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3 escape Katy St. house fire

   Arcing electric lines are blamed for sparking a house fire at 2219 Katy Thursday, Feb. 20, Fire Marshal Dan Shook said.  Bay City Police Department, Bay City Volunteer Fire Department, and Shook responded to the blaze at about 6:30 a.m.

Smoke detectors saves two

   Smoke detectors are credited with saving the lives of a Fifth Street resident and her adult grandson when the house they were in caught fire about 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21.

BCPD clocks car doing 102 in 50 mph zone

   Patrol Sergeant Marino Chavez was recently on patrol and stopped a vehicle in the 4100 block of 7th Street.  Chavez checked the vehicle’s speed at 102 miles per hour in a 50 mile an hour zone.

"Port OKs adding $5k to MCEDC for marketing" by: Mike Reddell

   The Port of Bay City Authority approved a new contract with Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation at the port’s board meeting Feb. 13 meeting.  The revised, five-year, $55,000 annual pact, includes an added $5,000 for marketing, explained MCEDC Executive Director Mike Ferdinand.