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Lumberton Police Report

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The Lumberton 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.

Hardin County Sheriff’s Report

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The Hardin County Sheriff’s 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.

Silsbee Police Report

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

Texas State Fair closes 137th year

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On October 25, 1886, the Texas State Fair opened in Dallas. For 137 years, the Fair has operated in Dallas. During the first State Fair, a rival organization opened the Dallas Exposition at the same time. Both fairs were successful and drew crowds of over 35,000 people a day at the time. Eventually the groups merged and became the State Fair of Texas. The current fair grounds in Fair Park were the original location of the Dallas Exposition. The grounds were expanded in 1936 when it became the site of the Texas Centennial Exposition.

LHS student held after found using airsoft gun

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A Lumberton High School student was taken into custody Tuesday morning after being found using an airsoft gun in one of the restrooms at the high school. Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins said “This morning during the Lumberton High School pep rally an employee of the district heard a commotion in one of the bathrooms and saw a male student with what was believed to be an automatic firearm.