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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.

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.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard The Collective Salon partnered with the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture for a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 10. The salon is at 2303 Avenue F in Bay City.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard The Collective Salon partnered with the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture for a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 10. The salon is at 2303 Avenue F in Bay City.

The Collective Salon hosts ribbon cutting

News Staff
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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