Baytown police have added a fifth man to the “persons of interest” detectives want to speak with concerning the murder of a pregnant woman May 24 at an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Garth Road.
The Environmental Protection Agency will host a virtual community meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday to provide updated information on the planned removal of toxic materials from the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site.
By Mark Fleming
The Lee College Alliance is now accepting nominations for this year’s Distinguished Alumnus, Outstanding Young Alumnus and Meritorious Awards. The deadline to submit nominations for these awards is June 18.
The City of Baytown will be conducting a door-to-door survey in the neighborhoods of North Alexander and Historic West Baytown scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 10.
At about 6:30 p.m. Monday, Baytown Police responded to a call of shots fired at The Brixton Apartments located at 1601 Garth Road.
A string of industrial fires in 2019 led to increased monitoring capabilities at the county and state levels, but overlapping agencies that respond to air pollution events can be confusing.
Unfortunately, the Baytown Genealogy Society’s research library was destroyed a year ago when a young speeding driver missed the curve and drove through the society’s research center, destroying computers, record reading machines and other materials.
Baytown police are asking for help to identify a man who robbed a convenience store on Christmas Day.
In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
No changes for Barbers Hill school board or Mont Belvieu council. Morehead defeats Wilson in Anahuac school race.
Summer of 2020 may not have quite as many movie releases as in pre-COVID days, but customers are returning to the ShowBiz Cinemas family entertainment center in Baytown in a big way, according to ShowBiz vice president of marketing and content Jeremy Devine.
Theresa Yvonne Baucum, 56, of Magnolia, Arkansas passed away Sunday, April 18, Teresa was born on November 13, 1964 in Baytown, Texas.
As a member of the Facilities Names Committee, I have some observations about the process, and this issue overall, that I would like to share.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is becoming the most populous state to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults, more than a month before President Joe Biden's goal of making the shots available to anyone who wants one by May 1.
Drug deal leads to shooting injury; Man deliberately run over; Man fires shots at girlfriend
Baytown police report that a 21-year-old Baytown man was killed and his 22-year-old brother injured during a fight involving a group of men in a parking lot in the 1200 block of Missouri Street about 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Since we are celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021, I was asked to consider writing an article featuring the late Barbara Charlene Jordan. I first met Barbara Jordan when I was a teen attending the historical Baytown George Washington Carver High School. Professor Edward Fra…
While almost all Baytown residents have full water service restored, one complex is still struggling to get all of the damaged pipes fixed.
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In the annual affair pitting some of the best high school football players from the east and west side of the Houston area against each other, the East team took a gritty 13-11 win over the West at Stallworth Stadium on Saturday night.
Well, it’s started. A post on a neighborhood chat site read: “Baby fawn in our backyard – how do we take care of it?”
Join softball team with titles; first 5A/6A school to achieve such a feat in same year.
ROUND ROCK — As the Barbers Hill baseball team gets ready for noon Saturday’s Class 5A state title tilt against Hallsville at Round Rock’s Dell Diamond, they for sure recognize just how important their fans are.
Admittedly, Samantha Landry and Sophia Simpson are close friends with totally opposite personalities in the softball circle.
Barbers Hill wins 12-8 to head to Saturday championship 5A game
BH faces Amarillo today at 4 p.m.
July 4 race to feature 5K, 5-mile
Lady Eagles coach tabbed as year’s best
The Baytown Little League All-Star teams have been announced and play has begun this week with the spring/summer schedule officially under way.
By Alan Dale
Two more wins for the Barbers Hill baseball team and it can join its softball team as state champions.
We were on our deck watching it rain. But our dogs seemed highly interested in the empty collaps-ible trash bin we put pruned branches in. Vicky said it might be a cotton rat as she tipped it over.
Senior pitcher fans 14, earns tourney MVP
The best thing for the Barbers Hill softball team to happen Saturday is to not see senior pitcher Samantha Landry pitch.
The Robert E. Lee and Goose Creek Memorial football teams will participate in the 7-on-7 Monday Night League which begins 6 p.m. Monday at Kingwood Park High School in Humble.
For Lee College head volleyball coach Danielle Essix, the reboot of her Lady Rebels program continues.
Barbers Hill rolls past Hallsville 6-0 and into Saturday's state championship game
HOUSTON - Come rain, lightning, big Friendswood pitching arms and bigger reputations, the Barbers Hill Eagles baseball team is the one that will represent Region 3 at the Class 5A state finals next weekend in Round Rock.
Winningest class plans on winning BH’s first state title
A two-run homer by Cameron Cauley and an inside-the-park round tripper from Brodey Williams combined with a four-run sixth inning catapulted Barbers Hill to a commanding 8-2 Game 1 win Wednesday over Friendswood in the Region 3 baseball final at the University of Houston Schroeder Stadium.
Admittedly, Barbers Hill head coach Aaron Fuller got a chance to watch some of the teams at this weekend’s Class 5A state semifinals that begin 10 a.m. Friday, at Austin’s Red & Charline McCombs Field but not enough to have a good read on all of them.
Maybe the fourth time will be a charm for the Barbers Hill softball team.
Both the Robert E. Lee and Goose Creek Memorial football teams are coming off of memorable playoff seasons last fall and identically face some facelifts across a remodeled roster.
My friend and frequent fishing partner, Shea Seale and I fished Lake Austin in mid-May in Shea’s fine Skeeter bass boat. Shea left it up to me to choose which lake to fish.
Lady Eagles wait for semifinal field to be set
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Reagan Duty is a humble and unassuming sophomore softball player for the nationally ranked Barbers Hill Lady Eagles.
Both the Barbers Hill High School baseball and softball teams continued their playoff journeys Wednesday night against the opposite squads from Montgomery Lake Creek.
Departs after five years, four playoff appearances
Barbers Hill baseball defeated Lake Creek 4-0 Thursday night in Humble to complete a two-game sweep of the Class 5A Region 3 semifinal and advance one step closer to a state finals appearance.
SETCA games set to take place June 16-18 at multiple locations
It will be a battle between Barbers Hill and Montgomery Lake Creek high schools over the next few days on the diamond.
Barbers Hill broke out the big bats to the tune of four home runs as the Eagles soared to a 12-3 win over the Santa Fe Indians in Game 3 of their best-of-three Class 5A Region 3 quarterfinal baseball playoff series Saturday afternoon at R.S. Sterling High School.
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Indians win forces decisive Game 3 Saturday
Sterling Bailee St. Romain celebrated her signing of a National Letter of Intent to continue her athletic career at McLennan Junior College in Waco to play basketball. Bottom row from left are Sterling volleyball coach Candace Southall, St. Romain and Sterling girls basketball coach Monique …
BH girls advance to Region 3 final; Eagles baseball takes Game 1
Sterling kicks off 6 p.m. tonight
SpringNationals to cram three days into two due to rain
The Barbers Hill softball team opened up its Class 5A Region 3 semifinal best-of-three series with an 11-1 rout of Waller at Humble High School Wednesday.
The 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals pre-sented by Pennzoil is set to hit the Houston Raceway Park beginning Friday.
You may know a fisherman caught a record bluefin tuna in the Gulf weighing 870 pounds. It took almost nine hours for Troy Lancaster to fight it to the boat and get it aboard. It was ten feet long.
Lady Eagles strike early in easy Region 3 quarterfinal vs. Friendswood; Full playoffs recap
It was a story of two seniors, both who wanted to go out in style and did just fine in doing that.
The 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil is set to hit the Houston Raceway Park beginning Friday.
Panthers sophomore pitches complete game, drives home winning run
Baseball, softball continue tonight
BH sophomore boy readies for 5A state meet
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