CRI Financial, Crespo Funeral, HMB Staying Healthy, Page 2 Pages 5 Page 8 H I G H L A N D S C R O S B Y Star ✯C R O Y CourierS B Y Serving Highlands, Crosby, Huffman and Surrounding Communities since 1955 • www.starcouriernews.com VOL. 67, NO. 29 – 50¢ © Copyright 2020 THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2020 P.O. DRAWER 405, HIGHLANDS, TEXAS 77562 These stories in the PRESS: Run-off election results hold surprises •Events at the Crossroads cancelled HARRIS COUNTY – Democratic ticket. The Re- Nearby, at the Kash- Tuesday, the Democratic Winners in Constable Races publicans drew about mere MultiService Center, •Dayton Gigabit fiber and Republican Parties 60,000 on their ballot. 1348 Democrats voted ear- internet held their Run-Off Prima- Voters are no longer des- ly and 48 Republicans. The •Chambers County: ry elections and the results ignated to specific voting Martin Flukinger Commu- No facility rentals were different than many precincts but habitually nity Center had 1458 to predicted. tend to vote at locations 145 Republican early vot- ......And more, Page 3 Substantially more peo- near where they live and ers. Alvin D. Baggett Com- ple voted for the Democrat- with which they are famil- munity Center saw 1051 ic Party in early voting at iar. Democrats early voting the Edith Faye Cook Cole Jacinto City and vicini- and only 122 Republicans. COVID-19 Crosby Branch Library. ty had a showdown be- Ripley House Campus had RESOURCES Early voting counts for tween Precinct 2 Constable 954 Democrats and 87 Re- Crosby were 744 Demo- incumbent Chris Diaz publicans. The John Phil- City of Houston Pre-Screening cratic and 434 Republican against challenger Lt. Jer- ips Courthouse had 346 832-393-4220 most probably due to the Incumbent Constable Jerry Garcia ran against ry Garcia. This was a close Democrats vote early with Harris County Ask a Nurse hotly contentious local Pre- Sherman Eagleton won incumbent Constable race, with Garcia winning 197 Republicans. 713-634-1110 cinct 3 Constable election the race in Precinct 3, Chris Diaz in Precinct 2, by only 229 votes of 9,505 This election had two Harris County Pre-Screening and the fact that there defeating Ken Jones with and defeated him in a cast. This race had been early news breaks for the 832-927-7575 or were more contests at is- 77.5% of the votes cast. close race, with 51.2% of marked with negative Democrats, Diane Traut- readyharris.org sue for the Democrats. Jones had held the office the votes cast. Garcia was charges of unethical prac- Harris County Mobile Tests Over 150,000 votes were prior to his retirement. able to declare victory tices and favoritism on See Election Results, 713-439-6000 cast county wide on the just before midnight. both sides. Page 8 MD Medical 1-888-776-5252 Methodist Hospital Download mymethodist app. Application period opens for Harris COVID-19 Cases as of County small business recovery fund July 14, 2020 - Must employ fewer HOUSTON AREA Grants of up to $25,000 than 30 employees (includ- 19 COUNTIES Available; Recipients Will ing owner(s)) be Selected at End of 10 - Must have been in 74,668 POSITIVE Day Application Window business for the entire cal- 774 DEATHS endar year 2019 26,598 RECOVERED Harris County, Texas - - Must in good standing July 13, 2020, Eligible with local, state, and fed- businesses can apply for fi- eral governments with no TEXAS nancial assistance through outstanding tax obliga- the Harris County Small tions or liabilities 277,712 POSITIVE Business Recovery Fund - Must be able to verify 3,330 DEATHS today through Friday, July negative impact on opera- 142,398 RECOVERED 24. The $30 million grant tions due to the pandemic program, which was unan- After the application imously approved by the process closes on Friday, UNITED STATES Harris County Commis- July 24, at 3:30 p.m., eligi- sioners Court on June 30, ble businesses will be en- 3,424,304 POSITIVE prioritizes struggling tered into a weighted 136,432 DEATHS small businesses that have lottery based on the size of 1,049,098 RECOVERED not yet received funds from their operation. Program other COVID-19 relief pro- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo at a news conference Monday, explaining the funds are limited and only grams. new Small Business Recovery Fund. She also strongly advised everyone in Harris a subset of qualified appli- WORLDWIDE “Small businesses are County to wear a face mask and practice safe distancing. cants will receive grants. the backbone of Harris “While county government To be eligible for grants in Harris County, within Those selected will receive County’s economy, and the 13,271,756 POSITIVE alone cannot make up for of up to $25,000, applicants Precincts 1-4. Businesses 75 percent of the funds pandemic has hit them es- 576,980 DEATHS all of the loss, we must do must meet the following located in the City of Hous- See Recovery Fund, pecially hard,” said Coun- all we can to help as many requirements: ton are not eligible unless 7,367,106 RECOVERED ty Judge Lina Hidalgo. Page 8 as we can.” - Must conduct business located within Precinct 1 BIRTHDAYS ENVIRONMENT: Jul 16--Patricia Hoffman Free COVID-19 Polly Lowden Dianna Parker Jul 17--Cindy Broadbent Precinct 2 ready for testing sites Joan Brumfield Brenda Carroll The Houston Health Tara McKinney pointments, available by Hurricanes, flooding Department and its agen- Maggie Williamson visiting texas.curative cy partners are announc- Jul 18--Geenee Parrish Environment: Precinct inc.com. from Tropical Storm Im- ing the schedule for sites TDEM will also operate Jul 19--Jeanett Jett 2 ready for Hurricanes, Pat Yates elda. offering free COVID-19 a walk-up site that doesn’t Flooding Jul 20--Joshua Hildebrand Garcia noted his own tests the week of July 13, require appointments at Precinct 2 Commission- Johnny Gaeke experience with disasters 2020. the Merfish Teen Center, er Adrian Garcia has been Jul 21--Glennis Plocheck includes hurricanes such Texas Division of Emer- 9000 S Rice Ave, from 8:30 Lydia Moore planning for a busy hur- as Alycia, Katrina, and gency Management a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jul 22--Tricia Schultz ricane season, and possi- Ike. ìAnd so I understand The Texas Division of July 12, through Friday, ble street flooding, he these events,î he said. ìWe Emergency Management July 17. ANNIVERSARIES recently reported in an in- have good coordination and the department will Jul 3--Larry & Shirley Marlin terview on a local news with our area mayors, and open four drive-thru test UNITED MEMORIAL Jul 6--Tommy & Jacqueline blog. Garcia told Michael work closely with all of sites: MEDICAL CENTER Criner Palmer of NNB that his the entities necessary -- Crump Stadium, United Memorial Medi- Jul 7–Skyler & Kacy 12321 High Star Dr., precinct prepares every when it comes to a disas- cal Center (UMMC) will Browning -- Cuney Homes Com- day of the year, not just ter of any sort.î offer weekday testing at Jul 12--Earl & Doris Roach munity Center, 3260 Trux- hurricane season, for re- responded to. These in- Garcia also spoke about drive-thru test sites at the John & Lisa Cutbirth illo St., Jul 13--Harvey & Sherry sponses to natural disas- cluded the ITC fire, the flooding from storms, and Southwest Multi-Service ters, man-made accidents, KMCO explosion, a light- -- HCC-Northeast Cam- Center, 6400 High Star, Little areas in his Precinct that pus, 555 Community Col- and even a pandemic. He ning strike at a refinery, Houston Community Col- Jerry & Debbie Moore have been inundated. lege Dr., and Jul 15--Bobby & Melinda noted that last year the a barge accident under I- -- HCC – South Campus, Horn county saw a series of nat- 10 and another in the ship See PRECINCT 2, p. 6 1990 Airport Blvd. See Testing Sites, Jul 20--Harry & Laura New ural disasters that they channel, and the flooding TDEM sites require ap- Page 8 AUTO & HOME INSURANCE WESTON G. COTTEN Jeremy Rosenkranz Attorney at Law State Farm Agent O. 281/421-4050 TurnerChevroletCrosby.com 440 S. 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Sponsors for the annual event, in its 11th year, Photo by Mima Trujillo were Awards & Engraving, Ronnie Hotchkiss (right), president of the Goose Creek CISD Education which provided the Michelle Bitterly (right) of Awards & Engraving shows Foundation, presents a check for $141,430.69 to Dr. Randal O’Brien (left), plaques for teachers, and Erika Foster, director of the Goose Creek CISD Goose Creek CISD superintendent, and Jessica Woods, president of the Hutchinson, Shockey, Er- Education Foundation, the awards donated for the Goose Creek CISD board of trustees, for innovative teaching grants awarded ley & Co., which provided Students Choice Awards.