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One dead in early
morning shooting
Baytown PD questioning two suspects
Business Expo put on
shelf until early 2021
Move based on hope virus mandates relaxed
Moving
ahead
Cracking down on
mask violations
Work underway on
entertainment venue
Goose Creek set
for September
start amid twists
A 40-year-old Baytown woman
was fatally shot about 1:45 a.m.
Monday during a home invasion
in the 1600 block of Alabama
Street.
Police spokesman Lt. Steve
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Things just didn’t feel right for
the City of Baytown and so fans of
Pirates Bay will have to wait as the
waterpark is not reopening at this
point.
City officials state “due to the
current status of our area numbers
for COVID-19, we do not feel the
The former Kroger location in
the 4500 block of Garth Road
will soon be a hub of activity—
this time as an entertainment des-
tination for all ages.
AR’s Entertainment Hub will
have dining—along the lines of
a Dave & Buster’s, but with a
Baytown flair—a bar and sever-
al entertainment areas, including
two arcade areas, black light min-
iature golf, three-level children’s
play area, roller skating rink, sev-
eral lanes of bowling, laser tag
and bumper cars.
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Baytown events to
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It has been a quiet summer at Pirates Bay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the facility remains closed, there are
some small-scale events that will take place in the coming weeks such as swim lessons.
Pirates Bay remains closed as virus precaution
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Dorris said four armed intruders
entered the home and encoun-
tered two teenagers there. An
altercation followed between the
intruders and the teens, which
awakened their parents.
The parents came out of their
room and also encountered the
SEE SHOOTING • PAGE 10
BIBLE VERSE
Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him
punished by God, stricken
by him, and afflicted. But
he was pierced for our
transgressions, he was
crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that
brought us peace was on
him, and by his wounds
we are healed.
— Isaiah 53:4-5
Violations carry a fine of up to
$250.
Until Turner’s new order Hous-
ton, like most area cities includ-
ing Bay town, had not used police
officers two enforce the mandate,
instead focusing on education.
However, he said police will
SEE MASK • PAGE 10
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The Baytown Chamber of
Commerce, in the face of the
COVID-19 pandemic, has an-
nounced a new date for its 38th
Annual Community Collision
Baytown Business Expo.
The event is reset for Jan. 14,
which the chamber believes will
benefit the exhibitors and guests.
If the Expo had run on its orig-
inal date of Oct. 1, the current
guidelines put in place to pro-
tect against the virus would have
hampered the event.
“Based on the current situation,
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Archie Wright, president and
CEO, said the roller skating rink
can also be used for dances and
even banquets. In addition, there
are five party rooms and a confer-
ence room for private events.
“Baytown seems to be lacking
something like this,” Wright said.
While serving in Afghanistan
in the Air Force, Wright got to
talking with an acquaintance who
managed a similar entertainment
venue and kicked around the idea
of opening one when he returned.
"When I came back from Af-
ghanistan, I started deep diving,”
SEE VENUE • PAGE 10
the Baytown Community Cen-
ter is only allowing 50 percent
capacity at any event,” chamber
executive vice president Nikki
Wheeler said in a memo to ex-
hibitors. “This means we would
have to cut the number of booths
in half and only allow in limited
of visitors to the show.
“We are hopeful that by Jan-
uary most of this will be behind
us.”
Wheeler noted that with the
increased number of COVID-19
cases in the county that this move
was “our best option.”
SEE EXPO • PAGE 10
ees had positive coronavirus tests.
"When we initially opened Pi-
rates Bay Waterpark this season,
we had safety protocols set in
place, followed Gov. Abbott’s Ex-
ecutive Orders and CDC recom-
mendations,” Alice Jauregui, stra-
tegic communications manager for
SUNNEWS
District offeri ng
Grab & Go Meals
through Aug. 31
Goose Creek CISD has
extended the Grab and Go
Meals program through
Aug. 31.
Meals will be offered to
students Mondays through
Thursdays starting at 10
a.m.
Distribution locations
include Alamo, Ashbel
Smith, Banuelos, Carver,
Clark, Highlands and Tra-
vis elementary schools,
Cedar Bayou and Horace
Mann junior schools and
Goose Creek Memorial
and Robert E. Lee high
schools.
Meals are free to any
child 18 years old and
younger and they must be
present in order to receive
one.
On Thursdays, meals
will be given for that day
and Friday.
Adults aged 18-and-
over will have the op-
portunity to purchase a
breakfast ($2.50) or lunch
($2.85).
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Houston Mayor Sylvester
Turner directed that city’s po-
lice department to begin issuing
warnings and citations for peo-
ple found to be violating the state
order requiring face coverings in
public.
isn’t opening was simply a prag- scheduled to work since Pirates Bay
matic one. The park opened in early closed on June 24. To be clear, there
June only to reclose when employ- has been no judgment made on the
matter at this time. Safety continues
to be our priority.”
Jauregui added the focus should
be on following safe swimming
practices combined with social dis-
tancing protocols as the park slowly
allows for certain activities.
Other Houston-area parks are
open while following Phase 1
guidelines, including the Water
Works in Buffalo Bayou Park in
Houston.
“Buffalo Bayou Park is an im-
portant amenity in this public health
crisis and will remain open for visi-
tors. We are abiding with the City of
Houston guidelines,” Trudi Smith,
Director of PR and Events, Buffalo
Bayou Partnership in Houston, said.
Typhoon Texas Waterpark in
Katy is open daily through Aug.
SEE SUMMER • PAGE 10
The opening of classes at
Goose Creek CISD are only
five weeks away despite the
many twists and turns local
and state authorities have
thrown in the way of school
administrators because of
the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to GCCISD
Director of Communi-
cations Susan Passmore,
the original start date and
its machinations have not
changed much.
“All students will begin
the school year with three
weeks of virtual instruc-
tion, and the deadline to
change a student’s model
of instruction (virtual or
hybrid phase-in plan) for
when we are able to meet
face-to-face is August 25,”
Passmore said. “After this
date, changes may be made
only after each grading pe-
riod.”
Passmore noted more
was to be discussed on the
issue at Monday’s school
board meeting that ended
prior to press time.
“Our plan for when a
student has symptoms of
COVID-19 will be present-
ed,” Passmore said. “We
are still adjusting it and
getting approval from all
parties involved in compil-
ing it.”
As of last week’s order
by state attorney general
Ken Paxton, school dis-
tricts were able to deter-
mine when and how they
could open and in turn al-
tered schools’ abilities to
practice and play sports as
SEE SCHOOL • PAGE 10
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allowing up to 800 people into one we opened on June 13 Baytown’s
facility.” COVID-19 numbers were not at
Yet, the city acknowledged the the high rate they are at now. The
park’s staff “has been creative in environment has changed since our
coming up with some alternatives initial opening so we cannot com-
to allow the use of many of our at- pare the season opening to what a
tractions. These options will come re-opening would look like, at the
in the fonn of lessons, classes and height of COVID-19.
rentals. This plan allows for a much “The city has chosen to careful-
smaller number of people in the ly study our options before making
park, which is the goal for safety a decision about reopening Pirates
standards and protocols to be im- Bay Waterpark. We are not aware
plemented." of additional positive test results
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