Relay for Life is less than four days away – volunteers are working hard to get ready for the event and there’s still time to support the effort to defeat cancer.
The City of Baytown’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has decided not to recommend naming a park after a Baytown soldier killed in Afghanistan last year.
The Pilot Club of Baytown’s 2014 Yellow Rose Gala is to be held Tuesday, April 15, 6 p.m. at the Goose Creek Country Club.
Forty Goose Creek CISD students advanced to the Texas History Day competition as a result of winning 1st or 2nd place in their category at the recent Lee College Regional History Day. The State competition will take place in Austin May 2-3.
Dave Sherron, longtime purchasing agent for Goose Creek CISD and later manager and CEO of the Baytown Teachers Credit Union, died Saturday. Arthur David Sherron was 86.
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For the second time in less than two years, acclaimed Catholic actor and producer Leonardo Defilippis is returning to Baytown for a performance at the St. Joseph Family Center, 1912 Carolina Street.
Fish lunch
Members of the Asante African Choir are dressed in traditional clothing as they perform faith-based music Friday at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Baytown. The Asante Choir has traveled throughout the U.S. since last year and will return home to East Africa this spring. The choir, whi…
Speed limit on portions of Highway 146 lowered
A Baytown man died Friday during what appeared to be a kitchen fire at his single-family home at the corner of Ohio and Huggins streets.
Vehicle crimes
Baytown City Council will discuss proposed certificates of obligation and parameters set for the sale of them during a meeting at 6:30 tonight at Baytown City Hall, 2401 Market St.
City approves industrial agreement
Drug arrest nets 59 grams of marijuana
Goose Creek CISD’s rezoning committee presented maps to the school board Monday night with three potential plans for rezoning the district’s elementary schools – and corresponding maps for rezoning the junior schools.
The committee responsible for recommending rezoning plans to the Goose Creek CISD school board, presented three different plans for the board’s consideration Monday night.
Three arrested at BPD lobby
Drug bust
Garry Nelson spends a lot of time at the Baytown YMCA, both utilizing facilities and raising money for programs.
Calculators stolen
Baytown Crime Stoppers is offering $2,000 to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in the robbery at CiCi’s Pizza Friday night. Tipsters will remain anonymous.
Two brave Texans who served in the Middle East wars were honored at Portrait of a Warrior Gallery Sunday – one who survived, and one who did not.
Stolen vehicles
A Wal-Mart employee in Baytown has been fired after allegedly assaulting a customer.
ExxonMobil volunteers dressed in red shirts and City of Baytown employees work together Friday morning to plant trees at Unidad Park in Baytown
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Barbers Hill’s girls basketball team is presented with the championship trophy at the Gulf Coast Classic Tournament on Saturday.
Lee College started Region 14 conference play on a good note with an 86-72 victory on the road against Bossier Parish Community College on Wednesday night.
Barbers Hill shooting guard Jo Trevino goes in for a layup in the Lady Eagles 85-31 victory over Texas City their opening game of the Gulf Coast Classic Basketball Tournament at the Barbers Hill Field House on Friday. The boys team followed up with a 76-45 win over Liberty in first round act…
Although the playoffs for Baytown area football teams ended too soon, some of their opponents have continued to make a deep run in the postseason.
The holiday hoops season and a longtime tradition continues when the Barbers Hill Gulf Coast Classic Basketball Tournament tips off Friday.
The Lee College men’s basketball team will chart its course toward another playoff run when the Navigators host No. 20 nationally-ranked Panola College in a Region 14 conference match-up on Saturday.
Crosby boys outlast Dekaney
(all times p.m. unless noted; *denotes district contest)
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Fresh off his team’s 12-1 TAPPS D3 Six-Man State semifinal appearance, Baytown Christian Academy Head Coach Jeromey Anderson already has his sights set on another deep run in 2023.
It’s a new season and a new district for Goose Creek CISD’s boys basketball teams.
Wednesday,
In a cruel twist of fate, BCA led the Bracken Warriors 24-12 at halftime. A week earlier, the Bulldogs themselves trailed 24-12 at the break.
The Thanksgiving season isn’t just about being thankful for what we have. It’s about giving what we have, sharing our good fortune with others, for the good of us all.
Sterling cross country runners Brock Glasscock, left, and Juan Hernandez, are not only fast with their legs, but with their brains as well.
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Barbers Hill head football coach Carl Abseck is in a position that many would envy heading into next season.
Baytown Christian Academy’s football season has ended in the second round of the TAPPS six-man playoffs the past two seasons at the hands of the Bulverde Bracken Warriors.
After facing four nationally ranked teams to start the season, the Lee College men’s basketball team is heading into the holidays on a strong note.
With no local teams remaining in the UIL playoffs, Friday night football fans can catch up on the latest episodes of “Dallas” – at least they could the last time I had a fall Friday off.
It was a banner event for area boys and girls basketball teams at the Texas Invitational Basketball Tournament in Pasadena this past weekend.
Making the grade: Academic All-District 17-5A volleyball team
Tuesday,
Navs return from road
Note: This is the first of a four-part series of stories profiling area high school basketball teams as the beginning of district campaigns begin.
Tied at 44 apiece with a berth in the TAPPS D3 six-man football state semifinals on the line, BCA blocked Heritage Christian’s go-ahead PAT with 4:49 remaining in the game.
Just when it looked like the Barbers Hill defense was going to win the night again for the Eagles Friday, the dam broke.
Mansfield Timberview scored three times in the final five minutes, 22 seconds to rally for a 35-17 win over Barbers Hill Friday night at Cedar Park.
It wasn’t exactly the Green Bay Packer sweep from the 1960s, but it was close.
The outstanding efforts among the district coaches and players were spotlighted with the announcement of the District 17-5A All-District volleyball teams.
Baytown area boys and girls high school basketball teams took to the hardwood for the opening rounds at the Texas Invitational Basketball Tournament in Pasadena on Thursday and Friday.
It wasn’t exactly the Green Bay Packer sweep from the 1960s, but it was close.
Baytown Christian Academy trailed 24-12 at halftime, but poured it on in the second half to defeat Fredericksburg Heritage 52-44 Friday in Seguin. The Bulldogs advance to the TAPPS state 6-man football semifinals.
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Anahuac Coach Greg Neece declared Landon Corbitt “the best player in our district” before a down had been played in District 10-3A-D1.
This year’s Texas Invitational Basketball Tournament in Pasadena will once again host some of the state’s top talent that includes two Baytown area boys teams from Crosby and Barbers Hill that are ranked in the Class 5A preseason polls.
(all times p.m. unless noted; * denotes district contest)
After a weekend of waiting and negotiating, Baytown Christian and its fans have a location for this weekend’s second-round playoff six-man football game against Fredericksburg Heritage.
Humble Summer Creek didn’t get a shot at DeSoto in last year’s Class 6A state girls basketball tournament.
A sizzling hot Anahuac defense and 500 yards of offense made the perfect tonic for a horrible climate on Veterans Day and the Panthers advanced past Palestine Westwood by a final score of 42-14 in the 3A bi-district playoffs.
Barbers Hill, Anahuac and Baytown Christian Academy have all advanced to this weekend’s area round of the high school football playoffs. As of press time, the schedule is as follows:
The second weekend of November brought a change of weather to Southeast Texas. Driving rain, 30 mph wind gusts and lightning filled the sky Friday night at Al Dennis Field on the campus of Sterling High School.
Making their first playoff appearance in seven years, the Dayton Broncos were right back where they needed to be. Playing in the playoffs. It was sweet as Blue Bell ice cream on your cobbler.
Longview received an early test in Friday’s Class 5A Division I bi-district football game, but scored the final six touchdowns to earn a 49-15 home playoff win against Crosby at a wind- and rain-lashed Lobo Stadium.
A gusty wind, sheets of rain and cold temperatures greeted Forney’s football team on their four-hour journey to Mont Belvieu on Friday night.
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Baytown Sterling volleyball standout Ty Joseph signed a National Letter of Intent Thursday evening to continue her athletic career at Stephen F. Austin State University.
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