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Tenaris photo Tenaris US President Luca Zanotti, center, with Student of the Year winner Abigail Padron and her father, Nereo Padron.

Tenaris photo Tenaris US President Luca Zanotti, center, with Student of the Year winner Abigail Padron and her father, Nereo Padron.

Tenaris awards $198K in scholarships to 15 students

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
Tenaris awarded 15 Matagorda County High School seniors with scholarships totaling $196,000 at an awards ceremony May 22.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Newly named BCISD Athletic Director Robert Jones (far right in photo) is joined by BCISD Superintendent Dwight McHazlett at a May 23 reception welcoming Jones as Head Football Coach and Athletic Director.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Newly named BCISD Athletic Director Robert Jones (far right in photo) is joined by BCISD Superintendent Dwight McHazlett at a May 23 reception welcoming Jones as Head Football Coach and Athletic Director.

Reception welcomes Jones as BCISD Athletic Director

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
Coach Robert Jones was greeted by an enthusiastic turnout at a reception welcoming him as the new Bay City ISD Athletic Director at BCHS gym Thursday, May 23.

Manslaughter conviction after 5 years

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
More than five years after killing another driver in a head-on collision, Karen Rena Rooks (49) was found guilty of manslaughter.      After no more than 20 minutes of deliberation on May 15, 2024, the jury found Rooks guilty of killing Rebecca Harlow on December 19, 2018.

Drug dealer gets 75 years in prison

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
Court records state that Bay City Police Department (BCPD) officers were aware that Damien Renwick Jones (47) was distributing drugs in Matagorda County during 2022.

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"County hears from YMCA official" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to graduation space constraints this Commissioners Court article didn’t make last week’s page.  YMCA’s executive director for programs in Calhoun, Bay City and Palacios was introduced to Commissioners Court at its meeting Monday, May 20.

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"TIRZ 3 final approval comes after 6-year wait" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, May 23, 2024
The TIRZ 3 board got off on an awkward start May 14 – after being inactive since 2018 - when there weren’t enough members present for a quorum.  But former city councilman Bill Cornman was present and asked to join the three members present for the six-member panel.
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