The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 79, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 4, 2021 Page: 3 of 18
eighteen pages : ill.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Uhe Wavtolun Sun 3A
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Elsa now season's first hurricane in Caribbean
recover from recent massive volcanic would carry it into the Gulf or up the At-
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
dgs
9
OVID-19 Delta variant confirmed in 14 Harris Co. residents
POLICE BEAT
solve that problem as well,” Hatch Garth Road.
said.
A man told police his
Pamela Gayle
Campbell
ported Monday in the 200
block of N. Burnett Drive.
BY DANICA COTO
The Associated Press
Florida.
The Category 1 stonn is the first hur-
ricane to hit Barbados in more than 60
years, unleashing heavy rains and winds
on the island and then on St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, which are struggling to
was issued for the Cuban provinces of Ca-
maguey, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin,
Las Tunas, and Santiago de Cuba.
The forecast track showed the fast-mov-
ing stonn rolling toward Hispaniola, the
island shared by Haiti and the Dominican
Republic, as a hurricane before reaching
Cuba and weakening back to tropical
Hanis County Public Health re-
ports 14 individuals in unincorpo-
rated Hanis County contracted the
COVID-19 Delta variant between
April and June 2021. All 14 individ-
uals were unvaccinated.
The CDC reports nearly 25 per-
cent of new COVID-19 cases were
linked to the Delta variant and are
lantic Coast.
Authorities in Barbados said they re-
ceived calls about families trapped in
their homes, collapsed houses and power
and water outages, but no reports of seri-
ous injuries or deaths. Wilfred Abrahams,
minister of home affairs, infonnation and
had stated his objections to the po-
sition at a June 3 meeting.
Presley said an owner of a soup
and salad restaurant had contacted
him about getting his business start-
CEREMONY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
OBITUARIES
For infonnation, call 281-422-8302
parents, James Hardy
Malone Sr. and Dorothy
Malone; brother, James
“Jimmy” Malone Jr.,
and step-father, Charles
“Red” Edmondson.
Pam is survived by
sons, Chris Campbell
and Sean Campbell
and his wife Jessica;
step-daughter, Lori
Watson and husband
Shannon; sister, Jill
Ayers; grandchildren,
Sabrina Watson,
Landon Campbell,
Luke Campbell, Colt
Campbell, and Masyn
Campbell; and a host
of extended family and
friends.
Pam’s family would
like to especially thank
Miss Vickie’s PCH for
taking amazing care of
Pam during her final
days.
A Celebration of Life
will be held at Sterling-
White Funeral Home,
11011 Crosby Lynchburg
Rd., Highlands, TX, on
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at
4:30 p.m.
Interment will be in
Oak Hill Cemetery in
Cameron, Texas, on
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made
to The American Cancer
Society at www.cancer,
org (800-227-2345) and/
or DePelchin Children’s
Center at www.
depelchin.org.
$10,000 vehicle was stolen
Thursday in the 1400 block
of Interstate 10.
Police are searching for
a woman that allegedly
stole $200 worth of meat
Wednesday from the HEB
Grocery in the 6400 block
of Garth Road.
Thieves stole computer
equipment Thursday from
the Best Buy in the 4600
block of Garth Road. The
equipment was valued at
$180.
A vehicle was broken
It typically takes two weeks after
getting the one-dose Johnson and
Johnson vaccine or two weeks after
getting both doses of Moderna or
Pfizer for your body to build protec-
tion against the virus. Getting only
one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer
vaccine does not provide nearly as
much protection against the variant
as two doses do. Currently only half
of Harris County residents are fully
vaccinated.
Get vaccinated to make sure
you are protected from contracting
CO VID-19. To find a HCPH vaccine
site near you, click here or call 832-
927-8787. If you prefer to make an
appointment, go to vacstrac.hctx.net
or call 832-927-8787.
ter Ralph Gonsalves. “I am pleading with
you. Let us not take this hurricane lightly.
This is not the time to play the fool.”
Pamela Gayle
Campbell, age 65,
was reunited with her
husband in Heaven on
Sunday, June 13, 2021.
She was bom on March
15, 1956 in Baytown,
Texas to James Hardy
Malone Sr. and Dorothy
Jean Matthews Malone.
Pam, also known as
“Momma Pam” to many
of her children’s friends,
loved to care for others
in need. She took great
pride in helping families
search for and find
their biological family
members. She also had a
love for country dancing
and caring for and
helping animals. Pam
will be dearly missed by
all who knew and loved
her.
Pam was preceded in
death by her husband,
Wayne Campbell;
vaccines. Variants are mutations or known variants, individuals must be
changes to the genes of the original fully vaccinated.
The long-term forecast track showed it Jamaica and from the Haitian capital of lahars, especially in the northern part of
heading toward Florida as a tropical stonn Port-au-Prince to Punta Palenque in the the island where La Soufriere volcano is
by Tuesday morning, but some models Dominican Republic. A hurricane watch located.
said. “We keep putting money into August.
something, and we want people to President Joe Biden had instnicted the Pentagon to
come and provide private dollars, complete the military withdrawal by Sept. 11, the 20th
But when they show up on our door- anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States,
step that is where it ends ” but the Pentagon now says it can finish the drawdown
Councilwoman Heather Betan- a little earlier. In fact, the drawdown is already large-
1 11 1 1 -1 ly completed, but a number of related issues need to be
courth said she would like to see f I . • • 1 • 1 1: 1011 -11
c 1 1. 1 11 .1 worked out in coming weeks, including talks with Tur-
some funds diverted to helping the key on an arrangement for maintaining security at the
Art League of Baytown s building, Kabul airport
improve especially since it sits on "A safe, orderly drawdown enables us to maintain an
Texas Avenue. ongoing diplomatic presence, support the Afghan people
“In speaking with Art League la- and the government, and prevent Afghanistan from once
dies, when a deal was made years again becoming a safe haven for terrorists that threat-
ago for them to occupy the space ens our homeland,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby
for free or limited rent, they would said.
virus and there are currently four no-
table COVID-19 variants in the US.
The Delta variant was first identified
in India in April 2021 and currently
is the most concerning to medical
professionals.
The 14 cases were diagnosed
Betancourth said they have carpet, Police say a suspect
floorboard, and ceiling tiles issues placed a knife to a clerk s
that need to be addressed. Woolery neck and forced her to open
said they will reach out to the Art a register during a robbery
] , Tuesday at a Texaco station
Betancourth also suggested they i th 430 b"
look into acquiring more land to L . A500
help with the parking at Pirates Bay a °U
Waterpark, which she said is cur-
rently “atrocious.” Thefts
“Parking is critical,” she said. “It a woman told police her
is more of a need than a want.” vehicle was broken into,
Johnson said he would like to and several items were
see more parks above Interstate 10, stolen from an RV park into Thursday at the HEB
more dog parks, and better security Thursday in the 1100 block Grocery in the 6400 block
in the city parks, saying there has of Bob Smith Road. A fire- of Garth Road.
been an issue with some homeless arm worth $700 was stolen A catalytic converter was
stealing items from nearby neigh- along with $2,190. A total reported stolen Monday
borhoods and using the park as a of $9,100 in jewelry was from a 2018 Toyota Tacoma
restroom facility. also stolen. parked in the 2800 block of
C11 Ford Hatch Ravtown parks About $850 worth of West Baker Road. Police
and Recreation supervisor, jewels was reported stolen believe the converter was
are nt onngen i finding a camera from a home in the 1500 stolen over the weekend. It
are not opposed to tinoine; a camera block of Y Street. valued $
system that works. He added they AC r . 1 . . ; .
1 1 i 10 A firearm was stolen out Another catalytic con-
have been working with the Harris of a vehicle Thursday in the verter theft was reported
County Homeless Outreach Team to 300 block of Bayou Drive. Tuesday at a paint and body
find alternatives for homeless folks The gun is worth $600. shop in the 400 block of
instead of ticketing them. A vehicle was broken West Texas Avenue. The
“We will look at the possibility of into Thursday at the Home stolen part is worth $2,000.
adding cameras and other ways to Depot in the 4900 block of A theft of $200 was re-
public affairs, urged people to open their stonn force.
homes to those in need. Authorities opened dozens of shelters
“We are getting a lot of reports of dam- in St. Vincent and urged people to evac-
age,” he said. uate if they lived near a valley, given the
A hurricane warning was in effect for threat of flash flooding, mudslides and
strengthened into the first hurricane of moving west-northwest at 30 mph. It had
the Atlantic season on Friday as it blew maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, ac-
off roofs and snapped trees in the eastern cording to the National Hurricane Center.
Caribbean, where officials closed schools, “That level of sustained wind can blow
businesses and airports. It appeared head- down a lot of buildings and cause a lot of
ed eventually in the general direction of damage,” said St. Vincent Prime Minis-
maintain it,” Betancourth said. --------------
“Frankly, as a non-profit and based
in arts, they do not have the means
to do that or any large benefactors DL,
to do that.” nODDery
State rep talks up legislative special session
at Baytown Republican Women’s meeting
BY DON MAINES the special session, Cain admitted, to legislate voting restrictions, even
Talk of election refonn dominated However, with the governor likely in light of the Voting Rights Act of
Thursday night’s monthly meeting to add other topics, from bail refonn 1968, which seeks to protect against
of the Bavtown Renublican Women to the teaching of critical race theory the suppression of minority voters,
with guest speaker Roscoe Cain of in schools, eventually a quorum of The ruling was "narrow," said
Deer Park the Texas House District lawmakers “will be incentivized to Cain, who is an attorney, “but it was
128 state representative, vowing to show upsaid the three-term repre- a victory."
pass tighter vote restrictions in a spe- senat Ve. , , . In addition to election reform,
cial session of the Texas Legislature . Abbott already made 800d on bus questions from the audience of about
that Gov. Greg Abbott has called to threat to Veto the 20211-22 budget, 60 included concerns about children
begin July 8, which would have funded pay for the with autism, complaints to the Harris
As chairman of the House Com- awma ers, their sta • mem ers an County elections director going un-
mittee on Election Integrity, Cain getainsothsrstee is Only en return- heeded, suppressors for firearms, the
fought for election reform in an om- ingt Wrkcnthe eg isLtors pass a possbility of mask mandates in the
nibus measure that became Senate new budget for Abbott to sign. event of COVID 19'variants and se-
Bill 7. However, it ultimately failed Thursday night’s event, billed as curing the border with Mexico.
in dramatic fashion when House an “Evening with Briscoe Cain ” Marga Matthews, a GOP precinct
Democrats, who opposed the pack- lasted more than two and a half hours ehair who is the president of the
age’s threat to “voter suppression,” in the Tejas Room of the Baytown Baytown Republican Women, invit-
staged a pre-midnight walkout on Community Center. ed men in the audience to become as-
May 30, the last day of the 2021 reg- “This is huge,” said Lillian Sock- sociate members of the group, which
ular session. Well, the Republican Women’s first will be represented on float No. 30 of
“I’m not upset that we get a do- vice president. “It’s the biggest event the city s Fourth of July parade.
over,” said Cain, since our founding in 2018 ” For more information, visit on
"What's to keep (Democrats) from Some of the group’s enthusiasm Facebook @ https://fb.me/eZlrpqy-
doing it again?” someone asked. might have been fueled by Thurs- bhlB or contact Lillian Sockwell at:
“Right now, I am not sure if we day’s opinion by the U.S. Supreme BaytownRepublicanWomen@gmail.
will make quorum on Day One” of Court that upheld Arizona’s right com
eruptions.
Elsa was centered about 505 miles
Elsa southeast of Santo Domingo and was
up,” Davis said. “And that coin-
up six percent from early June of this through additional testing and infor-
year. The Delta variant is much more mation available is as follows:
contagious than the original strain of • All 14 people were unvaccinated
the virus and appears to make people against COVID-19
sicker. Eventhough 14 Delta variant • Nine of the cases are males and
cases have been confirmed through five are females
additional testing, that number may • Age range from people in their
not reflect the total number of cases 20’s to people in their 60’s
in our community. HCPH recommends all individuals
The best protection against the 12 years and older get vaccinated. To
variant is being fully vaccinated with be protected against the Delta variant
any of the three available CO VID-19 and all other currently COVID-19
cides with the published (Standard ed where the Red Fox restaurant
& Poor’s) ratings for our bonds that once operated at 214 W. Texas Ave.
have to do with the hotel/conven- “But they have been told they
tion center. Which means likely that need to fire sprinkle the building,”
week, we will be ready to go out to Presley said.
market.” The cost is around $100,000 to in-
Davis said that would put them stall a fire sprinkler system, accord-
most likely around the third week ing to Presley.
of August to mobilize for a ground- Capetillo said he struggles with
breaking for the project. the idea of Texas Avenue.
“But because of the Labor Day “I think we have a great potential
weekend and trying to fashion downtown. But we have to get be-
things for a groundbreaking cere- yond being our own worst enemy,”
monially that can accommodate all Capetillo said. “How do other cities
of the people we would like to be (with historical buildings) overcome
at this historic event, we’re looking the building codes and fire codes we
at probably Friday, Sept. 17,” he put on ourselves? It is disappointing
said. “We hope to be mobilized be- to me when someone is willing to
fore that, so put a light circle around invest their private dollars, which
(that date). I think we’re safe in set- that has always been our drive to
ting that.” make investments in Texas Avenue,
Davis also mentioned the San Ja- but yet the first thing they encounter
cinto Marketplace project, which is a $100,000 issue?”
is to be where the San Jacinto Mall The mayor added he would like
once stood. more “solution-driving alterna-
“Likewise, there are some con- fives.”
summating type of events in terms “If not, we will continue to invest
of controlling property at the mall in Texas Avenue but not have a gate-
that Fidelis (the mail’s owner) needs way for people to come in and truly
to orchestrate by the first week in open a business,” he said. “We have
August,” Davis said. “We antici- to figure that out.”
pate Fidelis will be before you the Presley suggested looking into
first week of August to present their hiring a consultant, architect, an
plan, schematics, and we’ll consider engineer, or a co-professional as an
a new agreement with them.” objective, independent third party
Davis told MDD members there who can makes some recommen-
could be a special meeting called in dations to administration to MDD
July concerning the hotel services or council. He said it might be pru-
agreement and “other elements we dent to set aside at least $5,000 or
need to consider in pushing this $10,000 for a third-party consultant,
project forward.” Assistant City Manager Nick
As far as the MDD budget, May- Woolery said they would take a look
or Brandon Capetillo stated that at this.
he did not plan on voting for the “We have the same goals, too, to
adoption of it. Director Chris Pres- develop that area,” Woolery said,
ley expressed his concerns over the Capetillo said he had heard for
addition of the business retention years about people running into is-
coordinator. Presley was informed sues in starting businesses on Texas
by Davis the position was removed Avenue.
from the proposed budget after he “We have to find solutions,” he
US vacates key Afghan base;
pullout target now ‘late August’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 20 years after in-
vading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and hunt down
al-Qaida, the U.S. military has vacated its biggest air-
field in the country, advancing a final withdrawal that the
Pentagon on Friday said will be completed by the end of
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View four places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Bloom, David. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 79, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 4, 2021, newspaper, July 4, 2021; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1468426/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.