Authors of several books live in the Silsbee area, and the public will get an opportunity to meet many of them at a Meet the Authors event scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p. m. Wednesday, June 7, at the Silsbee Public Library.

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.

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 school board accepted a letter of resignation from Sherrie Taylor at its regular meeting held on May 9. She was presented with a Memory Plaque in recognition for her time served.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Leading Texas health care and patient advocacy organizations today praised U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington of Lubbock for reintroducing legislation that would give America’s seniors timely access to ground-breaking multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screening tests.

As the 2022-2023 school year starts winding down, Silsbee High School seniors are closing chapters on several events before graduations. Once of those events, Scholarships Night and what a night for students. More than $1.42 million was awarded to a third of the senior class.

PLANO – A Dallas man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations related to a 2021 overdose death, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.

BEAUMONT – A Nacogdoches man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M.

BEAUMONT – A New Orleans, Louisiana man has been named in a federal indictment charging him with carjacking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.

Austin – Senator Paul Bettencourt’s (R-Houston) SB 1750, sponsored by Representative Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) in the Texas House of Representatives, passed out of the Texas House on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. SB 1750 will restore voter trust, accountability, and transparency in Harris County elections by returning the management of elections back to elected officials. “An appointed Elections Administrator that either couldn’t or wouldn’t get millions of sheets of ballot paper from the warehouse to the polls for voters to vote on, on November 8th, will be gone by September 1st,” said Senator Bettencourt. “Now voters in Harris County can be assured that the officials running their elections are elected and accountable to the public, with expected final passage of SB 1750,” added Senator Bettencourt.