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Lenward Waylon “Red” Cooper Sr., who was once described as being one of the kindest people who ever walked the streets in Silsbee, Texas, died Sunday, Dec. 3, and will be memorialized at a service at the First United Pentecostal Church on Thursday.

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A 26-year-old Silsbee man was taken to a hospital by ambulance following a shooting in a road rage incident about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

More than 5,000 property owners filed protests with Hardin County Appraisal District during the 2023 fiscal year. That announcement was made by John Landis, chairman of the County Appraisal District (CAD) board of directors at a regular meeting of the Hardin County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, Nov.

Sherrie Bumstead grew up in Hardin County. She attended school in Lumberton through the eleventh grade and then graduated from West Hardin High School in 1980.

A new scholarship fund has been established to aid college bound Silsbee graduates and honor teachers’ legacies. Organized by former Silsbee Principal Gaye Lokey and several Silsbee Alumni, all who worked full or part-time during their high school careers, the Silsbee Educators’ Legacy Scholarship will assist hardworking Silsbee seniors by expanding their educational opportunities.

The Beaumont Heritage Society will have the annual Christmas Candlelight Tour at the 1845 John Jay French Museum on Dec. 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m.Christmas Candlelight Tour on the grounds of the John Jay French Museum.

The McFaddin-Ward House invites the Southeast Texas community to delight in the spirit of the season at its annual Holiday Open House – for the first time offering two weekend dates to attend on either Sunday, Dec. 3, or Sunday, Dec. 10, from 5-7 p.m. at 1906 Calder Avenue in Beaumont.

The Silsbee Police Department has released the following information. Each individual named in this report is assumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.