The 5th Annual Miss Silsbee Scholarship Pageant was held Saturday, August 5, and seven new queens were crowned who will represent the Silsbee community for the coming year. The queens who were crowned were Kollyn Baker, Little Miss; Kerstin Wright, Young Miss; Laikyn Ferguson, Pre-Teen Miss; Payton Gill, Miss Silsbee; Layla Holmes, Teen Miss; Bryelle Martin, Junior Miss; and Karsyn Baker, Mini Miss.

The proposed county budget for FY 2024 is about $1.4 million more than in FY 2023, but the tax rate is expected to remain the same. The Hardin County Commissioners Court Tuesday morning set 9 a.m.

The Silsbee Public Library’s 2023 Summer Reading Program came to an exciting end last Saturday as kids and parents gathered under the pavilion across from the library for a party. The event included getting into the foam, winning prizes and enjoying great food treats such as snow cones and pizza.

The Kountze City Council will meet in regular session at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

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.

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

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.

Mary Nixon and Ira Wilsker from Beaumont were sworn in as members of the 20th Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) at its Orientation Session held July 16-20. Seventy-one delegates from 23 of the 28 Area Agency on Aging regions in Texas were sworn in at the Texas State Capitol for a two-year term by the Honorable Gary Van-Deaver, member of the Texas House of Representatives from New Boston, Texas.

The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is inviting the community to come for a meet and greet event for Melissa Smart, the chamber director. The come and go event will be from 3 p.m.

The following marriages licenses were issued during the month of June at the Hardin County Clerk’s Office at the Hardin County Courthouse: • T. J.