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... Goyen, R.E. "Bob" Smith and Sherwood Crane. Eight years earlier, Wilson and others began what became the Jamaica Beach development. Share Welcome Wilson Sr. was 30 when he and a group of future prominent Houstonians acquired the land that would ...
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Taxes can be cut without disaster
In the past decade, property values have increased sharply in Jamaica Beach. But, unlike most other taxing authorities, the small city on Galveston's West End has been lowering its tax rate to compensate for ...
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City declares state of emergency ahead of storm
... and is prone to tidal flooding, should take special care, Thomas said. Officials in the west island village of Jamaica Beach by early Monday were warning residents to prepare for high tides but were not calling for an evacuation, Mayor Victor ...
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Edouard's approach draws National Guard to Texas coast
... ground before Tropical Storm Edouard hits land early Tuesday. The island's western reaches are the site of Jamaica Beach, Pirate's Beach, Pirate's Cove and thousands of vacation homes that perch on stilts for miles along the Gulf of Mexico. City ...
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Jamaica Beach officials warn of storm surges
... Hurricane Frances brought tides of 7.3 feet, causing flooding and severe erosion on the island's West End. Jamaica Beach officials also are advising residents to tie down or bring indoors objects that could become airborne by Edouard's projected 70 ...
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Factions form in budget cut talks
... some good people, and we want to pay them appropriately." Bayou Vista's budget compares more favorably with Jamaica Beach, Flanagan said. He said Tiki Island's officers are paid overtime, and Bayou Vista uses mostly unpaid reserve officers for that ...
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Dolly damage minor in Galveston
... Coast Large Scale Initiatives Our Community July 23, 2008 Dolly damage minor in Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - " Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island had a lucky night and avoided any damage from Hurricane Dolly. Earlier this week, officials were worried ...
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Dolly damage minor in Galveston
Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island had a lucky night and avoided any damage from Hurricane Dolly.
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Fish warning could hurt bait camps, guides
... stop them from their almost daily diets of speckled trout. Tom Boulware, a 65-year-old angler who lives in Jamaica Beach, said he's been eating his own freshly caught speckled trout for more than 30 years. "I'm not a biologist or a scientist or ...
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Wetter pattern benefits Galveston
... to bring some welcome relief to some very parched areas. Rainfall on Galveston Island ranged from 0.14 inch at Jamaica Beach, to 0.28 inch and Scholes Field and 0.99 inch near 39th street. The downpour at the later location was the heaviest 24-hour ...
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City tries to save on fuel bills
... belonging to Galveston County and its EMS service, the Port of Galveston, the Park Board of Trustees and Jamaica Beach, so the fuel-saving measures will only affect a portion of usage. But Smith said he expects to see a gradual drop in the number of ...
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Last night's storm brings some relief
... is needed before soil conditions return to normal. On the Island, rainfall amounts ranged from 0.68 inch at Jamaica Beach to 0.34 inch at Scholes Field and 0.19 inch in mid-city, with higher totals reported on the mainland. Amazingly, the amount ...
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Hurricane town-hall meeting today
The city of Jamaica Beach will have a town-hall meeting on planning for hurricane season today.
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Galveston election winners want to rein in developers
... 6 race. The victory by Mahoney, whose only political credential was a term on the City Council in tiny Jamaica Beach, showed the depth of public displeasure with the City Council's approval of the largest development ever proposed on Galveston ...
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District 6 candidates raise, spend the most
... She spent most of her money on signs. Gonzales received three $500 donations from Vic Pierson, the mayor of Jamaica Beach and president of Moody National Bank; Mike Christiansen, who lives in Texas City; and the International Brotherhood of ...
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Sunny weekend in store as rains fizzle
... Rainfall amounts varied from 0.08" at Scholes Field to around 0.10" in the mid and eastern parts of the city. Jamaica Beach fared a little better with more than 1/3" of rain reported there and a few spots on the mainland saw brief heavy downpours ...
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Can we break the drought on Friday?
... 15. League City has been even drier with only 0.26" of rain measured there since mid-March and the totals at Jamaica Beach are similar. What is frustrating to those of us living right along the coast is that there has been plenty of rainfall just to ...
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Woman killed, 2 injured in car crash
A Jamaica Beach woman died in a two-car crash on FM 3005 Friday afternoon. The Daily News Vivian Bass, 47, was headed east on FM 3005 when she turned left onto Cove View Boulevard shortly after 1 p.m. As she ...
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Jamaica Beach woman gets 45 years over grandson's death
A plea agreement means a Jamaica Beach woman will get 45 years in prison over the December 2005 death of her grandson.
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Jamaica Beach woman to testify in grandson's death
In a plea deal that avoided a life sentence, she will take the stand against her boyfriend A Jamaica Beach woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend suffocate her 4-year-old grandson by wrapping him in ...
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