Schools cope with strain of changes
By LEWIS SPEARMAN BAYTOWN – Goose Creek Consolidated ISD is a microcosm of schools throughout Texas in the wake of COVID-19 because every activity of schools is seemingly …
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EPA Releases Preliminary Design for Remediation: WASTE PITS REMOVAL WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON AREA
Plan will cause Seven years of noise, dust, truck traffic HIGHLANDS – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released many volumes of reports from the GHD Consulting …
HOUSTON & HARRIS COUNTY HEALTH DEPTS: Health order requires no in-person instruction until at least Sept. 8
Harris County, Texas – July 24, 2020, Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Harris County Public Health (HCPH) and Local Health Authority for Harris County, and …
Local schools adjust start dates for academics, athletics
CROSBY-HIGHLANDS – Crosby schools are scheduled to begin opening August 13 with virtual learning, and face-to-face classes on September 8 with an option for virtual or in-person classes. …
Run-off election holds surprise results
Eagleton in a landslide; Garcia wins tight race HARRIS COUNTY – Tuesday, the Democratic and Republican Parties held their Run-Off Primary elections and the results in several races …
COVID-19 SPREAD CONTINUES: Harris County raises threat level to ‘Severe’, advises masks, stay home
Judge Hidalgo Urges Residents to Stay Home, Leave Only for Vital Needs Harris County, Texas — June 26, 2020 — Today at noon, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo …
County mandates masks; Governor refuses statewide order
As hospital admissions for COVID-19 continue to climb across the county, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo signed an order requiring businesses to generate, post, and implement health and …
“Black Lives Matter” protest held on Eagle Drive in Mont Belvieu
MONT BELVIEU – A “Black Lives Matter” protest began about 1:00 p.m. last Thursday at City Park marching south on Eagle Drive to Barbers Hill Middle School and …
Oil pollutes Crosby waterways
CROSBY — Remediation continues in the 1000 block of Church St. where an oil like substance was found layered into the ground and overflowing into the ditches late …
Governor announces phase III to open Texas
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the third phase of the State of Texas’ plan to safely open the economy while containing the spread of COVID-19. Under …