City OKs bids for water plant site prep and road work
Silsbee city council approved bids for a water plant site preparation and two city road improvements. Site prep to begin by Dec. 23 with a six month construction period. bids include $11,650 for site work and $422,000 projected costs.
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Highway 327
Silsbee
Economic Development Administration
Bayshore Engineering
Ronald Hickerson
Bella Construction Co
Beaumont
Vaughn Construction Co
Houston
Tank Builders Inc
Lane Texas Company
Euless
Hickerson
Bonner Street
Woodrow Road
Donalson Motors
Jerald Donalson
James Hays
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Deputy Shot In Thigh Case Quieted By Sheriff
Hardin County Sheriff Billy Paine and deputies offered no information on the investigation into Deputy Sheriff Charles Hill’s thigh wound likely caused by a .22 rifle last Sunday near Silsbee on U.S. 96. A sawed-off rifle was found near the scene, and rumors swirled about a black van with a taped license plate.
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Hardin County
Billy Paine
Charles Hill
Paine
Hill
U.S. 96
Village Creek
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth
Silsbee Man Killed in Wreck Near Kirbyville
A 52 year old Silsbee man Vernon Spikes was killed in a head on collision eight miles out from Kirbyville on U S 96. The other driver Jack Crabtree 45 of Beaumont was treated for a broken ankle. Spikes funeral was held at Fredonia Baptist Church in Bon Wier.
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Silsbee
Kirbyville
U.S
Vernon Spikes
North 2Nd St
Jack Crabtree
Beaumont
Otis Lane
Crabtree
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lane
Spikes
Coleman Mortuary
Jasper
Justice of the Peace John
Accidents Listed By DPS In County
During October Hardin County saw 40 rural motor vehicle accidents with one death and 30 injuries. Through October total rural crashes reached 392 with nine killed and 217 injured, compared to 353 accidents with nine dead and 171 injured in 1976. District 2B recorded 564 rural investigations and 257 injuries across 16 counties.
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Hardin County
E. C. Sherman
Texas Highway Patrol
Two Injured In Accident On Ariola Road
H. H. Harrison of Silsbee was in serious condition in the ICU at St. Elizabeth Hospital Beau mont after an Ariola Road crash Friday afternoon. He suffered broken ribs and a broken right clavicle. Matt Karnes, 13, received an eight stitch cut and was treated and released. The vehicle tilted on loose dirt while avoiding an oncoming truck.
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H. H. Harrison
Silsbee
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont
Ariola
Harrison
Matt Karnes
Burglars Strike Vacant Homes Prompt Precaution Advice
Chief A L Burleson urged homeowners to arrange checks by neighbors and guard valuables when plans take them away. Two burglaries occurred at vacant residences of Robert L. Paret and Dr. George D. Tennison, with jewelry and coins taken. Paret's losses about 2375 dollars. Also arrest of Kenny Wilson for assault on a peace officer during a domestic disturbance.
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A. L. Burleson
Burleson
Robert L. Paret
George D. Tennison
Paret
Tennison
Kenny Wilson
Silsbee
Avenue L
Wilson
Martin Wilson
Fas
Rutha F. Sullivan
Eugene Patrick
Dairy Queen
Hospital Board Under Fire Amid Resignation Claims
Former Hardin Memorial Hospital administrator Robert Talley accuses the hospital board of coercion and incompetence and seeks state court action to reinstate his authority. Commissioners declined to intervene, noting no move toward private management, while approving a courthouse renovation bid from Daniels Construction Company of Kountze for 545000 dollars.
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Robert Talley
Hardin County Hospital Board
Talley
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Emmett Lack
Lack
Rose
Eugenia Gauntt
Kountze
Beaumont
Doug Cherry
State Supreme Court
Kountze Construction Company
Daniels Building and Construction ‘Company
Bee Offices To Be Closed For Thanksgiving
The Silsbee Bee offices will close Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Most area businesses will close one day, including government offices.
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Silsbee Bee
City Receives 12971.14 Dollar Sales Tax Rebate
Silsbee reports a November city sales tax rebate of 12971.14, boosting 1977 payments 15 percent over last year. State Comptroller Bullock notes statewide collections up 22 percent as 880 Texas cities receive their November one percent city tax rebates, including Kountze 2898.60 and Sour Lake 744.06.
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Silsbee
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Texas
Kountze
Sour Lake
Tigers Set Friday Quarterfinal With Marlin In Nacogdoches
Tiger coach Pat Day aims to forget last week's win and focus on Marlin in Friday 7 30 p m quarterfinal at Stephen F Austin University Nacogdoches Huntsville coach Joe Clements seeks to erase the memory of a 22 14 defeat as both teams prepare for the 3A clash.
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Tiger
Pat Day
Huntsville Hornet
Joe Clements
Clements
Robert Arline
Day
Marlin
Stephen F. Austin University
Nacogdoches
Huntsville
Consi
Silshee- Marlin
Belton
Hornet
Clement
Silsbee
Fans Invited To Pep Rally For Silsbee Tigers
Silsbee High School invites all fans to a giant pep rally for the Tigers before their trip to Nacogdoches. Principal S. A. Wallace said band, cheerleaders, and Tigerettes will line the sidewalk along the building to the bus in the student parking lot at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
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Silsbee
Tigers
Naccogdoches
S. A. Wallace
Firemen Called To House Fires In Silsbee
Silsbee volunteers fought three house fires last week. One at 118 Dainwood Drive caused smoke damage from an electric fan. A second at 1065 Maxwell Drive burned heavily after a gas leak ignited a stove or heater. The third at 9:40 E Avenue H destroyed part of the home’s kitchen.
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Silsbee
Russell Busby
Fred A. Scott
Dainwood Drive
Busby
Idell Tanton
Maxwell Drive
Hallie Taylor
Moore home fire not politically motivated says Paine
Paine stated a suspect is sought in the November 13 fire that destroyed Buddy Moore's rental home near Kountze. Preliminary checks show a flammable liquid started the fires. Separate arrests include a 11 year old male and a 14 year old female in Lafayette linked to a major burglary in Silsbee area and a Pontiac Grand Prix stolen in the case.
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Hardin County
Billy Paine
Buddy Moore
Moore
Kountze
U.S. 69
Lafayette
Hardin County Sheriff's Department
Wendell Cornwell
Silsbee
Sykesville
Maryland
Charles Bendy
Bendy
Fina
J. M. Bruce
R. C. Williams
Cletis Alford
Hull
Three Silsbee Residents Injured in Highway Collision
Three Silsbee residents were injured in a head on collision while en route to Huntsville for a football game. The crash occurred about a mile outside Livingston when Byron William Johnson, 44, of Livingston crossed the center line on Highway 146 and struck Robert Wayne Lea, 48, of Silsbee. Passengers in Lea’s Mercury Cougar were listed in fair to good condition at Lufkin Memorial Hospital.
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Silsbee
Lufkin Memorial Hospital
Lufkin
Huntsville
Livingston
Byron William Johnson
Robert Wayne Lea
Lea
Charles
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Daniels
Port City Construction
Lake Charles
Span-Glass Inc
J. E. Williams
William Graham
Jasper Lewis
Rusty Herbst
Jimmy Riley
Danny Doyen
Brian McDonald
Tim Albrecht
Johnny King
David Morgan
Donnie McInnis
Larry Diles
Leon Tubbs
Larry Simpson
Kenneth Jones
Craig Gistinger
John Arthur Marceaux
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