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WCJC Photo Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. recently donated $10,000 to the WCJC Foundation toward scholarships at WCJC. Shown above: Jonathan Jeter, WCJC Foundation and Advancement Director; David Amador, WCJC Instructor of Nuclear Power Tech & Oversight of Nuclear Expansion in Texas; Wendy Irwin, CPChem Public Affairs Representative; Makyla Paniagua (student recipient); Gloria Crockett, WCJC Bay City Campus Specialist; and John Woolsey, WCJC Continuing Education Corporate Coordinator.

WCJC Photo Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. recently donated $10,000 to the WCJC Foundation toward scholarships at WCJC. Shown above: Jonathan Jeter, WCJC Foundation and Advancement Director; David Amador, WCJC Instructor of Nuclear Power Tech & Oversight of Nuclear Expansion in Texas; Wendy Irwin, CPChem Public Affairs Representative; Makyla Paniagua (student recipient); Gloria Crockett, WCJC Bay City Campus Specialist; and John Woolsey, WCJC Continuing Education Corporate Coordinator.

Chevron Phillips Chemical donates $10,000 to WCJC Foundation toward scholarships at WCJC

News Staff
Thursday, April 23, 2026
   The Wharton County Junior College Foundation, in partnership with Wharton County Junior College, announced that Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. has donated $10,000 toward scholarships for the current academic year.

BCPD seeks help to identify parking lot robber

News Staff
Thursday, April 23, 2026
   Bay City Police Department seeks assistance from the public to identify a person that pushed a pregnant female and attempted to rob her.    The 29-year-old female was walking to her car on Monday, April 13, between the hours of 9 to 9:20 p.m., in the H.E.B. parking lot, at 2700 7th Street.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Groundbreaking of the City Breeze Battery Energy Storage Project in Bay City, was held April 9. Shown at a luncheon was from left: Mike Ferdinand, Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation executive director; Ryan Mitchell, PMP, Vice President Turnkey Solutions, Saber Power; County Judge Bobby Seiferman; Randolph Mann, CEO, esVolta, LP; and Bay City Mayor Robert Nelson.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Groundbreaking of the City Breeze Battery Energy Storage Project in Bay City, was held April 9. Shown at a luncheon was from left: Mike Ferdinand, Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation executive director; Ryan Mitchell, PMP, Vice President Turnkey Solutions, Saber Power; County Judge Bobby Seiferman; Randolph Mann, CEO, esVolta, LP; and Bay City Mayor Robert Nelson.

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"esVolta CEO seeks local support for battery storage" by: Mike Reddell

News Staff
Thursday, April 16, 2026
   The CEO of esVolta Randolph Mann thanked local officials for their support of esVolta’s City Breeze battery storage project that will be located in the Bay City Industrial Park.  A luncheon marked the groundbreaking at Spread of the Oaks near Markham April 9.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Crisis Center officials are calling the 6th Annual Light Up the Square event Thursday, April 9, at the courthouse square the largest crowd ever. People of all ages joined in calling attention to Child Abuse & Sexual Assault Awareness.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Crisis Center officials are calling the 6th Annual Light Up the Square event Thursday, April 9, at the courthouse square the largest crowd ever. People of all ages joined in calling attention to Child Abuse & Sexual Assault Awareness.

'Light Up the Square' draws largest crowds ever

News Staff
Thursday, April 16, 2026

City, school early vote starts April 20

News Staff
Thursday, April 16, 2026
   Early voting begins Monday, April 20, for the five municipal, school board and Caney Creek MUD elections Saturday, May 2.  (See early voting, election day places, times and dates below.)  Bay City City Council positions 1 and 2 are up for election Saturday, May 2.
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