County and City Officers Recover Stolen Auto Here
Hardin County deputies and Silsbee Police recovered a stolen 1976 Ford Granada found in a woods off Wheeler Road in Lumberton with minimal damage. The case linked to a July burglary. two suspects from Silsbee faced charges after a series of thefts spanning Texas, Arkansas, Missouri.
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Hardin County
Ira Moore
Silsbee
Silsbee Auto Co
Wheeler Road
Lumberton
Billy E. Paine
Paine
The
Bee
Charlie Laird
Rev. C. M. Duplissy
Sheriff's Department
Michael Dean Fitzpatrick
Houston
Silshee
McGallion
Texsco
Leroy Stallworth
Kerystone Club
Fowler
Avernu
Mary Warneton
Roy
M & M Grocery
de Wayne Dolan
Keith Road
Silsbee Police Department
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
James Fulgham
Mardin County
Lees Summit
Dolla Shae Snelling
Fulgham
Fulghan
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Martin
McGee
Ark
Joplin
Lees Sumit
Peculiar
SISD Budget Hearing Date on Aug 18
Silsbee Independent School District board met at Silsbee High School to set lunch prices adopt free and reduced lunch scales review bids for bread and milk hear public budget on Aug 18 and discuss resignations building program stadium renovation and tax office reports.
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Weeks Crawford
Crawford
the Bee
Hickerson Warns Council Of Possible Well Repair
The Silsbee City Council met Tuesday night, ratifying actions from the previous meeting, approving bills, and receiving departmental reports from Police Chief Hickerson. The discussion included a warning about a potential well repair.
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Hickerson
Council
Silsbee City
School Announces Free Lunch Policy And Utilities Notice
School officials set family income guidelines for free and reduced price meals under national programs. Bruce Watts announced the criteria for free meals and reduced price meals based on family size and income, with specific brackets for one and five person households. City officials discussed water department repairs on a well at Dardin Drive rated 800 gpm now pumping 500 gpm, possible causes, and a proposed 20,000 dollar pumping system replacement. Mayor Hays urged cost estimates for emergency rig access and urged residents to conserve water during peak hours in the evenings.
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Bruce Watts
Watts
A. L. Burleson
Ron Hickerson
Water and Sewase
Hickerson
Dardin Drive
Water and Sewage Department
James Hays
Judge Mann Resigns Amid Tyler County Probe
Tyler County officials and state authorities pursue a widening inquiry into county funds and alleged kickbacks. Judge Mann resigns from the Tyler Count bench as Allen Sturrock is slated to be replaced. prosecutors intensify testimony before a grand jury amid ongoing Crim e Strike Force actions.
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Offies
Riolder Tyler
Attorney General
Spratling
Teter County
Shevitt Pewis
Elihation
Allesnee
Duvall
Ovanese
Tyler
Jude Tor Mann
Cate Ee
Allen Sturrock
Minn
Crookeland
Sturteck
Tyler County
Tigers Favored To Win East In 9 3A Butler County Area
Silsbee Tigers, a longtime football power, are picked to win the 9 3A East title by Beaumont Enterprise. Jasper poses the main threat as the district race opens, with coach Ray McGallion predicting a tough season. Tigers conduct conditioning workouts ahead of league play.
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Tigers
Silsbee Tigers
Beaumont Enterprise
Ray McGallion
Paine Voices Dissatisfaction With Highway Patrol Service
Hardin County Sheriff Billy E. Paine criticized the Texas Highway Patrol for slow response times and pushed to table a $522 request to fund a direct communications system. He urged an understanding between the patrol and his office before any spending, noting deputy and citizen complaints.
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Paine
Hardin County Commissioners Court
Commissioners Courts
Precinct 1
Rex Moore
Precinct 2
Howard Barrington
Emmett Lack
Horace Moye
Texas Highway Patrol
Hardin County
Highway Patrol
Barrington
Billy E. Paine
Edwin Pringle
Sheriff's Office
Patrol Central
Beaumont
State Highway Patrol
Equalization Board Sets Kirby Property Value at 23.6 Million
The Silsbee Board of Equalization appraised Kirby Lumber Corp. property in the school district at 23.1278 million, about 1.5 million below the district’s original request. Testimony from Truett Pritchard and Stone and Webster highlighted market trends, the particleboard plant shutdown, and differing yardsticks used to value industrials. The discussion centered on true market value as of January 1 and expectations of future changes.
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Silsbee School Board of Equalization
Kirby Lumber Corp
Truett Pritchard and Associates
Joe Thompson
Silsbee
Board of Equalization
Stone and Webster Appraisal Corp. of
New York
Kirby
Truett Pritchard
Stone and Webster
Allen Forsythe
Forsythe
Pritchard
88th District Court Docket Set To Begin Monday August 20
The 88th District Court docket call of criminal cases is issued for August 20 at 10 a.m. by District Clerk Aline Harper. Cases listed for weeks of September 27 October 5 and October 12 include theft forgery murder with malice burglary assault and other charges against numerous defendants.
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88Th District Court
Aline Harper
Johnny Baldwin
Tracy Ward
Charles FE. Whittle
Wesley Wooten
William Lee Bundrant
Harry James Kenner
Harold Norman Bell
Betty Lou Henry
Cynthia Viator Segrest
Mack C. Young
William George Thompson
Dennis Tanten
Paul Chambless
Charles Swor Jr
New Students Must Have Health Records for Silsbee Schools
Superintendent Weeks Crawford announces state law requires all new Silsbee students from kindergarten to 12th grade to have DTP Polio Rubella and Rubeola immunizations and a complete health record. Students with sores must leave school until a doctor’s statement is provided. Head lice cases will be checked and reported with exclusion until a doctor’s note is shown. Hearings and vision will be checked and parents alerted if issues are found.
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Crawford
Silsbee
Texas
Lumberton Rejects $2 Million Road Bond Measure
Lumberton voters defeated a $2 million road bond issue by 598 to 198, denying funding for 67 miles of improved roads in the Lumberton school district. Chamber of Commerce support cited drainage and smooth roads, but local funds were unavailable. Precinct 4 already received $160,000 this year for road and bridge work, not enough for maintenance.
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Lumberton
Lumberton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Jim Long
Sour Lake
J. L. Loftin
South Seventh Street designated one way during school hours
Silsbee police chief A L Burleson ordered one way traffic on Seventh Street during school hours to ease pickup at Road Turrentine school. Parents should enter from Ave P or Maxwell Drive and turn onto Seventh Street to drop children at the new gymnasium.
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South Seventh Street
Silsbee
A. L. Burleson
Road-Turrentine School
Ave. “P
Maxwell Drive
Seventh Street
Band Booster Club Plans First Meeting Aug 24
Officers of the Silsbee Tiger Band Booster Club met Aug 5 at Mrs Lois Perritt's home to plan the first regular meeting. The meeting is set for Aug 24 at 7 30 p m in the High School Band Hall and parents and interested persons are invited to attend.
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Silsbee Tiger Band
Lois Perritt
Silsbee Students to Receive Degrees at Lamar University
Fifteen Silsbee residents and one Eva sdale student join 471 graduates in Lamar University’s 24th Summer commencement. Ceremony Saturday Aug 14 at Cardinal Stadium features 124 master’s, 311 bachelor’s, 36 associate degrees and 19 certificates. Dr. Geddes presents, Dr. Gray confers. Silsbee honorees include McGall, Hicks, Digmon, Drennen, Hopkins, Rodman, Smith, Zelley, Landgraf, Cover, Costner, Ogden, and others.
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Beaumont
Silsbee
Evasdale
Lamar University
Cardinal Stadium
David D. Geddes
Wil
Lamar
John K. Gray
Elizabeth Ann McGall
Blufford Allen Hicks
Fed
Dava Rene Digmon
Donald Avery Drennen
Lynn Hopkins
Deborah Kay Parker Rodman
Toni Andre Smith
al B.S
Charles Edward Zelley
James Fridward Landgraf
B.S
John David Cover
John Darrell Costner
Bobby Leon Ogden
Silsbee ISD announces bus rules for coming school year
Supt Weeks Crawford released bus conduct rules effective Aug 19 for Silsbee ISD students. Violations include not remaining seated, disobedience to the driver, fighting, profanity, smoking, throwing objects, spitting, and vandalism. Consequences escalate from warnings to revocation of riding privileges and possible suspension.
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Silsbee School
Supt. Crawford
John Thomas
Gilchriest
Henri
Etta Butler
Lyon David
Jimmy Carl
Transportation Smith
Johanna Kay Toole Gibson
Evadale
Evadale Schools Set to Open 1976 77 Term Monday
Evadale schools begin the 1976 77 term on Monday with no changes in the staff or schedule. Principal Harold Smith announced the first day starts at 8 am for regular students and early registration for new students is Friday from 5 am to 12 noon at the principal's office.
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Evadale
Begi
Haroldy Smith
Smith
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SISD
Silsbee Independent School District Board of Trustees
Silsbee High School
Eddie van Winkle
T Hickerson
Audi
Mann
Atttorney General
Probe
McGullion
Commissioner's Court
Equalization Board
Thompson
Robert Thomas Cunningham Jr
Richard Young
Lionel Murphy
Jessie Lee Bush
James Edward Powell
Willie Forest Smith
Steven Allen Hargrove, Mor
Harold Mobley
John Bradley Lewis
Steven Allen Hargrove
Riminal Mischief
Elbert White
Mark Kerr
Vernon Byron Wood
Thomas R. Whittle
Charles FE. Groze
Samuel Curier Dodson
Hollis Edmondson
Sue Gerstyte Edmondsean
Leo Spell
Lee Spell
Virgil Lee Jones
Charles Robert Mosley
Robert Earl Lucas
Robert Earl Lucius
Bernice Edward Simmons
David Lyles
David Anderson
Jeff Lane
Michael Jenkins
J. D. Hoke
Harrod Allen Maxwell
Raymond David Haynes
Milton Wayne Light
Douglas Parrish
William Robert Alston
Aaron Allen
Jasper Lewis
Richard Avery
Norris Green
Avery
Green
Lewis
Silsbee Isd
Silsbea
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