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Council OKs Long Leaf resolution

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Dan Eakin

The Silsbee City Council, meeting in regular session Monday night, unanimously approved a resolution which could bring the Long Leaf Subdivision into the city before the end of the year.The city has been refusing to accept Long Leaf as a part of the city because it had not been up to code with lighting and sewage regulations.Street lights were recently added to Long Leaf Street, w... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Kountze City Council picks Matthews mayor pro tem

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Dan Eakin

Glenn Matthews is the Kountze mayor pro tem once again.The council selected him at a regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon of last week. Jack Darden, Johnnie Mae Daigle and Matthews himself voted in favor, and Jim Shirey and Connie Winger voted against. The vote was 3-2.The seat was vacant only for a few minutes. Barbara Greer, who lost her bid for re-election to the council earl... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Three KHS athletes sign to play ball for colleges

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Dan Eakin

Three Kountze High School athletes, in a ceremony Tuesday evening in the Kountze Lions Den, signed to play for different colleges.Zacc Sells, the leading scorer for the KHS basketball team with a long list of records, signed to play basketball for Angelina College in Lufkin.Mason Donald, second top scorer for the Lions, the 2025 Class 3A Division 2 state champions, signed to play ... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Man found guilty but jury can’t decide sentencing

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Dan Eakin

A man on trial in a Hardin County court last week was found guilty on two charges and not guilty on three charges, but the jury could not decide on his sentences.Jerrett Paul Proctor, who is in his late 30s, was found guilty of online solicitation of a minor and child grooming, but found not guilty on two counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child.... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
SHS grad being named to two halls of fame

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Joe Price

Former high school coach Joe Willie Price Jr. has been elected to become a member of two prestigious Hall of Fames over the next 10 weeks.A 1971 graduate of Silsbee High School, Price will be inducted into the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Associaton Hall Of Fame on May 7. He also will be inducted into the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association Hall of Fame on July 12.... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Texas DPS continues to find missing children, arrest ‘most wanted’ criminals

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Bethany Blankley

(The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety officers continue to find missing children and arrest those on its criminal illegal immigrant most wanted list.With April being “Child Abuse Prevention Month,” DPS troopers have rescued more than 600 children through its Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC) Program, DPS said. IPC officers are trained “to identif... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Trump secures water rights for South Texas, enforcing Mexico treaty

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Bethany Blankley

The Rio Grande River in Starr County, Texas. Texas General Land Office (The Center Square) β One hundred days into his second term, President Donald Trump has secured water rights for south Texas farmers ensuring that Mexico complies with a 1944 era treaty.βIn a historic demonstration of leadership, President Trump prioritized ensuring Mexican water deliveries for Texas farmers under... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Battery recycling plant people respond to concerns of citizens

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Dan Eakin

A crowd of about 70 people came to the Silsbee High School auditorium Tuesday night to hear representatives of Ace Green Recycling respond to concerns about a battery recycling plant being proposed to go into operation north of Silsbee.Except for one person, those in the crowd seemed in favor of Ace Green Recycling locating a battery recycling plant in the old Kirby Lumber Company site n... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Historic Collier building in downtown Silsbee comes down

1 month ago | silsbeebee.com | Dan Eakin

Robert Worthey wants downtown Silsbee to spring to new life, and he is doing his part to make it happen.He recently purchased the J.N. Collier building near the northeast corner of Ave. H and 4th Street in downtown Silsbee, and last Monday morning had it demolished by McInnis Construction.The building was more than 100 years old and in bad condition.According to Worthey, it... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.
Pair bless, get blessed singing at Silsbee Oaks

2 months ago | silsbeebee.com | Dan Eakin

Randall and Karen Hughes of Lumberton know full well how to bless people while getting blessed at the same time.For the past several decades, they have been leading music at nursing homes somewhere in the Beaumont area.For the past five years or so, they have been coming to Silsbee Oaks for a 10 a.m. service every Tuesday.Karen plays the piano and Randall, often called Rand... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.