County Dump Fees Spurred by Heavy Use and Costs
Hardin County Commissioners weigh a per load fee for dump use to curb rising costs. A bid for dump upkeep was discussed and a special meeting set. City loads from Kountze Sour Lake and others cited as major contributors. A groundswell of support for charging users, plus a potential staffer funded by Kountze, highlighted the agenda. The panel also heard about a resigning Hardin Memorial Hospital administrator and announced more than 300000 in grants for airport improvements under economic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin County Commissioners
T. S. Hooks
Commissioners Court
Hocks
Kountze
Sour Lake
J. C. Langham
Kirby Lumber Company
J. L. Loftin
Erdue
Hooks
Robert Talley
Hardin MerCoral Hospital
Hartin
County Hospital Board
Alley
Doug ‘Kerry
Fardin County
McConathy
Tigers and Hornets Prepare for Bi District Clash in Huntsville
Huntsville and Silsbee brace for a mirror image showdown Friday as both teams tout stingy defenses and balanced offenses. Coaches Day and Clements compare squads, with Silsbee selling a large ticket allotment for the game and both squads boasting 1,400 yard rusher Chris Craft and a robust rushing attack.
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Tiger
Pat Day
Huntsville Hornet
Joe Clements
Huntsville
Clements
Hornets
Day
Tuntsville
Ous
Hu Sole
Silsbee
Conas Clements
C.iy
Tigers
Ome Wees
Ainst Hebert
William Graham
Tigerbackers
Huntsville Hornets
Sam Houston State Unive Park Stadium
Little Cypress
Silsee
Marlin
Belton
Waco
Girl 17 killed in auto mishap near Kountze
A 17 year old Kountze girl Mary Elizabeth States died after being thrown from a car four miles outside Kountze on Farm Road 943. The driver Linda Stephenson escaped serious injury as the vehicle flipped four times. States had lived in Kountze ten months and was a senior at Kountze High School. Funeral rites were held at St Hendrix Catholic Church in Lake Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Mary Elizabeth States
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Miss Stukes
Belinda Lee Stephenson
Ralph Seamon
Consolata
Lake Charles
Miss States
Victor
Kountze High School
Herbie Stutes
Tryan Stutes
SHS Cagers Face Hebert in Beaumont Opener
Silsbee Tigers travel to Beaumont to meet Hebert Panthers in the season opener at 7:30 p.m. Hebert lost 69 58 to Beaumont Chariton Pollard in their debut. The Silsbee girls host Nederland in their second game, with a 7:30 start and junior varsity prior.
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Silsbee Tiger
Beaumont
Tigers
Hebert Panthers
Beaumont- Chariton Pollard
Silsbee
Nederland
Thomas Jefferson
Scouts Seek New Members At First Methodist Church
Boys interested in joining Scouts should bring completed information to the First Methodist Church at 7 p.m. on November 22. The form requires name address age birthdate and telephone number. Scout R. J. Latimer of Troop 88 notes an assistant scoutmaster is also needed.
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First Methodist Church
R. J. Latimer
Five Arrested On Drug Charges In Lumberton
Five people were arrested in Lumberton after a 12 05 a m search of a mobile home under a warrant issued by Justice Bennie Como. The group named Ronald W Burge Susan A Evans Donald Lacy Smith Helen Ann Fowler and Robert Neal Langham were released on 500 bonds. Authorities found amphetamine capsules and marijuana in Langham s bedroom and a marijuana cigarette in Evans purse. Items sent to Beaumont Crime Lab for analysis. Deputies also descr ibed three burglaries including a 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix missing along with tools tapes jewelry and other valuables valued about 10000 in one break in at Wendell Cornwell s residence. Another burglary involved Lee Engineering where two toolboxes and tools worth about 6000 were stolen. A third theft at Discount Mobile Home involved prescription tablets and a radio valued at 109 with 50 damage to the trailer.
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Lumberton
Hardin County Sheriff's
Justice of the
Bennie Como
Ronald W. Burge
Susan A. Evans
Donald Lacy Smith
Helen Ann Fowler
Robert Neal
Wendell Cornwell
Silsbee
Chris Granakakis
Lee Engineering
Discount
Evadale and Wortham clash for bi-district title in Livingston
Evadale Rebels travel to Livingston to meet Wortham in a bi district playoff showdown. Evadale improves to 9-0-1 after Sabine Pass default while Wortham rides a 7-0-1 record in district play led by Ricky Spence and Mark Moore. kickoff is 8 p.m. at Livingston High School.
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Evadale Rebels
Wortham
Livingston
Evadale
Sabine
Ricky Spence
Mark Moore
Livingston High School
Buna
Orangefield
Lumberton
Kountze
School Board weighs computer purchase for district use
Silsbee School Board heard Auditor Bill McMillan discuss a proposed computer purchase costing over 60 000 to streamline bookkeeping and expand to student scheduling test scoring attendance payroll budgets and tax records. The device could serve as a teaching tool in vocational programs and would not replace staff but reallocate manpower as district workload grows.
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Silsbee School Board
Bill McMillan
McMillan
Ferhbaps
Darel Shine
Crawford
McMilan
Hardin County Economic Plan Seeks Federal Approval
Hardin County officials present an economic development plan to the Economic Development Administration in Austin on November 8. The plan aims for federal approval and potential 50 percent matching grants if designated a redevelopment area, with projects including airport improvements and downtown redevelopment in Sour Lake and industrial parks in Silsbee, Kountze, and Lumberton.
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Hardin County
Economic Development Administration
Austin
Emmett Lack
Horace Moye
J. L. Loftin
Don Hawthorne
Mark McConathy
Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission
Washington
McConathy
Sour Lake
Silsbee
Kountze
Lumberton
Ronald Hickerson
Hickerson
U. S. Department of Commerce
Silsbee Chamber Directors to Meet Monday at Cajun Delight
Silsbee Chamber of Commerce directors plan a noon meeting on Monday November 21 at Cajun Delight Restaurant. The agenda includes chamber business and community updates.
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Silsbee Chamber of Commerce
Briscoe Honored At Southeast Texas Reception
Governor Dolph Briscoe visited Silsbee on a three day East Texas tour to stress positive campaign elements and his governorship. He attended a noon reception at the Silsbee Little Theater and spoke on economic growth education and highway development with wife Janey and aides present.
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Dolph Briscoe
Silsbee
Texas
John Hill
Briscoe
Beaumont
East Texas
Janey
Silsbee Little Theater
Dunn
Bradstreet
Grass Fires Reduced In Silsbee This Month
Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department answered eight calls in November with only two grass and woods fires. Fire Chief Russel Busby credits luck or greater care by citizens for fewer blazes. The fires occurred on November 10 at Bis Camp Road and November 4 behind the Wagon Wheel tavern on Highway 327. Other calls were false alarms at businesses or requests to extinguish burning cars and aid in rescues.
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Silsbee Volunteer Fire Department
Russel Busby
Biscamp Road
Wagon Wheel Tavern
Highway 327
Busby
City Park to Close After 11 PM Vandalism
City officials announce Knupple Road park will close after 11 pm with a chain barrier due to repeated vandalism including theft of clocks and mosquito control devices and damaged restrooms. The latest incident on Nov 10 damaged the men’s restroom door. estimated damage listed at 35 dollars.
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Knupple Road
Cesar Dominguez
Dominguez
Silsbee
Beaumont
LaLinda Cafe
New Silsbee Restaurant Planned at Kirby Drive and 418
The Lum ce Company restaurant is planned for Kirby Drive at 418 near Pine Plaza Shopping Center Silsbee. Contractor Fed Scaman and owner Billy Caraway aim for a $100000 build open around January 15 with 100 seat capacity and seven tenths of an acre site featuring rustic wood and patios.
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Const Uction
Silsbee
Veterangie
Kirby Ive
Highway 418
Uth
Pine Plaza
Lumce Company
Fed Scaman
Billy Caraway
Comptroller's
Carway
Hee
Lamar University
Texas
Pat
Caraway
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Hunts- Oppoville Weats
Dickinson
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Beaumont French
Strake Jesuit
Aldine Carver
Navasota
Brenham
Tomball
Katy
A&m Consolidated
Humble
Stuntsville
Chii Craft
Kenny Jones
Rosraft
Issac
Iwi
Bobby Carroll
Etrrene Redd
Jay Sk Dmore
Benny Rodriguez
John Schindler
Mike Gowins
LE Lloyd Archie
Silshee
Willam Graham
Robert Ariine
Jasper Lewis
Rusty Herbst
Jimmy Riley
Danny Doyen
Brian McDonald
Tim Albrecht
Johnny King
David Morgan
Donnie McGinnis
SHS
Hebert
Thomas Brown
Houston
Shine
Frank Thornton
Houston Community College
C of C
Gov. Dolph Briscoe
Pon Adams
Jasper
Adams
Bid Stevens
James Hays
Ester Lane Turner
Jefferson County
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