The Baytown Sun

03/20/2024

Batter up for better teams

The echoing crack of a bat and the rhythmic thud of baseballs meeting gloves reverberate from the training grounds of Momentum Sports Academy. Here, local athletes converge – driven by

03/20/2024

Here are the specials for the week of 3/20/24-3/26/24 at your Food Town! https://www.yourfoodtown.com/weekly-ad/
This week's Digital Deal - FREE SunnyD Citrus Punch, Tangy Original or Rainbow Sherbet, 64 oz. Btl. with the digital coupon found in the Food Town+ app or online, see the coupon for full details and any restrictions.
Find this coupon in our app https://www.yourfoodtown.com/app/ or manage your Food Town account online and get it at https://www.yourfoodtown.com/digital-coupons/
Check out all the ways to save at your Food Town: https://www.yourfoodtown.com/ways-to-save/
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(Limit one coupon per customer, $20 minimum purchase required, coupon good for one item only. Must clip the coupon in Food Town+ app and present it at the time of checkout. Coupon available in-app 3/20/24-3/26/24 only. We reserve the right to discontinue the offer at any time based on product availability.)

03/19/2024

Keep moving

Did you know the word “sedentary” is almost illegal to say within the city limits of Baytown?

03/19/2024

Writing inspires

At just 10 and 14 years old, Stephanie Allen’s children were without their father. With no sense of direction, Allen worked two jobs to support her family, while also grieving

03/18/2024

Play Pickleball for a good cause

This year, with the wonderful help of the folks at Lee College, the Baytown Meals on Wheels (MOW) organization is hosting its inaugural Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser at the Lee College

03/18/2024

Lee College Navigators gave their all

Trinity Valley Community College shocked Lee College 87-72 Saturday night to win the NJCAA Region 14 men’s basketball tournament in Tyler.

03/18/2024

Plan to celebrate 4th at Bicentennial

By Matt Hollis

03/17/2024

Look who is making history now

Baytown is no stranger to the plant industry. Generally, it is a very male-dominated field. At NRG Cedar Bayou, located on West Bay Road, the power plant has only two

03/17/2024

Go ride a bike

The skies didn't exactly clear. The sun didn't come out from behind the clouds.

03/17/2024

Trinity Valley Community College shocked Lee College 87-72 Saturday night to win the NJCAA Region 14 men’s basketball tournament in Tyler.

The 28-4 Navigators, the No. 5-ranked team in the nation, lost for the first time since January but it was the second year in a row for TVCC to upset them in the Region 14 tournament en route to grabbing the league’s automatic bid to the NJCAA National Tournament.

03/16/2024

Sterling alum named head coach

Drew Cox, a Baytown Sterling High School graduate and Rangers football player, has been named the head football coach at Refugio High School.

03/16/2024

Well deserved honor

Dre Charlot, arguably one of the more exciting Barbers Hill High School basketball players in recent memory, has received the honor many felt he deserved.

03/16/2024

Get your Rotary Shrimp & Catfish Festival Raffle tickets, chance to win a car

03/15/2024

Baytown Historical Preservation Association program March 23

Join the Baytown Historical Preservation Association at 10 a.m. on March 23, for another fascinating history lecture at the Republic of Texas Plaza, 5117 North Main Street. Doors open at

03/15/2024

Class of 1959 reunion fast approaching

The 65th Reunion of the Robert E Lee Class of 1959 is planned for the weekend of April 19 -20. Invitations have been mailed to all the classmates the Committee

03/15/2024

(Sponsored) Shoppers assemble - your neighborhood Food Town has SMASHED high prices with SUPER SAVINGS! These Save the Day Deals are available at all three Baytown locations: 1700 Decker Drive, 3517 N. Main St., 3002 W. Baker Road
Check out more details https://www.yourfoodtown.com/save-the-day/
(Prices effective 3/13/24-3/19/24, select locations only)

I'd also like to post this (preferably on a different day than above) (image attached FTOWN_crawfish)
Big news, neighbor — Crawfish season is back at your Food Town! Order your live Texas crawfish by Wednesday through your neighborhood store’s market manager, and they’ll have it ready in just a couple days (pickup on Friday or Saturday)! Don’t forget to grab all the kickin’ spices, stellar sides, and other must-haves for your crawfish boil while you’re here! yourfoodtown.com/crawfish
All sales final. Limit three (3) bags per customer. Approximately 15 lbs. (medium) or 30 lbs. (washed/graded/purged) per bag. While supplies last.

03/15/2024

No hitter

Even though Barbers Hill’s softball team was playing a contest during spring break, the team’s entire outfield and third baseman could have gotten a jump on heading for the movies,

03/14/2024

May Flower leaving Sun

‘May Flower’ will soon be leaving the lobby of The Baytown Sun. Thanks to a generous donation by Jay and Kay Eshbach, the sculpture by Susan Geissler of Youngstown, NY,

03/14/2024

Lee College outscored Paris Junior College by 28 points in the second half to win Thursday's quarterfinal game in the NJCAA Region 14 men's basketball tournament 78-56.

The top-seeded Navigators trailed the 8th-seeded Dragons 35-30 at the break. They will play the winner of No. 4 Blinn College vs. No. 5 Kilgore College Friday at 6 p.m. at Tyler Junior College's Wagstaff Gym.

03/14/2024

Drilling rig removed from Scott Bay

A month ago, Mike Gustin looked into Scott Bay from atop his floating drilling platform near ExxonMobil’s Baytown shipping docks and envisioned a steady stream of income from a half-dozen

03/13/2024

TxDOT to add State-of-the-art ferry

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) unveiled its latest maritime marvel last Friday, a new Galveston-to-Port Bolivar ferry named for an esteemed pioneer of Texas transportation infrastructure, Esperanza “Hope” Andrade.

03/13/2024

Wreck closes I-10 in Baytown

A single-vehicle accident involving a fatality has resulted in the Interstate 10 westbound lanes near Thompson Road being closed for an extended period of the day, Baytown Fire Department officials

03/13/2024

(Sponsored) Here are the specials for the week of 3/13/24-3/19/24 at your Food Town! https://www.yourfoodtown.com/weekly-ad/
This week's Digital Deal - FREE Hunt's Ketchup, 20 oz. Squeeze Btl., with the digital coupon found in the Food Town+ app or online, see the coupon for full details and any restrictions.
Find this coupon in our app https://www.yourfoodtown.com/app/ or manage your Food Town account online and get it at https://www.yourfoodtown.com/digital-coupons/
Check out all the ways to save at your Food Town: https://www.yourfoodtown.com/ways-to-save/
Three Food Towns in Baytown, ready to serve you: https://www.yourfoodtown.com/locations/

(Limit one coupon per customer, $20 minimum purchase required, coupon good for one item only. Must clip the coupon in Food Town+ app and present it at the time of checkout. Coupon available in-app 3/13/24-3/19/24 only. We reserve the right to discontinue the offer at any time based on product availability.)

03/11/2024

Congrats to local student

Harmony Diggins, a sophomore student at Goose Creek Memorial High School, has claimed the scholarship prize in the 2024 Black History Month essay contest organized by the esteemed Harris County

03/11/2024

Go 'Stros

The 2023 season began for the Houston Astros with a joyous celebration as Owner Jim Crane entered Minute Maid Park field complete with a Budweiser carriage and Clydesdale horses, all

03/11/2024

Still got the blues

Time is a funny thing. It can slip on by. Or it can circle back around bringing special moments to your life.

03/09/2024

Dr. Eldemire speaks to Rotarians on cardiology best practices

“What you can do is change what is in your power,” Ramone Eldemire MD told Rotarians. He suggested changing:

03/08/2024

Women's Advisory Group meets with Dr. Siy

Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital’s Women’s Advisory Group meets twice a year to learn the latest on state-of-the-art health care and get updates from the Society of Leading Medicine, Baytown Chapter.

03/08/2024

Go GCM

They lost a point in the District 17-5A boys soccer standings, but they gained a brand-new district championship for the program.

03/08/2024

Today is International Women's Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It’s part of an annual U.N. campaign to publicize efforts to