Filing Period Ends In Baytown City Council Races  Candidate filing for the May 8, 2010 General Election is now over. Applications for those seeking positions on the Baytown City Council were due to the City Clerk by 5 p.m. today (March 8). Council Member positions that will be determined in the May General Election are for Districts No. 1, 2, and...

Local Church Teams With Police to Remove Graffiti When members of  the Memorial Baptist Church were looking for a good service project for their Day of Caring, the Baytown Police Department knew just where to ask them to pitch in – graffiti abatement. Baytown Police Officers Stewart Beasley and Robert Merling identified several sites that needed...

PARENTS – TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT ALCOHOL BEFORE SPRING BREAK For many students, spring break is a carefree time away from classroom pressures. Unfortunately, for many it is also a time of excessive drinking and dealing with its aftermath—violence, sexual aggression, and even death. As your high school or college-age sons and daughters prepare to...

Lee College celebrated 75 years of service with a Birthday bash.  The special event was held on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Bicentennial Park and on the Lee College campus.  The event kicked off at 11 a.m. in the Bicentennial Park.   The birthday bash culminated with the Former-Lee Distinguished Alumni Event held in the Student Center at Lee College.

Pirates Bay Recruiting Lifeguards  With the opening of Pirates Bay Waterpark just a couple of months away, the City of Baytown will hold its final lifeguard swim test prior to the park’s opening at the Sterling High School Natatorium (300 W. Baker). Those interested in applying for a lifeguard position at the new attraction must participate in the...

  Warning Period Over at Garth Road Intersection  The City of Baytown reminds residents that the warning period at three new red light cameras is over and notices of violation will now be sent to the owners of vehicles that run red lights at the intersection.  The cameras are part of the City’s red light camera safety initiative at key intersections...

The City received one application on Wednesday, February 24; Mr. Jerry Fallin submitted his application signifying his intent to run for City Council, District 3.  Mr.Fallin is the second person to submit an application to run for the seat, currently held by incumbent Brandon Capetillo. Mr. Capetillo submitted his application on February 12.  Other...

 City Official to Host District 1 Town Hall Meeting  Council Member Lena Yepez will host a District 1 Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, March 9, at the Baytown Community Center ( 2407 Market Street ). The meeting will take place from 6-7 p.m. District 1 residents and business owners are encouraged to attend and voice their concerns or ask questions....

Late Thursday evening, February 18, 2010, Baytown emergency personnel responded to the scene of a boy bitten by a dog in the 3200 block of North Alexander Drive in Baytown, Texas.  The child was with a group of youth who were preparing for T-Ball practice in an open field when the  doberman pinscher came onto the playfield .  The boy was bitten on...

Funding Secured to Make Hwy. 146 Flyover a Reality  Motorists driving between Hwy. 146 and I-10 will find travel a little easier in the near future, thanks to the combined efforts of the City of Baytown, Congressmen Ted Poe, Ron Paul and Gene Green, State Representative Wayne Smith and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC). What was once thought...