Pre Trial Hearings Begin Friday For Thompson
Preparations for the July 16 trial begin as County Judge Emmett Lack and Silsbee Attorney Houston Thompson face three charges of official misconduct. Judge Myron Love will preside in Kountze amid venue-change motions and press subpoenas.
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Emmett Lack
Silsbee
Houston Thompson
Kountze
Myron Love
Houston
Harris County
Clyde Smith
Thompson
Lack
Stanley Coe
Coe
Silsbee Police Crack 3 Cases This Week
Silsbee investigators pursued four major cases during the week with three solved. Arrests were made for theft at H A Thomas Auto Supply, burglary at Prince Hall Villa, and forgery charges. A 16 year old was arrested for unauthorized use of a 1975 Ford pickup. Several traffic accidents occurred with no injuries or citations.
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Silsbee
James Fulgham
Sylvester McLaurin
East Ave. G
H. A. Thomas
McLaurin
Thomas
Dennis Allen
Bob Gentry
Robert Roy Spearman
Prince Hall Villa
Jewel Gilder
Spearman
Albert Miller
Miler
Raleigh Garritt
Suspece Wacking Co
Harold's
Ron Nash
Dardin
Nash
Myrtle
Gas Way
South 96
North 6Th
Highways 418
North Sth
Ave. A
Highway
Gentry Road
County budget talks touch raises and waste plan
At a Monday budget workshop, Hardin County officials debated a potential 10 percent raise for elected officials, while noting no pay increases since 1971. The court moved to study travel reimbursements, garbage service bids, election judge appointments, and a $200 donation to Helping Hands, with final budget approval set for September and a July 26 follow up.
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Commissioners Court
Horace Moye
Texas
Howard Barrington
Alaxe
Court
Lack
U.S
Move
S. C. Langham
Lumberton
Langham
Silsbee
Hardin County Helping Hands
County Tax Board Hears Industrial Firms Over Valuations
Hardin County Commissioners Court acting as the County Board of Tax Equalization met with industrial taxpayers. A difference of several million dollars existed between Kirby Lumber Corp valuations and rendered value. A next meeting with Pritchard and Associates and Stone & Webster is planned, likely the first week in August.
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Hardin County Commissioners Court
County Board of Tax Equalization
Rex Moore
Precinct One
The
Bee
Kirby Lumber Corp
Pritchard and Associates
Stone & Webster
Kirby
Board of Equalization
Moore
Jeannette McCreight
Silsbee City Council Approves Railroad Zoning and GSU Ordinances
The Silsbee City Council approved first readings of three ordinances and one resolution. They opened bids for the Community Development Block Grant water and sewer improvements, with six bids received. The Gulf States Utilities ordinance was amended by removing a contested prompt payment discount clause and passed for second reading. The effort includes rates, funding, and a mosquito sprayer plan led by County Commissioner Rex Moore, with city departments and the city manager reporting financials and progress.
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Silsbee City
Garant
GSU
B.S
John Fordinal
James Hay
Eddie van Winkle
Cap Maituser
Ricky
Tickerson
Couke
Hicsorava
Silsbee
Rex Moore
Doningues
Council
ONeil School Offers Summer Day Care Center
Venerable ONeil School hosts Silsbee’s first Day Care Center for 185 low income children ages six to twelve funded by the State Department of Public Welfare. The program, run by Har din County Helping Hance, provides meals, crafts, sports, and supervised activities led by local educators and graduates.
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O'Neil School
Silsbee
Fay Guillery
Rount
Willa Mae Beatty
Prince Hall Villa
Kountze
State Department of Public Welfare
Hardin County
Hance
Guillory
O'Neil
Fred Wiliams
Silsbee High
Gloria Williams
Annie Adams
Bath
Buddy Moore Found Guilty By Court After Missing May 24 Hearing
Buddy Moore was found guilty on July 8 by Judge L. A Yankie for failing to appear in Municipal Court on May 24 for a duecket calama Hicket. Moore, defended by Pouston Thompson, was fined $12.50. Thompson testified under oath as part of the proceeding.
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Buddy Moore
L. A Yankie
Moore
Pouston Thompson
Thompson
Silsbee considers zoning change to permit commercial use
The Silsbee City Council held a public hearing to rezone four acres on Texas 327 from R-1 to C-2 for a project by Val Hickman. Administrators say builders intend to start construction soon, despite past stalled rezones, and the council weighed potential morning traffic with nearby school operations.
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T. M. Tennison Sr
Texas 327
Silsbee
Val Hickman
James Hays
Jerry Jones
Jones
Murder arrest follows shooting at Star Route residence
Hardin County Sheriff's Department investigated a fatal shooting at Leon Gray Sr. residence on Star Route. Madeline Gray was arrested and charged with murder after an autopsy was ordered. Funeral services for Leon Gray were held at Farner Funeral Home with burial in Cunningham Cemetery.
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Leon Gray
Silsbee
Hardin County
Charles Laird
Farmer Funeral Home
David Miller
Gray
Sheriffs Department
Leon Gray Sr
Madeline Gray
Cunningsham
Lewis Campbell
John Gray
Glenn Reedus
Clifton Compton
Charl Risinger
Preston Meher
Livingston
M and M Construction Co
Sore
Lenott Clay Jr
Thibodaux
Michael Gray
Beaune
Vivian
School Insurance and Worker Comp on Board Agenda
The Ey SISD board discussed student health insurance and workers compensation, with topics including a 75 percent assessment rate at $1.94 and the acceptance of instructor resignations and recommendations for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Weeks Crawford noted issues and possible state funding impacts for the 1930s period.
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Picci
Avid Patia
Crawford
PAN
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Zbranek
the Bee
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Grey
Madeline
County Tax Board
Gulf States Utilities
Fordinal
Texas Utility Commission
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Purdines Gaven
Barbara Paret
Willams
Abram Miles
Silsbee Bane
Mozart
Sousa
Wendell Tilford
Arte Shankle
George Thomas
Ros Iyn Parkins
Arrilia Carter Teary Harper
Prince Wilson
Henrietta Thomas
Ivy
Williams
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