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Vidor man nabbed after hang-up calls
News Staff
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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On Friday, March 3, 2023, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the Vidor Police Department responded to several 911 hang -up calls in the area of 690 N. Main Street, Vidor, Texas. This individual made several 911 calls and hang up each time. The Dispatcher was able to locate the origination location from the phone’s GPS coordinates.
Lumberton Police Report
News Staff
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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The Lumberton Police Department has released the following information. Each individual named in this report is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Disc Jockey ‘Boy’ Brown honored with proclamation
News Staff
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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William “Boy” Brown, a nationally acclaimed disc jockey from Beaumont, was honored near the beginning of Monday night’s regular Silsbee City Council meeting. Mayor Kevin Garner read the proclamation and then presented it to Brown: It reads as follows: WHEREAS, William “Boy” Brown was a nationally acclaimed disc jockey who founded his household name “Boy” in Beaumont, Texas.
COLLEGE STUDENTS JOINING FIGHT TO END DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS
News Staff
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Drunk driving kills one person in Texas every 7 hours and 43 minutes AUSTIN – Drunk drivers claim the lives of hundreds of Texans every year, and spring break can be a particularly deadly time. TxDOT’s Drive Sober.
Tigers end great year with 76-70 loss in regional finals
Danny Reneau
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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The Silsbee Tigers advanced to the regional finals on Saturday where they suffered a 76-70 defeat at the hands of a Booker T. Washington squad. Last year the same two teams met in the regional finals with Silsbee claiming a come from behind 78-72 victory. This year proved to be a different year.
Robotics team to be in world competition
News Staff
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Silsbee High School’s state champion GOLD! Robotics team competed at the Texas VEX Robotics High School Region 3 Championship in Houston on Saturday, March 4, in hopes of winning an invitation to the VEX Robotics World Championship in April. Team GOLD! put on an impressive performance winning multiple awards and securing invitation for all three of the robots that they brought to the tournament.
Silsbee council rejects bids for road project
Danny Reneau
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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The Silsbee City council met Monday to review bids for the ARPA Road Rehab project recomendation of awards. The city’s engineers had set a budget of $616,899.81 for the project to rebuild Durdin Street and put an overlay on Kirby Lane, Ave.