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453,152 POSITIVE4,630 DEATHS

356,843 RECOVERED

2,127,825 POSITIVE32,600 DEATHS

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BIRTHDAYSJan 22--Linda Craig

Vernon HassellRichard McKinneyReynaldo PerezKristi SimmonsKathy Zadrapa StuartJames WalkerBeth WotipkaSara Rupp

Jan 23--Tiffany KirkwoodBrad Loggins

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Charles JohnsonJan 27--Ashley Almanza

JoAnn BlaskeyWilliam R. PattersonTyler WingateJarret CutbirthJohn Martin

ANNIVERSARIESJan 25--Jim & Ronda Laut

DEATHSJennifer P. McKinneyErnest Todd RossDavid Henry Walts

Murder victim found in Highlands CanalTuesday, January 12, at

nearly 7:30 a.m., HarrisCounty Sheriff’s Deputiesresponded to 12,000 blockof Woodforest Blvd. con-cerning a Missing Person.A woman told them thather boyfriend, JonathanTisby, gave a mutualfriend a ride, Mondaynight. Then she describeda telephone call from herboyfriend at close to 3:45a.m. that morning, inwhich she heard an argu-ment in the background.Suddenly, her boyfriend’scellphone disconnected.She stated that she wasunable to re-establish con-tact with her boyfriend.

Jonathan Tisby wasdriving a white, sedan,Buick LaCrosse with paperlicense plates, at the timeof his disappearance.

At approximately 3:45p.m. afternoon, Harris

County Sheriff’s Office Deputies re-sponded to a call at an apartmentcomplex off ofNormandy andWoodforest. Thecaller advisedthe 911 Opera-tor that she wasinvolved in aMurder on Mon-day night, andshe shot a maledriving a whiteBuick . WhenDeput ies ar -r i v e d a t t h eapartment com-plex, she provid-ed additionalinformation andstated she shotthe male multi-ple times anddrove the car,with the maleinside it, into a canal near Jones

Cougars winning season closesone short of state title

Crosby 21-Aledo 56

By Allan JamailArlington, TX. AT&T

(Cowboy) Stadium, Friday,January 15, 2021 Crosby’shead coach Jerry Prietotook his Cougars fartherthan they’ve been in 61years. It was in 1960 thelast time they played for astate championship.

The Cougs with a 12-4record for the season don’thave to hang their heads;the scrappy team upsetseveral teams to get thereand should be proud to bethe 5A Div 2 Region StateRunner-up Champions.They’ve been billed as theunderdogs but won four

consecutive games overundefeated teams only tolose to one of the states pe-rennial power houseteams, the Aledo Bearcats.The Aledo team won theirthird consecutive champi-onship and set a record forhaving won a total of tenstate titles.

Crosby’s team had totravel over four hours toplay the Aledo team intheir own backyard whotraveled a mere 30 min-utes to play in front ofwhat appeared to be ahome field crowd. NeverCougar senior #1 Reggie Branch runs 2

yards for Crosby’s 2nd score.(Allan Jamail photo for the Star-Courieer)

Crosby Cougars entering the DallasCowboy Stadium(Linda Jamail photo for the Star-Courier) See COUGARS LOSE, p3

Fransha Brooks

Jonathan Tisby

See MURDER VICTIM, page 2

The Victim and his car are pulled from the canal on Jones Road atThompson last Thursday afternoon. Authorities searched for two daysfor the car, which was under water. A confession from Fransha Brooks tothe shooting led to the discovery of the car and the body inside.

HIGHLANDS - Ex-treme changes began ear-ly nearby when CenterPoint Energy began errect-ing towering powerlines topoints north last monthand a pipeline’s machina-tion were being made atthe connecting route point.

Crosby/Lynchburg Roadfrom Lochness to Thorn isbeing widened by HarrisCounty Precinct 2 into a 5lane non-divided highway,like Barrett Station is to-day. The Project calledR13. Crosby - Lynchburg 4by Harris County Precinct2 is designed with a centerturn lane running at leastmost of that distance. Thereconstruction makes a

“two lane into a 5 lane con-crete road with continuousleft turn lane, storm sew-ers and traffic signals.”

The project is still beingbid but is estimated to costabout $9.5 Million. TheCounty hopes to complete

the project by the thirdquarter of 2022.

This project combineswith R12. Crosby-Lynch-burg 3 in Barrett Station.This section runs fromMagnolia Dr. to LochnessDr. In the same scope it isto reconstruct a 2-laneroadway to 5-lane concreteroad with continuous left-turn lane, storm sewersand traffic signals. Totalcost is estimated at $26Million. It will be adver-tised to bid in the firstquarter of 2021. It is to befinished by the third quar-ter of 2022.

Additionally, the Coun-ty is slated to make im-provements in the middle

of Highlands. R38. Wallis-ville Intersection Improve-ments begins at Wade Rd.and runs to Main Street inHighlands, with plans tomake installations andturn-lane improvements atWade Road, ThompsonRoad, and Crosby/Lynch-burg. Total estimated costis $3.5Million. Completionis expected to be by firstquarter 2021.

Commissioner Garcia iscommitted to improvinginfrastructure, and roadsin Precinct 2. In fact Pre-cinct 2 is expending 200%more on infrastructurecapitol projects, includingdrainage and roadways.

Pct. 2 widening roadway to 5 lanesHIGHLANDS’ CROSBY/LYNCHBURG ROAD

Centerpoint Energy put in new towering power linesat left along Main Street in Highlands. Next somegateway walls are being demolished to make way fora five lane highway to Barrett Station.

EVENTSTHURS. JAN 21Crosby ChamberLuncheonMonthly Luncheon,at Crosby Church. Lunchcatered by Teapot Depot,begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost$20. SPEAKER is JamieLee, Third Coast Bank,talking on the SBA NewRelief Package (PPP andmore). RSVP by Jan. 19, at281-328-6984 [email protected].

SAT. JAN 23Parade for SaraRupp’s 100thBirthdayParade starts at 11:00a.m. from Thorn toGreendale, past Ms.Rupp;s house. Everyonewelcome to join theparade. Meet at the SuperCar Wash lot on MainStreet starting at 10:30a.m.

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Parade set forSara Rupp onher 100 yearbirthday

HIGHLANDS - A life celebration in theform of a parade is to be held for Sara Ruppnext Saturday. Born on January 22, Saraturned 100 years young. Jeanie Kratky tellsus that the Rupp family from throughoutthe country, friends and friends she doesn’tknow will birthday parade down ThornStreet to celebrate in driving by her resi-dence.

Parade participants will line up at theSuper Car wash corner of Main Street, andThorn, Highlands across from Charlie’s IceHouse at about 10:30. At 11:00a.m. theparade starts. Parading will travel Thorn toGreendale passing before Sara’s decoratedhouse and the lady herself.

The Rupps are locally distinguished bybaseball and coaching baseball. In fact,Coach Rupp will act as parade marshal.

Road and Thompson Road, in theMcNair area.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Of-fice Homicide Unit took over theinvestigation and contacted theHarris County Sheriff’s OfficeMarine Unit. After a two daysearch of the canal, the whiteBuick LaCrosse, with JonathanTisby’s body inside, was locatedand recovered. Jonathan Tisbyappeared to have suffered multi-ple gunshot wounds. The suspect,Fransha Brooks, 32 years of age,

Body in Canal,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

has been charged with Murderand booked into the HarrisCounty Jail.

Fransha Monique Brooks, 32is charge with Murder to beheard in the 180th DistrictCourt with bond pending. If any-one has any additional informa-tion regarding the Murder ofJohnathan Tisby, they areasked to contact the HarrisCounty Sheriff’s Office Homi-cide Unit at 713.272.9100.

Man charged in local wreck

Deputies tried to puttogether what happenedat the intersection ofBarbers HIll Road andGarth last Sunday atabout 4:45 p.m.Adding to the confusiona auto pedestrianaccident came in atabout the same time.Witness assistance wascritical for deputies tosolve the mysteries ofthis case.

CROSBY – A man wascharged with intoxicationmanslaughter after awoman lost her life lastSunday.

On January 17, atabout 4:42 p.m., an uniden-tified white female, wasdriving north in a 2005Chevrolet Trailblazer, andstopped at the four-waystop sign in the 10,000

block of Garth Rd.near FM1942. Appearantly thewoman attempted to turnleft to travel west on Bar-bers Hill Rd.

Suddenly, a gray 2020Dodge Ram 2500, operat-ed by Kelvin Currie, south-bound ran the stop sign,and struck the Chevroletas it was turning left.

The Chevrolet driver

died as a result of thecrash.

Witnesses say Currie at-tempted to leave the sceneon foot without attemptingto render aid or provide hisinformation.

A witnesses followed Mr.Currie, and he was de-tained by responding dep-uties when they arrived.

Mr. Currie showed signs

of intoxication to deputiesexamining him followingthe fatal accident, and waslater charged with intoxi-cation manslaughter, andfailure to stop and renderaid.

This crash is being in-vestigated by the HarrisCounty Sheriff ’s Office-Ve-hicular Crimes Division.

Authorities examine partially submerged white Buick with a bodyinside, in the canal at Jones Road and Thompson Road.

Bike Giveaway at Baytown Courthouse

BAYTOWN, TEXAS- On Saturday,December 12, 2020, forty-five deservingstudents selected by their respectiveschools throughout Channelview ISD,Crosby ISD, Galena Park ISD, Goose CreekCISD, and Sheldon ISD, received bikesdonated by Judge Lucia Bates andcommunity leaders. “The children wereexcited to receive the early Christmas gift,and it was a delight to see them ride thebicycles in the parking lot as soon as theyreceived them”, stated Judge Bates.

Judge Lucia Bates is serving her first termas Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2

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the less the Cougars keptthe game tied 14 up untilinto the second quarter. Itwas then the Aledo teampulled away making 6more touchdowns (TD’s) toCrosby’s 1 in the fourthquarter, beating Crosby56-21.

The highly recruitedBearcat DeMarco Robertsmade 6 rushing TD’s, aver-aging 8 yards a carry. “Hewas the big play maker,”Crosby coach Jerry Prietosaid. Roberts was namedOffensive MVP of thegame.

The Cougs had TD’s byquarterback DeniquezDunn, wide receivers Reg-gie Branch and E’MonteWilson, all three seniors,extra points were made bysenior Trevor Helburg.Their offense made 369yards to the Bearcats 615.

CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS – 2020-2021Photos by Allan Jamail / Crosby Star Courier

CUTLINE: The Crosby Cheerleaders was a part of the entouragegoing with the Crosby Cougars football varsity team to the DallasCowboy Stadium, Friday, January 15, 2021. The Cougars got theRunner-Up trophy for the 5A Div 2 Region State ChampionshipGame with the Aledo Bearcats. Bearcats 56 - Cougars 21.

L-R: Summer Desselle JV(10), Taylor Destin V(11), Lauren Budd V-Co-Captain (12),Shan’ya Eagleton V(11), Haley Novak V(10), Mia Reid V(10), LexiPerez V(10), Allison Prince V(10), Jadyn Parkinson V(11), CassieJacobson V(11), Madelyn Helburg JV(9), Katelyn Smith JV-Co-Capt.(9). Not pictured due to performing team duties: AutumnLong V-CAPTAIN (12),Lillian Leman V-Co-Captain (11) & Keedrian Griffin JV-Co-Capt. (9).Coach – Kirstin Reuter,Information provided by Lara Leman, CHS Cheer Booster President.

Crosby #13 senior wide receiverE’Monte Wilson catches aDeniquez Dunn pass for a biggain. (Allan Jamail photo)

Cougar # 12 Jalen Herman, senior widereceiver scores games 1st touchdown on a9 yard pass from quarterback DeniquezDunn. (Allan Jamail photo/Star Courier)

2020 – 2021 CROSBY COUGAR MASCOTS

The Crosby Cougar Mascots, Mr. Coper (left)and Ms. Cloe. On Friday, January 15, 2021Coper and Cloe traveled with the varsityfootball team to the Dallas Cowboy Stadiumto entertain and keep the fans motivatedduring the Cougars 5A Div 2 Region StateChampionship Game with the Aledo Bearcats.The mascots compete annually for theirposition. The 2020 -2021 mascot winnerswere, Kalee Rucka as Cloe the Cougar andKaden Morris as Coper the Cougar. The namesand information was provided by AmandaRucka. The Cougars got the Runner-Up trophy.Bearcats 56 - Cougars 21. (Allan Jamail photo)

CougarsLose,CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1


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The Texas Legislatureopened quietly, which de-lighted everyone after theviolence inside the U.S.Capitol the previous week.

At the Texas State Cap-itol, a variety of legislativeagendas took center stageat the start of the 87th ses-sion, which will run 140days. Gov. Greg Abbott’sgoals include ensuringTexans have access tohigh-quality healthcare,improving public safety,getting Texans back towork and promoting thestate’s economic recovery.

Many other state orga-nizations announced theiragendas, too:

• The Texas Farm Bu-reau outlined 11 priorities,starting with protectingproperty owners’ rightsunder eminent domain law.Other legislative prioritiesinclude protecting land-owners and agriculturalproducers’ rights to surfacewater and groundwater; le-galizing reasonable chem-ical controls for feral hogsand maintaining all cur-rent legal methods of con-trolling feral hogs; andsupporting efforts to in-stall broadband and cellu-lar infrastructure inunderserved rural commu-nities.

• Raise Your Hand Tex-as is focused on makingsure public dollars remainin public schools. Some ofthose policy recommenda-tions include protecting allinvestments made in2019’s House Bill 3, includ-ing the funding for full-daypre-kindergarten; ensur-ing federal stimulus dol-lars are used to increasepublic education funding;continuing to invest in stu-dents with the goal ofreaching the national av-erage in per-student fund-ing; and opposing any formof taxpayer subsidies toprivate schools and ven-dors, such as tax creditscholarships, educationsavings accounts, vouchersfor students in special ed-ucation and virtual vouch-ers.

• The Texas Alliance ofEnergy Producers will beworking with lawmakersto avoid proposals to raise

taxes, impose new or high-er fees, or shift additionalregulatory costs onto theindustry or mineral inter-est holders. The alliancealso plans to participate inthe Coalition for CriticalInfrastructure to put for-ward reasonable solutionsto address landowners’concerns about eminentdomain.

“This session will havesome unique challengesdue to COVID protocolsand how the legislativeprocess will be conducted,”Farm Bureau PresidentRussell Boening said. “Itwill be different, but whathas not changed is the im-portance of making surethe voices of farm andranch families are heard atthe Capitol.”

Raise Your Hand Texasofficials said lawmakerscan keep their promises toeducation despite the tightbudget outlook.

“Even during this diffi-cult budget cycle, the statehas options to continue in-vesting in and fully fund-ing public education. Theseoptions can give ourschools the ability to pro-vide the services our stu-dents need and toeffectively implement tar-geted interventions forlearning loss that occurredover the last year due toCOVID-19,” Raise YourHand Texas wrote in astatement.

Jason Modglin, energyalliance president, encour-aged lawmakers in searchof revenue to consider

whether all energy sourc-es are paying as much asoil and gas producers.

“Renewable energyprojects in the state do notpay a severance tax to thestate like we must do,”Modglin wrote inShalemag.com. “Those ar-guing Texas and the U.S.should fully transition torenewable energy sourceshave offered no plan forhow they will fund schools,roads and water infra-structure in the same wayoil and gas severance tax-es do. For example, electricvehicles are currently notrequired to pay for the useof roads like gasoline anddiesel vehicles must.”

CONNECTING RURALTEXAS

Regular readers of “Cap-ital Highlights” know ofreaders’ high interest inimproving the access tohigh-speed internet for ru-ral Texans. Connected Na-tion Texas recently askedlawmakers to offer theirthoughts on the need.

“Many of the counties Irepresent do not have ahospital or even a doctor,and broadband can helpbridge the healthcare gapthese rural residents face,”said Sen. Charles Perry, aRepublican representingWest Texas’ District 28.

Connected Nation Texasdoes not do any lobbyingfor legislation, but stateprogram director JenniferHarris said she anticipat-ed many lawmakers wouldtry to offer solutions thissession.

Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and Rep.Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin,have announced their in-tent to file legislationaimed at expanding access.They said their bill would“affirm the state’s commit-ment to closing the digitaldivide for Texans who lackeither access to internetservice or the means tosubscribe to the servicesoffered in their communi-ty.”

“The coronavirus pan-demic has underscored theneed for reliable access tothe internet and exposedthe breadth of ways inwhich connectivity im-pacts daily life,” Ashby saidin a statement. “It’s myhope that passage of thisbill will ensure our state isserious about working tomake 21st century invest-ments in favor of economicdevelopment, education,healthcare, public safetyand the many other indus-tries which benefit fromconnectivity.”

The upcoming legisla-tion includes:

• Creation of a broad-band development officewithin the Texas Comp-troller of Public Accounts.

• A broadband develop-ment program funded bythe newly establishedbroadband developmentaccount.

• Establishment of abroadband developmentmap to be updated regular-ly and published by the of-fice.

The development with-in a year of a statewidebroadband plan.

OPINIONBy BILL KING

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The City of Houston is required by state law to file its annual audit (theComprehensive Annual Financial Report or “CAFR”) within six months ofthe end of its fiscal year, which is June 30. Every year the City takes fulladvantage of the time allotted to quietly release its audit over the holidayswhen the inevitable bad news will get little press coverage, a tactic particu-larly convenient in election years.

Consistent with this long-standing practice, the City posted its audit inlate December. There is much to unpack in this 420-page report, but hereare some of the “highlights”:

For the eighth time in the last decade, the City reported an operatingdeficit in its general fund. This year the deficit was $180 million (p. 221-222) but would have been $384 million higher had the City not deferredsome of its pension expense by “spreading” investment losses over the nextfive years. (p. 114, et seq.) To be fair, I am sure the pension funds haverecovered to some degree from their levels on June 30; however, they willstill be well below the targets.

The City’s pension expense (before deferrals) was $917 million, which isthe third year in a row since the 2017 pension “reform” that the expense washigher than it was before the “reform.” (p. 117)

The City’s total pension debt (including the deferrals for investmentsnot performing according to assumptions) increased by $847 million. (p.116-117)

The City “found” $578 million in TIRZ assets that it claims had neverbeen reported. (p. 133, Note 16). It, therefore, made an “adjustment” to addthose assets to the books, which allowed the City to avoid the embarrass-ment of reporting its first ever general fund deficit in excess of $1 billion.(More to come on this.)

City total revenues were up by 1.5%, but its expenses increased by 3.8%.(p. 8)

The property tax levy was up by 6.1%. (I’ll bet you thought it waslimited to inflation and population growth by the City charter.) (p. 239)

HPD recorded the fewest number of arrests in over 20 years. (p. 252)

The amount of asphalt used by the City to fix potholes fell by 87%(11,5071,526 tons). This is such an anomaly, I would assume this is somekind of error or change in the reporting method. (p. 252)

The City had 3,083 new water connections, the lowest number since2011. (p. 252)

The City reported its first decline in population (a drop of roughly5,000) since the 1980s.1 For the last four years, the City has grown at 0.3%annually, which is below the average for the U.S. (p. 245)

These “highlights” pretty well speak for themselves. We have not solvedthe City’s pension problems. The City still has an enormous structuraldeficit. The City’s growth has stalled.

The City of Houston is at an inflection point. We have seen what hashappened to other great American cities when they ignored these kinds oftrends. Houston is not immune from becoming another Detroit. Whether itdoes or not depends on us.

“Highlights” from theCity of Houston Audit

THE RICH LOWRY COL-UMN By Rich Lowry

Twitter Deranged Our Pol-itics —Donald Trump was thepresident of Twitter. Whatradio was to Franklin DelanoRoosevelt and TV was toRonald Reagan, communicat-ing 280 characters at a timeon a social media platformthat is a watchword for hyper-active inanity was to Presi-dent Trump. It is symbolicallyappropriate that the effectiveend of his power after thesiege of the U.S. Capitol hascoincided with the suspensionof his Twitter account. Hemay well get impeached a sec-ond time, but for now, the pun-ishment that really stings isTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey de-ciding after sitting down withhis woke colleagues thatTrump must pay the ultimateprice for his post-election mis-information and agitation.This judgment is as arbitraryas Dorsey’s worst criticswould expect, and it will beimpossible for Twitter to en-force anything resembling aconsistent line following itsTrump suspension (the plat-form didn’t seem particular-ly exercised by all of thevoices valorizing last sum-mer’s riots as an “uprising”).But there’s no doubting Dors-ey’s power. He has renderedthe president of the UnitedStates practically mute.Trump remains in the OvalOffice and, in theory, com-mands the biggest mega-phone on the planet. He couldstill make statements, holdpress conferences, sit downfor interviews or meet withhis cabinet. In his reducedand isolated state, though,none of these options are asappealing as letting his

thumbs do his work for him,one outlandish tweet at atime. Now that this avenue isforeclosed to him, he’s less ofa presence, even as the polit-ical world continues to be ob-sessed with him (inparticular, the manner of hisexit from office). It’s not ex-actly a slow news environ-ment. Yet, without Trump’stweets stirring the pot at alltimes of the day, the nation’spolitical debate feels a littleless fevered. Twitter is Exhib-it A for Marshall McLuhan’saxiom that the medium is themessage. There is plenty ofworthy news coverage andreal-time commentary onTwitter. But that’s not wherethe emotional center of grav-ity is, as one would expect ofa platform built for instanta-neous, unfiltered reactions.It’s this aspect of Twitter thatperfectly matched the presi-dent’s proclivities. He found anatural home in an environ-ment that encourages, andoften rewards, snap judge-ments, insults, soon-to-be-for-gotten pronouncements,grotesque oversimplificationsand the spread of false or du-bious information. Trumpwasn’t careful about what hesaid anywhere, but he re-served his most lurid and poi-sonous communications forTwitter. It was the place eas-iest for him to, for instance,absurdly accuse Morning Joehost Joe Scarborough of mur-der or insult the looks of his

alleged paramour StormyDaniels. It was a symptom ofhis erratic, easily distracted,and thoughtless governingstyle that he used Twitter asa tool of his administration.He warned foreign leaders,fired officials and made pro-nouncements on legislationon Twitter, often leaving alliesand his own government baf-fled by what was supposedthe line between “just a tweet”and an official order by thepresident of the UnitedStates. Twitter was an espe-cially ready forum for airingconspiracy theories. Askedprior to the election about hisgiving credence to the luna-tic idea that Navy SEALTeam 6 had been assassinat-ed, Trump shrugged and saidit was only a retweet. In thewake of his election defeat,his Twitter feed become anonstop source of bad infor-mation dredged up from theworst corners of the internet.If Trump was the foremostoffender, Twitter hasn’t doneus any favors in this period ofour national life. It has fedmoral panics and enabledcancellation mobs. It has ex-posed journalists who oncemade a pretense of objectivi-ty as rank partisans. It hasenticed once serious peopleinto crowd-pleasing clownish-ness. It has made politiciansdumber and cruder. It has dis-torted political reality for peo-ple across the spectrum. It, inshort, has helped derange ourpolitics, with the formerTweeter-in-Chief leading theway.

Rich Lowry is editor of theNational Review.

(c) 2020 by King FeaturesSynd., Inc.

Twitter Deranged Our Politics

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Ernest Todd Ross wasborn in Steubenville, Ohio

in June of 1962. He gradu-ated from C.E. King HighSchool in Houston in 1978.Mr. Ross had a varied

working career in the OilField Services, as a Paint-er, a Carpenter, Blinds In-staller and Telemarketing.He will be missed deeplyby his Family.

Future remembranceservices are pending.

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David Henry Walts waswelcomed into Heaven onJanuary 3, 2021, at Memo-rial Herman Hospital inHumble, Texas. He was theloving Husband of DorothyAnn (Zycha) Walts. Davidwas born, baptized in BenHur, Texas, and confirmedat Saint Leo the GreatChurch in Houston, Texas.

Married to Dorothy Zy-cha at Sacred Heart Cath-olic Church in Crosby,Texas on June 29th 1974,and Spent 50 wonderfulyears of marriage with hiswife Dottie. David was aloving person and his pas-sion in life was caring forhis wife Dottie and his ex-tended family and animals.David loved hunting, fish-ing and playing his guitar.David was also known for

HUGHES SPRINGS——Jen-nifer Lea Posey McKinney wasborn on August 10th, 1961 toBuddie and Shirley Posey inHouston, TX. She died peaceful-ly in her home on Sunday, Janu-ary 17th, 2021 after a ten yearbattle with breast cancer. Jen-ny’s battle with cancer wasmarked by her devotion to theLord, His word, and His church.She spent the last several daysof her life surrounded by friendsand family who she loved verymuch.

Jenny was raised in Channel-view, TX along with her threesisters. Jenny sang in the choir,was a Channelette and graduat-ed third in her class. Buddie andShirley filled their home withlove and laughter, and the fourShirley girls lived a very full andwonderful childhood togetherfull of music, horses, dancing,water skiing, camping, and fam-ily road trips. Jenny, her parents,and her sisters were faithful at-tendees of Old River TerraceUnited Methodist Church. Shecame to know Jesus as Savior atage 11, and her mother and thechurch were instrumental in hergrowth as a young Christian.Jenny attended San Jacinto Col-lege after graduating from highschool; she had a part time jobat CornDog 7, where she metStephen McKinney. They weremarried on January 24th, 1981at Old River Terrace UnitedMethodist Church.

Steve and Jenny lived andraised their family in HughesSprings, TX. It was Jenny’sgreatest joy to be a wife andmother. Despite multiple miscar-riages, God gave her and Stevethree beautiful children - Chris,Cara, and Clay. Jenny loved herHughes Springs community andwas very involved at First Bap-tist Hughes Springs and taughtmultiple Sunday School groupsand TeamKids. She was a partof the church choir for manyyears and loved to sing praisesto her God, both at church andat home. It was very importantto her that she and her familywere involved in church togeth-er. She worked diligently to stayin touch with all her extendedfamily and keep up with theirwants, needs and happenings.After her children left her home,she invested much of her timein Jenny’s Hope. Jenny’s Hopewas a ministry that was named

his sense of humor and al-ways had a smile for every-one. David enjoyed life andthe get togethers withfriends and relatives. Hepersonally like to tell jokesto make people laugh andsmile.

He was preceded indeath by his parents, fa-ther Henry Walts andmother Bertha Walts. Dav-id was survived by his wifeDorothy Walts; his broth-er Jim Walts, his sisterJanelle Morgan. He wasalso survived by a largeZycha family and will cer-tainly be missed by hismany in-laws, nieces andnephews, who he sharedmany good times.

Friends are invited tovisit with the family onWednesday, January 13,

2021, beginning at 10 am,at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, 915 RunneburgRd, Crosby, Texas 77532. Arosary will follow at 10:30am. A funeral mass will beheld at 11 am with a buri-al immediately followingin Sacred Heart Cemetery,Gulf Pump Road (1942),Barrett, Texas 77532

David was a loving andcaring person and to hon-or his memory We requestthat we all do somethingkind to people!

DAVID HENRY WALTS

JENNIFER P. “JENNY” MCKINNEY

in her honor and gave her greatjoy and a new opportunity tomeet new people and serve theirneeds in the name of Jesus.

Jenny was a “knower”. Herquick mind kept up with detailsthat served her in her work andpersonal life. Those around hercame to depend upon her know-ing. Combined with her lovingservant heart, her joy and con-tagious laugh, her commitmentto seek the best in others and tospeak truth, Jen was a powerfulforce that God used to blessthose with whom she connected.

Jenny was diagnosed withbreast cancer on December 16th,2010. Throughout her battlewith cancer, she was neverafraid of the fight. She alwaysbelieved that her fight with can-cer was a way to show othershow to live a life of faith. Godwas her strength and comfortduring the battle, and she want-ed others to know that. Despiteher cancer diagnosis, Jenny liveda very full life for the last 10years. All three of her childrenare married, and she was blessedwith three beautiful grandchil-dren. Becoming “JenJen” was anadded joy to her life, a joy thatshe at times was not sure shewould receive. She spent manydays traveling, laughing andmaking memories with her hus-band, children, grandchildren,sisters, and extended family.

Jenny’s battle with cancerended on January 17th. Even tothe end of her life, Jenny’s prayerwas that throughout this trialher God would be glorified. Sheproclaimed the name of Jesusand spent time praying and sing-ing with her family. It was mostevident to her and her familythat the peace and strength ofGod was with them. She and herfamily understood that when she

left this earth, she would see theface of Jesus and be healed. Herfamily rejoices in her healing,and the promise that they oneday too will be reunited with herand her Savior.

Jenny is survived by her lov-ing husband Stephen McKinney;son, Chris McKinney (Keisha) ofDeQueen, Arkansas and theirson Joshua; daughter, Cara Car-rington (Kevin) of Lowell, Ar-kansas and their children Mollyand Sophie; son, Clay McKinney(Emily) of Conway, Arkansas;sister, Deborah Posey of Hous-ton, TX; sister, Kathryn Poseyand her daughter Gracie (Ian) ofChannelview, TX; sister, Malin-da Zamarripa (Robert) of Pitts-burg, TX and their childrenFaith, Hope, and Matthew;mother-in-law, Betty McKinneyof Hughes Springs, TX; sister-in-law Brenda Sellers (Greg) ofLeague City, TX and their chil-dren Brent (Katie) and Sean(Lacey); sister-in-law ElizabethMeyer (Danny) of New Boston,TX and their son Luke; brother-in-law Greg McKinney (Mary) ofHughes Springs, TX and theirchildren Jarrod (Brittany), Ryan(Mariah), and Chad (Katelyn);brother-in-law Jeff McKinney(Janie) of Hughes Springs, TXand their children Kurt (Ashley),Julie (Casey), and Blake (Al-isha); and numerous otheraunts, uncles, cousins, nieces,and nephews. Jenny was preced-ed in death by her father, Bud-die Posey; mother, Shirley Posey;father-in-law, L Ray McKinney;and brother-in-law, Mike Well-born.

Services will be 2:00 p.m.Wednesday, January 20, 2021 atFirst Baptist Church with Bro.Joseph Adams and Bro. DanielBramlett officiating. Burial willfollow at Hughes Springs Cem-etery under the direction ofReeder-Davis Funeral Home inHughes Springs. Mrs. McKinneywill lie in state from 12:00 noonuntil service time Wednesday atthe church.

In lieu of flowers, memorialdonations may be made to TheAmerican Cancer Society: https://donate3.cancer.org/ or CypressBasin Hospice: https://cbhospice.org/get-involved/do-nate/.

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VOL. 26, NO. 3– 50¢ © Copyright 2021 MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS 77580THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021

BAYTOWN — (January7, 2021) — Ankle sprainsare a minor injury but amajor pain. Because anklesprains can happen duringroutine activity or activeexercise, the condition canimpact nearly anyone. Asimple misstep can resultin a sprain that can lingerfor several weeks.

An ankle sprain hap-pens when ankle liga-m e n t s a r e s t r e t c h e dbeyond their normal rangeof motion. Sprains canrange significantly in se-verity and are often accom-panied by pain, which cantake several weeks or moreto ful ly resolve. Mildsprains may be caused byoverstretching or irritatingligaments while severesprains can involve tearingof the ligaments.

“Significant pain, severeswelling, bruising of theankle or a popping sensa-tion at the time of injuryare signs that your ankleinjury could be more thana simple sprain. Contactyour primary care physi-cian or orthopedist if you

suspect a more seriousproblem,” said Dr. AndrewFriedmann, an orthopedicsurgeon specializing in footand ankle conditions atHouston Methodist Ortho-pedics & Sports Medicineat Baytown.

For mild sprains, somebasic first aid can helpwith healing and recovery.Use the RICE method forthe first 48-72 hours to re-duce pain and swelling.After the first few days,gradually increasing activ-ity may help improve flex-ibi l i ty and movementfollowing the injury.

R = RestRest your ankle as much

as possible during the firstday or two to help promotehealing. Avoid overwork-ing the ankle and any ac-t i v i t i e s t h a t c a u s ediscomfort.

I = IceIce reduces swelling and

the initial pain of your an-k l e s p r a i n . A p p l y awrapped ice pack to the in-jured ankle for 10-20 min-utes, using it every two or

three hours in the first twodays following an injury.

C = CompressionCompression helps re-

duce swelling and stabiliz-es an injured ankle. Use anelastic bandage or wrap ortry a brace. “Several typesare available that can pro-vide added support to yourinjured ankle. Make sureit’s not too tight to avoidcutting off the circulationto your foot or causing dis-comfort,” Friedmann said.

E = Elevation

Keeping the injured an-

kle above your heart helpsreduce swelling and re-moves excess fluid fromthe injured area. Elevatingyour foot while relaxing orsleeping with a pillow un-derneath your ankle canassist in the healing pro-cess.

“Following the first fewdays of a sprain, gentlestretching or light exer-cise, such as walking canhelp your recovery. In anyhealing process, listen toyour body. If an activitycauses significant discom-fort or pain, stop and con-tact your doctor to avoid amore serious injury,”Friedmann explained.

Houston Methodist Bay-town Hospital is takingevery necessary precau-tion during the coronavi-rus pandemic to keep youand our staff memberssafe. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are:

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Located in the recentlyopened, state-of-the-artOutpatient Center, thespecialists with HoustonMethodist Orthopedics &Sports Medicine at Bay-town—Dr. Friedmann,Mark Franklin, MD, Dr.Karthik Jonna, DavidMann, DO, Dr. JenniferWagner and Michael Hop-son, MD—provide compre-hensive care for the fullrange of orthopedic condi-tions, including join re-p lacement , ar thr i t i s ,fracture care, rotator cuffinjuries and sports medi-cine. For more informationand to schedule an ap-pointment, call 281-427-7 4 0 0 o r v i s i thoustonmethodist.org/or-thopedics.

Don’t Let Ankle Sprains Sideline You

DR. ANDREW FRIEDMANN

CHAMBERS COUNTY– Samantha Humphrey,Public Information Officerfor the county, reports re-ceiving quite a few callsand emails over the week-end regarding ChambersCounty’s designation as aCOVID-19 vaccinationHUB. She said that thecounty is still in the veryearly stages of planning

Chambers County designated as Vaccine HUBvaccination sites.

Here is some basic infor-mation that may be of use:

C h a m b e r s C o u n t ylearned of their designa-tion as a vaccination HUBon Saturday, January 16,2020 and immediately be-gan working to identify po-tential mass vaccinationsites and staff.

The county has a limit-

ed number of vaccinesavailable currently, and sopre-registration for siteswill be required. Informa-tion regarding pre-regis-tration for these sites willbe released soon. No un-registered walk ups ordrive ups will be accepted.

Because of the limitednumber of vaccines avail-able at each site, we will

not be releasing locationspublicly. Only the date willbe public. Once a personregisters for a vaccinedate, they will receive thetime and location of theirvaccine site, as well as anyadditional pertinent infor-mation.

Vaccines will be avail-able for all Phase 1A andPhase 1B populations.

Registration will takeplace on a first-come, first-served basis.

Once information is fi-nalized, we will publicizeit. Residents who havesigned up for the Cham-bers Warns (mass alert)system will receive a phonecall and/or text and we willalso promote through themedia.

Hearts & MindsEarly LearningCenter

We will becelebrating Hearts &Minds Early LearningCenter’s secondlocation opening inDayton! The ribbon-cutting will be at theirDayton location, 106S. Cleveland St. at 11AM on January 27,2021. We hopeeveryone can make itto show support tothis new Daytonbusiness.

DaytonChamberNewsMonthlyNetworkingLuncheon

Guest Speaker:Dallas Shipp

Lunch will beCatered By:Mike’s BBQ

Join us for ourluncheon Tuesday,February 2, 2021, inthe ballroom of theDayton CommunityCenter801. S. Cleveland St.

Lunch will be servedat 12:00 pm

We are asking you toplease RSVP by 5:00pm Friday, January29th to be entered inthe drawing for achance to win a doorprize.

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Due to the recentspike of Covid-19cases within thecounty and for thesafety of ourmembers, we havedecided to postponeour Annual Banquetto Saturday, February27th from6:00 to 10:00 pm inthe DaytonCommunity CenterBallroom.

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Lunch will be servedat 12:00 pm

Lawmen shot at chasing suspects

This stolen ATV with three suspects aboard fled fromdeputies from Chambers County near Highway 146 to nearHighlands Ranch on Garth Road north of Baytown on Dec.29. Soon after the chase began on foot one of the suspectsfired a pistol at the lawmen.

Terrance Alexander

Mont Belvieu - A wildchase with gunshots be-tween Chambers and Har-ris County happened onDec. 29.

Sheriff Brian Hawthornereports that on December29, about 2:25 a.m., theChambers County Sheriff ’sOffice Business and Resi-dential Neighborhood TaskForce (TF BURN) was pa-trolling in the 9500 block ofN. Hwy 146 when a 2019Polaris Ranger 1000 All-Ter-rain Vehicle (ATV) occupiedby three subjects was ob-served driving on a publicroadway.

When Deputies tried tomake a traffic stop the ve-hicle refused to stop and fledto Harris County.

Subjects abandoned theATV in the 5200 block ofEast Wallisville Road andfled on foot, as ChambersCounty Deputies and offic-ers with Baytown Police De-partment pursued.

During the foot chase oneof the subjects discharged afirearm at pursuing depu-ties and officers. Multipleresources to include Hous-ton Police Departments AirSupport, a drone and mul-tiple K9’s attempted to lo-cate the subjects but wereunsuccessful.

The ATV’s owner was no-tified and arrangementshave been made for him torecover the vehicle.

On December 29, at ap-proximately 1:18 p.m.,Chambers County Sheriff ’sOffice Detective Dickenswas conducting a follow upinvestigation in the 5200block of the HighlandsRanch Subdivision located

in Baytown, attempting toobtain video surveillancefootage of the subjects.

While checking the areaDeputy Dickens observed aperson exit from behind oneof the residences, matchingthe description of one of thesuspects. The subject haddropped his cell phone andhad returned to retrieve it,at the same time DeputyDickens was checking thearea. As Deputy Dickens at-tempted to speak with thesuspect, he again fled fromdeputies.

After an extensive searchthat included DPS AircraftOperations, DPS Troopers,Parks and Wildlife, Bay-town Police, Harris CountyPrecinct 3 Constable Depu-ties and the ChambersCounty Sheriff’s Office, thesubject was finally appre-hended.

Information obtained onscene positively identifiedTerrance Jarrell Alexander,20, of Austin, Texas, as theperson that discharged afirearm at law enforcementofficers and also led to theidentification of additional

suspects involved in this in-cident. These suspects arealso being investigated fornumerous other ATV theftsthroughout Harris, Libertyand Chambers Counties.

Terrance Jarrell Alex-ander was arrested andbooked into the ChambersCounty jail for evading ar-rest, $25,000 bond, with sto-len vehicle valued less than$30,000; theft, $2,500 andaggravated assault againstpublic servant (First degreefelony) $250,000 bond.

Sheriff Hawthorne creat-ed TF BURN to add addi-tional deputies patrollingbusiness and residentialneighborhoods in hopes ofreducing crime during theholiday months.

“I am extremely proud ofthe deputies that haveworked TF BURN, as wellas the detectives of theCriminal Investigations Di-vision for their due diligencein exhausting all measuresto solve this and othercrimes in Chambers Coun-ty”, said Sheriff Hawthorne.

According to HarrisCounty Precinct 3 Consta-ble Sherman Eagleton, “Pre-cinct 3 Deputies assistedChambers County SheriffsOffice in the apprehensionof suspect Terrance JarrellAlexander who had evadedmultiple law enforcementagencies. Alexander waswanted in connection to astolen ATV and is being in-vestigated for his role in astring of thefts in Harrisand neighboring counties.Terrance Alexander wascharged and booked into theChambers County Jail.”

CHAMBERS COUNTY,TEXAS – Al l ChambersCounty-owned communitybuildings will remain closedto public use until further no-tice.

“We are again seeing a pe-riod of widespread communi-t y t r a n s m i s s i o n o fCOVID-19,” said ChambersCounty Judge Jimmy Sylvia,“and we don’t feel that it’ssafe to reopen communitybuildings for rental at thistime.”

Outdoor events are stillbeing considered on a case-by-case basis. Those interestedin hosting an outdoor event inCounty jurisdiction must sub-mit an Outdoor Event Appli-cation for review in advance.This application can be foundunder the Permitting page ofthe Chambers County web-site (co.chambers.tx.us).

“Times are still dark, butwe can see the light at the endof the tunnel with vaccinesrolling out,” continued theJudge. “We are cautiously op-timistic that we will be ableto move forward with reopen-ing in the near future.”

More information will bereleased as it become avail-able. In the meantime, Cham-bers County residents areencouraged to continue fol-lowing guidelines. Avoid largegatherings when possible,practice social distancing andwear a face covering when inpublic.

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