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Contributed photo Richard Leshin, right, the attorney for the estate of the late Luther Hotel owner Jack Findley, talks with a group supporting the preservation of the hotel, before admitting them to inspect the hotel.

Contributed photo Richard Leshin, right, the attorney for the estate of the late Luther Hotel owner Jack Findley, talks with a group supporting the preservation of the hotel, before admitting them to inspect the hotel.

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Luther Hotel opens for inspection

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
People and experts supporting preservation of the Luther Hotel were allowed inside the locked gates surrounding the hotel on April 25.

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"City Council hears TCEQ Arsenic update" by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
Bay City City Manager Shawna Burkhart told council that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has accepted the city’s tentative plans to drill a new water well to mitigate arsenic concerns during their meeting last week.
Photo by Dan Shook Bay City firefighters battle a blaze in a Hiram Brandon apartment building stairwell April 28.

Photo by Dan Shook Bay City firefighters battle a blaze in a Hiram Brandon apartment building stairwell April 28.

Electrical fire causes additional damage to apartment building

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
A light fixture above an apartment stairwell - believed damaged from a previous fire - is blamed for an apartment building fire at 4408 Hiram Brandon, building E. Friday, April 28, Fire Marshal Dan Shook reported.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Bay City Finance Director Scotty Jones and her department received the Government Finance Officers Association’s “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award” during council’s regular meeting last week. Bay City has received this award since 2016 along with the “Triple Crown” medallion since 2019.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Bay City Finance Director Scotty Jones and her department received the Government Finance Officers Association’s “Distinguished Budget Presentation Award” during council’s regular meeting last week. Bay City has received this award since 2016 along with the “Triple Crown” medallion since 2019.

Council recognizes city departments

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Shooting circumstances remain unclear

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
Officers were sent to the 1300 block of 7th Street, in reference to shots fired, a little after 2 a.m. Friday, April 28.    Upon arrival, someone pointed to an area of the parking lot saying someone had gotten shot.     Officers made contact with the victim, a 33-year-old man from Bay City.

Police: Traffic stop leads to cases cleared

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
Officer Jordan Siegel made a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of Cameron B. Woods, 18, of Bay City, at about 4:20 a.m. Wednesday, April 19.     Woods was taken to Matagorda County Jail and charged with traffic violations, reports show.
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