In last week’s edition of the Silsbee Bee, the name of John Henry Marble was misspelled in the headline. Marble is a candidate for Silsbee mayor in the May 6 election.

A large number of first responders and rescue crew members spent several hours on Tuesday of last week looking for a woman who was missing after two kayaks capsized on Village Creek. After members of the Hardin County Sheriff ’s Office, the Silsbee Fire Department, game wardens and others spent more than four hours looking for the woman, she was found safe about a mile from where the kayaks had capsized.

The Kountze Chamber of Commerce has been busy making strides to create enthusiasm in their town of a recorded population of 2,163. Several chamber members started February out by attended Hardin County Chamber Days at the State Capitol in Austin on February 13 and heard multiple speakers, including Senator Robert Nichols and State Rep. Ernest Bailes.

Dale Williford is retiring after serving more than 40 years in law enforcement in Hardin County. A reception was held in his honor on Thursday, Feb.

February 13, 2023 was officially proclaimed Hardin County Day at the Capitol as members of Silsbee, Lumberton, Kountze and Sour Lake chambers of commerce and others toured the Capitol on that day. State Rep.

Gov. Greg Abbott, in a State of the State address last Thursday, outlined his seven top priorities for the ongoing legislative session before an invitation- only audience at a manufacturing facility in San Marcos, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Those priorities include $4 billion for border security, property tax relief and more school choice for parents, which he called “education freedom.” He avoided use of the word “vouchers.’

All my adult life, I’ve been a journalist in a lot of different places. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Dallas-Fort Worth, North Texas, Central Texas, East Texas and now Southeast Texas.

The Hardin County Commissioners Court, at a regular meeting on Feb. 14, unanimously approved the purchase of equipment to provide better security for the District Attorney’s Office and for two district courts.

The Word Church has scheduled a Men’s Fellowship for 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The First Missionary Baptist Church Brotherhood Department will host the 92nd Brotherhood Annual on Sunday, February 26 at 3 p.m. The theme will be “Creating a Movement in Men’s Ministry” Ephesians 4:12-13, 16.