April is being designated as Child Abuse Awareness Month throughout the nation, but it is especially being noted in Hardin County and the region this year because of a large number of abused or neglected children in 2022, including two who died. Every city council in Hardin County and the Hardin County Commissioners Court passed resolutions proclaiming April to be Child Abuse Awareness Month.

Two Silsbee businesses were burglarized during the last few days, but quick action by the Silsbee Police Department has resulted in almost all if not all items being recovered, and one person in jail.

Lucas Powell, a junior at Lumberton High School, has been named as a finalist for the Willie Ray Smith award on offense. This is the second year that the quarterback has been named as a finalist and the he may well get another shot at it next year.

A fire which started out as a control burn wound up burning about 84 acres of a wooded area north of Kountze last Saturday afternoon. Kountze firefighters were already involved in a control burn in Kountze when the call came in that a fire had gotten out of control, at least partly due to the high winds which had moved into the area.

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

The Sundown Concert Series returns to the Downtown Event Centre Lake monthly from April to June for live music and fun for all. Families are encouraged to picnic around the lake, enjoy the playground, visit the resident ducks and enjoy live music as the sun sets on our great city.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Department has released the following information. Each individual named in this report is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 22, Assisting Rural Law Enforcement Funding – Increasing Pay and Needed Equipment, by Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster: “The Biden Administration’s failure to perform their constitutional duty to secure the southern border means that every county sheriff and prosecutor in Texas is a border sheriff or border prosecutor in addition to their normal duties to protect and serve their citizens. In many counties, elected sheriffs and their deputies are covering thousands of square miles of territory with little or no backup.