Fire hydrant vandalism and theft incidents reported in Silsbee
Silsbee Police assigned officers to special details after hydrants were opened during a 30 minute blackout causing about 1 million gallons lost. Nine hydrants later sprayed 300 000 gallons. Burglaries included Budweiser missing from Silsbee Ice Co and a back window entry at Ern est Thomas home with $25 taken. Police also reported thefts and arrests for public intoxication.
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Silsbee
Bill Allen
Water Department
Allen
Sils- Fire Department
James Fulgham
Thiseek
H. N. Hopkins
Ralph Riggans
North First Street
Prince Hall Villa
Silsbee Council Approves GSU Rate Hike with No Discount
The Silsbee City Council approved a Gulf States Utilities rate increase of 6.9 percent after removing a discount clause. A July 23 letter warned of a 50 cent extra charge if the discount was not kept, raising the monthly residential minimum to 4.00. GSU's Ward C. McCurtain argued the change would penalize prompt payers and burden collections, while council members debated impacts on non local customers and railroad safety rules. The ordinance passed after a closed session. railroad concerns prompted calls to delay final readings for Santa Fe to present demonstrations.
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Silsbee
Gulf States
Mayo James Hays
Ward C. McCurtain
Beaumont
GSU
McCurtain
GSA
Hays
Cornel
Silsabes
Mavor
John Ferdinal
Silsbee City
Roger Ratliff
Raitt “Shin
Rastroad
Charles Lee
Bob Caldwell
Santa Fe
Caldwell
Quiet Week Sees Vehicle Recoveries and Bus Vandalism
Hardin County Sheriff records a quiet week with recoveries including a 1967 Opel station wagon stolen from Ralph Mendoza of Orange and a 650 Yamaha motorcycle in Lake Charles. Two 12 year olds were cited in vandalism of seven school buses causing about 3000 dollars in damage. Arthur White faces charges after arrest in Dallas and a prior abduction case linked to Donald Snodgrass.
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Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Mike Holzapfel
Sheriff's Department
Ralph Mendoza
Orange
Pascal Dickerson
Timperjack
Lake Charles
Hardin County
Saratoga
Lumberton
Arthur White
Justice of the Peace
Bennie Como
White
Dallas
Donald Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Florissant
Beaumont
Sour Lake
McCreight Named Hardin County Tax Assessor-Collector
Jeanette McCreight was appointed to fill the late Fred Anfers’s term as Hardin County Tax Assessor-Collector by the county commissioners. She will serve until the November election, with the court also naming election judges and alternates for each precinct, including a Republican appointee for Precinct 4.
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Jeanette McCreight
Harlin County Commissioners
McCreight
Fred Anfers
Howard Barrington
Barrington
Hardin County
W.J. Bowman
Overstreet
Children’s Drama Workshop Delights Silsbee Audience
Fifty local youngsters ages six to twelve participated in the two week Children’s Drama Workshop at Silsbee Little Theater.under guidance of Shistey Gilchriest and Bertie Standley The program included stage directions diction and pantomime with 10 top performers highlighted by Tim Lowe Earnest LeBouff Jerry Jones and others The audience of parents and friends applauded the final show on Friday evening.
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Silsbee Little Theater
Climantics
Shistey Gilchriest
Bertie Standley
East Texas
Carrie
Renee
Scott
Tim
Tim Lowe
Earnest LeBouff
Jerry Jones
Heather McDonald
Mechelle Flavier
Rene Ashworth
Brenda Strickland
Scott Grey
Rhett Tutt
Lonie Rogers
Scott White
Kristie Stanford
Ftall
Average County Taxes Pressing Burden in Post Recession Era
New York July 26 investigates where county households spend their money and how much tax burden families bear. The piece questions post recession finances, revealing how Hardin County families allocate income to taxes and related costs amid evolving economic conditions.
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New York
Hardin County
Open August 19 as School Construction Nears Finish
Read-Turrentine and John Kirby elementaries will gain 36 new classrooms and a 7,200 square foot fieldhouse as part of a $1.8 million bond. Read-Turrentine gains band rooms and libraries while junior high renovation wraps climate control and insulation upgrades.
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John Kirby
Read-Turrentine Elemen
Kirby
Read Turrentine
Read-Turrentine
Lumberton Lodge Calls Members for M M Degree
A called communication of Lumberton Lodge No 1450 ALF and A M will be held Friday night July 30 at 7 50 p m at Pine Lodge No 642 in Kountze for work in the M M degree All Master Masons are invited On Tuesday Aug 8 another called communication at Pine Lodge No 642 Kountze for work in the E A degree All Masons invited to attend
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Communication of
Lumberton Lodge No
Alf
A.M
Pine Lodge No. 642
Kountze
Lumberton Lodge
Pine Lodge
Kountre
E. A
Power Outage Hits Hardin County After Transformer Failure
Electric service across Hardin County halted Monday evening around 7:01 pm after a transformer blowout disrupted the grid. Crews blamed a malfunction in the automatic controls causing a prolonged outage with restoration time uncertain as officials worked to repair equipment.
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Mium Sports
Pardin Jcennis
Rovsan
Lette Tinge
Gene Clamate
Owen Kness
Robert Shettiete
Hardin County
Ertedt
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