Hardin County Court hears road complaint over washed subdivisions
Hardin County residents from Ariola Acres gather at the Commissioners Court to press for road and drainage fixes after rains. Mike Lynn of Lumberton Group accuses developers of abandoning maintenance while Judge Pro-Tem Lack and Commissioner Loftin note legal limits. Loftin pledges action if resources exist. The court also considers a TWQB hearing on a Sour Lake waste-dumping site, with prior and pending correspondence to address odor issues near Pine Island Bayou.
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Roseytene
UU Leutee
Hardin County
Hardin County Commissioners’ Court
Ariola Acres
Lumberton
Deer Park Lane
Wheeler Road
Mike Lynn
Lumberton Group
Lynn
Huh Devil Means
Emmett Lack
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Austin
State Penitentiary
Howard Bartington
Pet
J. L. Lottin
Loftin
Havara
Jefferson
Texas Water Quality Bord
Sour Lake
TWQB
Lofttin
Wardin- Jefferson Wingh
Pine Island Bayou
Jefferson County
Accidents On Rain-Slick Roads Near Silsbee Injure Seven
Seven vehicles damaged in two Tuesday morning crashes on Highway 418 near Silsbee. John Christopher Bound, Naomi Nichols and others involved. Nichols woman seriously hurt, Nanette Shafer injured, ambos transported. Police have not determined fault.
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Department of Public Safety
Truman Dougharty
Dougharty
Silsbee
John Christopher Bound
Dogwood Lane
Lumberton
Naomi Capps Nichols
Star Route
Box
Search for three suspects in Lumberton shooting continues
Law officers seek three shooters after a 19 year old Beaumont man was shot in the back of the head on Mandy Lake Road near Lumberton. Mike Rogers remains in critical condition at St Elizabeth Hospital after surgery. Sheriff Paine says more than the known incident may be involved.
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Donsharty
Naomi Capps Nichols
Nanette Elaine Shafer
Silsbee Doctors Hospital
Beaumont
Mandy Lake Road
Lumberton
Mike Rogers
Queens Row
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ceived
Hardin
Billy E. Paine
Rogers Wastreet
Charles Baird
George Bryan
Rogers
Paine
St Elizabeth Hospital
Ana
Doris Williams to Retire as Silsbee School Nurse
Mrs Doris Williams, long time school nurse in Silsbee, retires Friday January 17 after 23 years of service. She began in 1954 at O'Neal Cove and cared for students as the district expanded from one building to Kirby campus and the high school.
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Doris Williams
Silsbee
Paris Willers
Banks and Savings Firms to Close on Dec 24 in Silsbee
Farley Bowers announces that two banks and two savings and loan firms will close Friday December 24. The Silsbee Bee offices will also close that day while all other businesses stay open until normal closing times and reopen Saturday Christmas Day.
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Farley Bowers
the Bee
Bowers
Silsbee Bee
Rites Held For Don L Elkins 87 Silsbee
Funeral services for Don L Elkins 87 of Silsbee were held at Kelley Hixson Chapel with Rev James Bradford and Rev C S Davis officiating. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery. He died Thursday afternoon at St Elizabeth Hospital after an illness. Surviving are his wife Mrs Jane Elkins of Lumberton and two sons Don Elkins Jr and Charles Brace Elkins.
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Don L Elkins
Silsbee
Kelley- Hixson
James Bradford
Davis
Forest Lawn Cemetery
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Jane Elkins
Lumberton
Don Elkins Jr
Charles Brace Elkins
Council Delays Decision To Extend Water Main
Devle McKeown Sr and Jr pressed the Silsbee council to extend city water and sewer to their new auto shop at Highway 327 and 19th Street. The city would bear about 82,595 of the cost, McKeown 1,418, with a private bore under the highway, but councilmembers requested time to weigh other future water projects before deciding at the December 28 meeting.
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Devle McKeown Sr
Devle McKeown Jr
Highway 327
19Th Street
McKeown
Ron Hickerson
Hickerson
Silsbee
John J. Fordinal
Firemen Answer Nine Calls In Busy Week
Silsbee Fire Department logged a busy week answering nine calls led by Chief Russell Busby. Incidents include a Dec 7 fuel spill and two-vehicle crash on Hoedway 327 and HK Street, plus three grass fires on Dec 10 near Prince Hall Villa and 20th Street. An auto crash near Highway 92 started a Ford Falcon fire, and a Dec 11 afternoon call involved a 1973 Oldsmobile.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Hoedway
HK Street
22Nd Street
Prince Hall Villa
20Th Street
Highway 92
Drinking Problem Voiced At School Board Meeting
Parents accused Silsbee High football players of drinking during an out of town trip to Houston to see a University of Houston University of Arkansas game. Superintendent Weeks Crawford found no evidence of drinking and announced the annual Houston trip would be discontinued for now. Coach Ray McGallion and staff received support at the meeting.
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Silsbee School Board
Houston
University of Houston
University of Arkansas
Sone Oon
Simns
Weeks Crawford
Crawford
Houson
Ray McGallion
Texas
Tax Load For County Citizens Is About 420 Per Person
New York December 15 tax figures show state and local taxes pressing hard on Hardin County residents. Per capita tax load stands around 420 dollars with rising costs in health, sanitation, and welfare services. The report notes nationwide tax increases, with total state and local collections reaching 141 billion dollars last year and county taxes totaling about 13.86 million in the period.
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New York
Hardin County
Maine
Vis Wea
Margit
Texas
Wits
Hodee
Airlines
Vts
Shire
Lumberton Woman Dies in House Explosion
A Lumberton woman died after a house exploded. The incident involved responders from the Titans, Volunteer Fire Department, and an ambulance crew that transported the victim to St. Eligas Hospital, where she later died.
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Lumberton
Titans
St. Eligas Beth Hostal
Sealy Burn Ceney
Galveston
Police Make Eight Arrests in Quiet Week in Silsbee
Silsbee police reported a quiet week with eight arrests for various charges. Four men faced public intoxication counts, two for driving without a license, two for attempting to elude officers, and one for speeding with other traffic tickets noted. An investigation covered a residence theft and a car theft valued at $5.00. Wanda Campbell’s home at WW Ave was targeted. No arrests have been made in that case. Traffic officers issued four speeding tickets and patrol checks as two vacation units operate city streets.
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Aso Inves
Wanda Camphel
Silsbee
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Bee
Don L. Elkins
Elkins
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Lius Zamora
Guadalajara
Lexico
Lambert
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