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   The newly adapted movie, “The Invisible Man” is riding high at No.1 in theaters worldwide after a stellar opening weekend with over $49.2 million in revenue. 
   Now, I vaguely remember the original “The Invisible Man” 1933 black and white film version which functioned as an adaptation from H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name. 
   But, this version is much more modern and features a cautionary tale about how women can be manipulated in abusive relationships. 
   The film stars Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. 
   Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with wealthy scientist Adrian Griffin (Cohen), Cecilia Kass (Moss) drugs him with a medication called Diazepam and sneaks through the house. 
   She has her bags already packed and has arranged to disable the security cameras to make a clean escape. 

Tidehaven trustees unanimously accepted a Chapter 313 tax value limitation application from SunChasePower for a proposed 350-megawatt solar plant during its regular monthly meeting, March 2.
Board members present included Stuart Lynn, Stephen Crow, Lee Pierce, and Mike Galvan.
Trustees Eric Saha, Scott Cheek, and Marty Crain were absent.
The application will be under review for 150 days before the board makes a final decision to accept the proposal or not.

   The Matagorda County Fair and Livestock Association’s Home Economics Food Show auction raised $11,075 Saturday afternoon. 
   Those funds go towards scholarship opportunities for students. 
   “We had a total of 396 items entered in the food show, however, some of them did not show up,” said Matagorda County Extension Agent for family and community health Gabby Washington. 

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   Bay City police are investigating a fatal shooting at about 4:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in the 4500 block of Mockingbird Lane
   Officers sent to the Mockingbird Lane address were told en route there were shots fired and a later call that someone had been shot. 
   When officers arrived, they found a black male at the address, who had been shot several times and was dead.
Once EMS arrived, they confirmed that the male was dead.
The victim was identified as Brock Kennedy Battle. 
   An on-call investigator went to the shooting site, along with a Crime Scene Investigator.  
   The case is still under investigation.  
   Anyone with information is encouraged to call 979-245-8500 and ask to speak with Det. Corporal Armando Galvan.

   On Monday, February 24th, a small group of Bay City Junior High students attended a field trip to Rice University. 
   Following that field trip, the University identified a research staff member who may have possibly come into contact with a COVID-19 positive case.
   The staff member’s presence at Rice University was limited and occurred most recently Feb. 24 and 25. 
   At this time, we have no reason to believe our students came into contact with the individuals identified by Rice University and/or were exposed to the COVID-19.
   The health and safety of Bay City ISD Students, faculty, staff, and parents is our highest priority. 
   The parents of students who attended the field trip are being contacted and those students will be evaluated for symptoms associated with the virus.

   Van Vleck defeated Brazosport 7-5 on March 2 in Van Vleck.  
   Van Vleck jumped out to a 2-0 lead with home runs in the 1st and 2nd innings off the bats of Josh Delarosa and Gunner Gibbens.  
   Van Vleck took a 7-2 lead into the 7th inning before a 3-run homerun cut the lead to 2. 2 batters later Gibbens induced a ground ball from Brazosport’s cleanup hitter allowing a double play to be turned to end the ball game. 

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   Two Bay City athletes competed in the 13 & Over Champs III meet in Sugar Land last weekend. Over 500 swimmers from 30 Houston-area teams competed.  
   All distances are in yards.  
   “This was our kids’ last meet of the short course (25 yard pools) season,” said BCHS Head Swimming Coach Bob Button. 
   “We’ll return to competition in April for the long course (50 meter pools) season.” 

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   The Tidehaven baseball team completed their first week of the season with an 0-4 record .  
   On Tuesday the Tigers traveled to Refugio and lose by a score of 12-0 and were no hit.  
   On Thursday we traveled to Brazos for a tournament and lost the first game 8-4 to Ganado .  
   On the mound David Perez pitched 4 innings giving up 7 runs, all off of 7 tiger errors. only 3 hits and 7 strikeouts. 

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   (AUSTIN) — The Texas Comptroller’s Natural Resources program has launched the first of six installments of the Matagorda Bay Economic and Ecological Resources Report.  
   Presented as an interactive story map, the report will synthesize economic analyses, research updates and public feedback with maps, videos and photos collected in the field to support the Matagorda Bay Ecosystem Assessment.  
   In 2019, the Natural Resources program partnered with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to perform a comprehensive study of Matagorda Bay.  
   This project, the Matagorda Bay Ecosystem Assessment, will collect information on key species and habitats to support their ongoing conservation while also identifying potential impacts to the continued development of the Texas economy.