Village Creek bridge overflows after thunderstorms soak area

Village Creek bridge overflows after thunderstorms soak area

Dan Eakin
The Village Creek bridge on FM 418 was under water for the second time in only a few weeks Tuesday.The Texas Department of Transportation (Tx-DOT) closed FM 418 between Silsbee and Kountze as swift running water rose to at least a foot or two above parts of the bridge up in the day.The rise in the…
FBC Academy Spelling Bee competition winners named

FBC Academy Spelling Bee competition winners named

News Staff
FBC Academy hosted its very first Spelling Bee on Thursday, April 25. Students were chosen to compete through a series of class spelling bees held from January through April. Approximately three students from each grade, 1st-8th, advanced to the School Spelling Bee to battle it out for Spelling Bee…
Help offered for displaced flood victims

Help offered for displaced flood victims

News Staff
The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) is offering assistance to families who were displaced by recent flooding in five counties of East Texas. The DETCOG Regional Housing Authority is accepting applications from affected persons in Newton, Shelby, Tyler, Hardin, and Jasper counties.…

Council, school board elections this Saturday

Dan Eakin
Voters will go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday, May 4, to elect city council and school board members.In Silsbee, voting for both city council and school board candidates will be at city hall, and voting on Kountze City Council candidates only will be at Kountze City Hall.Early…
Land commissioner visits county to celebrate $23.8 million funding

Land commissioner visits county to celebrate $23.8 million funding

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Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., paid a visit to Hardin County last Thursday where she met with local officials to celebrate a few milestones with regards to Hurricane Harvey Disaster Recovery and to announce $23.8 Million in funding to Hardin County in mitigation funding for drainage…
Bryan Fields inducted into Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame

Bryan Fields inducted into Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame

News Staff
Bryan Fields, who lives in Silsbee, was inducted last week into the Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame.He was introduced to rodeo by his parents Leighton & Linda Fields. His involvement extended to competitions in YRA, TYRA, and THSRA, with a primary emphasis on steer riding, bull riding, and steer…
Silsbee sophomore Lauren Wise wins in district competition

Silsbee sophomore Lauren Wise wins in district competition

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Lauren Wise led the Silsbee Tigers in the District tournament by winning the girls singles championship. This is the second straight year that the sophomore has claimed the singles championship.This is rated at 26,5 WTN in the singles division by the USTA.This is a measurement of the percentage of…
Dabney, Drake chosen for SHS Wall of Honor

Dabney, Drake chosen for SHS Wall of Honor

John Marble
Michael Dabney and David Drake Sr. have been chosen to be new members for the Silsbee High School Wall of Honor, They will be inducted this upcoming year during homecoming week.The Wall of Honor is a group of former SHS graduates that select people each year to be added to the wall based on their…
LUMBERTON ATHLETES SIGN COLLEGE PACTS

LUMBERTON ATHLETES SIGN COLLEGE PACTS

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Six Lumberton High School athletes signed contracts at a signing last Wednesday afternoon in the main gymnasium of the high school.In top photo,Austin Irwin and Travis Atwood are getting ready to sign to play golf at East Texas Baptist University. In two middle photographs, Easton Stapleton is…

Tigers and Huffman Hargrave will battle for Bi-District trophy

Danny Reneau
The Silsbee Tigers will play Huffman Hargrave in the Bi-District round of the playoffs. The two teams will meet in a three game series.They will play the first game at Baytown Sterling High School at 7 p.m. Thursday. The second game will be held at West Orange Stark High School at 7 p.m. Friday.The…
Tigers rally to claim a spot in playoffs for 14th straight year

Tigers rally to claim a spot in playoffs for 14th straight year

Danny Reneau
The Silsbee Tigers battled back from an 0-6-1 start to claim a spot in the Class 4A playoffs for the 14th straight year. To make matters worse, the Tigers were “no-hit” in three of the first seven games.Despite the rough start, Tristin Dean, said he “never had a doubt and definitely felt the team…
Village Creek bridge overflows after thunderstorms soak area

Village Creek bridge overflows after thunderstorms soak area

The Village Creek bridge on FM 418 was under water for the second time in only a few weeks Tuesday. The Texas Department of Transportation (Tx-DOT) closed FM 418 between Silsbee and Kountze as swift running water rose to at least a foot or two above parts of the bridge up in the day.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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FBC Academy Spelling Bee competition winners named

FBC Academy Spelling Bee competition winners named

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
FBC Academy hosted its very first Spelling Bee on Thursday, April 25. Students were chosen to compete through a series of class spelling bees held from January through April. Approximately three students from each grade, 1st-8th, advanced to the School Spelling Bee to battle it out for Spelling Bee Champion.
Help offered for displaced flood victims

Help offered for displaced flood victims

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) is offering assistance to families who were displaced by recent flooding in five counties of East Texas. The DETCOG Regional Housing Authority is accepting applications from affected persons in Newton, Shelby, Tyler, Hardin, and Jasper counties.
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Obituaries 

Patricia Caraway

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Patricia Adelle “Trish” Platt Caraway, 77, of Silsbee, Texas passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at her home. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to the late William Murray and Frances Juanita Barlow Platt. She was a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), working for Texas Home Health for several years.

Sandra Newton

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Sandra Bouse Newton, 79, of New Caney, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Hermann Memorial Hospital Northeast in Humble, Texas. She was born in Houston, Texas to the late Walter and Stella York Mercer. She was a deputy sheriff for many years and had also worked for TDCJ.

Davey Smith

News Staff
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Davey Eugene Smith, 76, of Kountze, Texas passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Gloria Pinell Smith and Claude Dawson Smith Sr. He was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran. He was a member of the Jefferson County Master Gardeners.
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