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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7,2013
Vol. 93, No. 28 © 2013 • Since 1922
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COLLEGE DAY 2013 SET TOD AY
Event offers students, parents a
chance to learn about transferring
to four-year universities
-SEE PAGE 2A
Lee College
► INDECENCY WITH A CHILD
NATIONAL
SIGNING DAY
Total of 20 area
athletes sign letters
of intent to play
college sports
- SEE PAGE 1B
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TODAY
Relish Magazine,
celebrating America’s
love of food, appears
in The Sun the first
Thursday of each
month.
Highlands Elementary teacher out on bond
■ GCCISD officials said Slaughter was
placed on administrative leave Aug. 27
BY ADAM YANELLI
adam.yanelli@baytownsun.com
A former teacher at High-
lands Elementary School is
out on S60.000 bond after be-
ing charged with two counts of
indecency with a child. The al-
leged crimes occurred several
years ago.
According to documents ob-
tained from the Harris County
District Clerk, Norman Chris-
topher Slaughter, who turns
47 today, of the 4700 block of
Black Rock in Baytown, post-
ed bonds Sunday of $30,000
on each of the two counts of
indecency, which were filed
Friday.
He is scheduled for arraign-
ment Feb. 25.
A voice, message asking for
comment was left at a phone
number matching the address
on the court documents, but
The Sun received no reply as
of press time.
According to a statement
from Goose Creek CISD
released Tuesday evening,
Slaughter was placed on ad-
ministrative leave on Aug. 27
and has not taught students
during the current school year
“and the district is conducting
a full investigation and will
take appropriate employment
action.”
The district released a sec-
SEE TEACHER* PAGE 6A
NORMAN
SLAUGHTER
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“We are blessed to have a leader in Bob that exemplifies honesty
and integrity.” - Assistant City Manager Kevin Troller
City’s top
executive
loves a
challenge’
BY ELESKA AUBESPIN
etestca .aubespin@baytownsun.com
TT “W"etping to run the
II city of Baytown
I I is no easy task,
JL JLbut for the last
two years. Bob Leiper has
enthusiastically embraced
the responsibility.
According to those who
know him, it's no surprise.
Leiper. it seems, loves a
challenge, even when it
changes from day to day.
“There is no one big chal-
lenge in this job because it
changes all of the time,"
said Leiper as he sat inside
his office at Baytown City
Hall.
“Around here, hot top-
ics change from month to
month. But what I love
about this job is getting it
all done." he added. “At the
end of the day, you have
something to show for your
work.”
As Baytown City Manag-
er for two years - an anni-
versary he marked in Jan-
uary — Leiper has had his
hands in just about every-
thing related to the growth
of the city.
His days are often long
and very, very busy. Usual-
ly at his office by 7:30 a.m.,
Leiper can find himself in
and out of meetings all day,
in addition to updating city
officials about projects and
fielding phone calls or media
SEE LEIPER • PAGE 5A
FEBRUARY PHOTOS
► THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
Agency opens
new location
in Baytown
■ Services offered to survivors of sexual,
domestic abuse after New Horizon closes
Leiper.
erses
meetings
of progress.
Villegas
BY ELESKA AUBESPIN
eleska.aubespin@baytownsun.com
The Bridge Over Trou-
bled Waters is offering ser-
vices to Baytown survivors
of domestic and sexual vio-
lence through a new office
the agency has opened.
The outreach effort by
The Bridge, which is based
in Pasadena, comes after
the closure of New Hori-
zon Family Center because
of financial troubles.
"We want to make sure
that survivors of domestic
violence and sexual assault
have a place that they can
go," said Thecig Jenkins,
advocacy and education di-
rector for The Bridge Over
Troubled Waters.
The Bridge provides le-
gal advocacy, court and
hospital accompaniments,
support groups, crisis iff
thrvention, assistance with
obtaining emergency and/
or transitional shelter, and
case management tor these
survivors.
Jenkins said the Baytown
office is open and operat-
ing and several clients have
already been helped.
Although the office loca-
tion is confidential, victims
can call the agency’s 24-
hour hotline at 713-473-
2801. . Li ■ ’ TV
THE BRIDGE
WHO?: The Bridge Over
Troubled Waters
WHAT?: Provides legal
advocacy, court/hospital
accompaniments,
support groups,
crisis intervention,,
assistance with
obtaining emergency/
transitional shelter and
case management for
survivors of domestic
and sexual violence.
CALL: For assistance,
call the 24-hour hotline
at 713-473-2801.
Once they call the ho-
tline. an initial crisis In-
tervention assessment is
done.
- Based on that, the
Baytown office address is
provided so that victims
can come in person for
more guidance.
"We know that 1 in 3-
women - every 9 seconds
endures abuse," Jenkins
said. "Domestic violence
is not just about being hit,
it’s the simple things of not
being able to hang out with
friends or having a job be-
cause of control / issues,
SEE BRIDGE • PAGE 5A
Veteran Baytown banker
takes on a new challenge
WE* OUR GALLEAffS. BUY OUR PHOTOS
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BY ADAM YANELLI
adam.yanelli@baytownsun.com
"V1 "W- T"hen one of Bay-
\ / town’s veteran
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▼ ▼ only company he’s
ever known for a new challenge,
people take notice.
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They certainly noticed when
Mike Wilson recently made the
switch from Amegy Bank to Tex-
as First Bank. Wilson, whose new
title is senior vice president and
commercial lender, said he felt the
time was right.
SEE WILSON • PAGE 6A
Baytown Sun photo/Albert Villegas
Mike Wilson, pictured with co-worker Rosa Cuellar, recently
joined Texas First Bank in its Baytown branch.
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Yanelli, Adam. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 2013, newspaper, February 7, 2013; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1066416/m1/1/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.