The Kountze City Council met in regular session on March16 and unanimously approved the George Washington Carver Memorial Park pavilion to be the site of farmers markets, sponsored by the Kountze Chamber of Commerce, beginning The first farmers market will be from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, and will take place each month.

Early voting in the May 6 election for Silsbee mayor begins in just over a month — April 24-May 2 — and registered voters who live within the city limits of Silsbee need to be deciding — if they haven’t already — how they will cast their ballot.

March 7 Cody Allen Hampshire, 31, was arrested by Sgt. Chad Wilson on charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member.

The following couples were issued marriage licenses during the month of February, 2023, at the Hardin County County Clerk’s office: Aaron Randall Holmes and Christian Hope Broseh Michael Bradley Joseph Arsement and Cheyenne Rayne Nichole Ard Saddler Dakota Neel and Sarah Michelle Elrod Zackery Joseph Arsemen and Kera Marie Juneau Wendell Syed Sha Keel and Raylyn Monet Courts Tristin Mikel Stites and Kaylee Ann Lowe Noah Hunter Graves and Jaysa Ann Crochet Gage McCauley Walters and Jennifer Leigh Suniga Devin Lorn Abbott and Hannah Deneen Hulet Rodney Wayne Lawrence Jr. and Sylvia Nichole McIntire Edgar Arlled Thomas Jr. and Dakeria Denise Walker

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.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) wrote a letter last week to President Joe Biden supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for an emergency disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to Texans impacted by Winter Storm Mara in Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Delta, Denton, Falls, Hays, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kendall, Lamar, Lee, Leon, Milam, Red River, Robertson, Shelby, Smith, Travis, and Williamson counties.

It was just a few short months ago that Highline announced the launch of lightning-fast Gigabit fiber internet service for the Lumberton and Silsbee area of Southeast Texas, and today shares the great milestone of activating its first customer.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CASA of Southeast Texas, Inc., is raising awareness of the need for more dedicated members of the community to step up and become CASA volunteers, and help end child abuse and neglect, through supporting children and their families.

Logan Walker won second place in the 37th Annual Protege Competition and Exhibition 2023 Art Show! The show was presented at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas.Not only did he earn a top spot win, he was also awarded a four-year art scholarship to the Lamar University Department of Art for the amount of $750 per semester and a $150 gift certificate for art supplies.