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Brazosport ISD votes to terminate high school teacher following charges of sexual misconduct involving teen girl
Read full article: Brazosport ISD votes to terminate high school teacher following charges of sexual misconduct involving teen girlA Brazoswood High School teacher will be terminated in response to charges of sexual misconduct involving a minor in 2007, district officials announced Wednesday.
Family uses AirTag to help track down thieves after $62K worth of memorial vases stolen from gravesites in Clute
Read full article: Family uses AirTag to help track down thieves after $62K worth of memorial vases stolen from gravesites in CluteHundreds of gravesites in Brazoria County were robbed of tens of thousands of dollars worth of bronze vases, officials say.
150-year-old Brazoria County church burns to the ground after plumbing work sparks fire
Read full article: 150-year-old Brazoria County church burns to the ground after plumbing work sparks fireCLUTE, Texas – A Brazoria County church is in ashes after a large fire tore through the building, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 10 a.m. Monday at the Evergreen Baptist Church in Clute near Highland Park Drive and Highland Park Avenue, officials said. According to the Brazoria County fire marshal, the fire sparked as a worker was doing plumbing work. Church pastor Anthony Bonner told KPRC 2 repairs were being made to pipes that burst during the February freeze. AdLunford and her sister Dorothy Bryant are among the oldest members of the Evergreen Baptist Church and the family that founded it.
UPDATE: ‘Do not use’ water advisory lifted in Lake Jackson, but ‘Boil water’ notice put in place
Read full article: UPDATE: ‘Do not use’ water advisory lifted in Lake Jackson, but ‘Boil water’ notice put in placeHOUSTON – The city of Lake Jackson is moving to enforce a ‘Boil water’ notice, according to a press release from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The boil notice lifts the ‘Do not use’ water advisory, which was in response to an ongoing water issue after a brain eating amoeba was found in the city’s water system. State and local officials said they are working on a plan to flush and disinfect the water system. Do not jump into or put your head under bathing water. The advisory was lifted for all areas excluding Lake Jackson on Saturday morning.
Clute middle school teacher on leave after several students hands were severely blistered from bear crawl punishment
Read full article: Clute middle school teacher on leave after several students hands were severely blistered from bear crawl punishment“Her hands are blistered, covering the bottom of her palms,” she said referring to the daughter’s injuries. Other 7th and 8th grade students at Clute Intermediate School also had blisters, which came as a form of punishment by a teacher. Shannae Chumchal is another parent furious over the bear crawls, an exercise where the students walk with their hands and toes. Brazosport ISD says the science teacher and girls basketball coach in question has since been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The Brazosport ISD released a written statement:“Clute Intermediate School science teacher and girls basketball coach, Jazzmin Smith, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation regarding an incident within the girl’s basketball team.