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Sour Lake shopping

There are two events happening on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Sour Lake. The grand opening of the new Sour Lake Farmers Market is Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Lions Club Park on South Ann St. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and admission is free. For vendor application and information, call (409) 673-2419.

Chamber banquet set

The 77th annual Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Banquet is 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the St. Mark Catholic Church, 905 N. 9th St., Silsbee. This year’s them is “Boots, Bangles and Boomtown.” Tickets can be purchased online at www.silsbeecoc.com or, for more information, call (409) 385-5562.

‘Superior’ LHS students

A dozen Lumberton High School students earned Superior ratings on a Class 1 solo. They will compete in the UIL State Solo and Ensemble in May.

$56,000 to 144 local schools

Area schools that received funds included: All Saints Episcopal School, Bridge City ISD, Beaumont ISD, Beaumont Classical Academy, Bob Hope Schools, Buna ISD, Deweyville ISD, East Chambers ISD, Evadale ISD, Hamshire-Fannett ISD, Hardin-Jefferson ISD, High Island ISD, Jasper ISD, Monsignor Kelly...

The history of me

The Tyrrell Historical Library, 695 Pearl St. in downtown Beaumont, has announced the return of Genealogy Days, a series of family research sessions hosted by the DAR’s Colonel George Moffett chapter.

Odom denounces weapons rumor

According to a robo-call to parents of scholars at Beaumont ISD’s Odom Academy Middle School, on Jan. 20, word was circulating around the campus indicating a weapon had been secreted onto school grounds. However, according to campus administration, rumor of weapon on campus was false.

LISD forms transportation task force

With the end of January, Lumberton ISD administration announced the formation of a Transportation Task Force Committee. The committee is comprised of parents/community members, transportation employees, district and campus administrators, teachers, and school board members.

Driver dies in rollover crash

One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash, reported the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Jan. 29, DPS responded to a crash about 12:30 a.m. along Interstate 10 near mile marker 856 inside the Orange County line near Rose City. Lt.

TWIA reports storm loss in SETX

Jan. 25, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced it had activated its Catastrophe Incident Response (CAT) Plan to allow TWIA to begin scaling up claim resources and respond quicker to policyholders with losses from the Jan. 24 weather event that barreled through Southeast Texas.

District accreditation status pending

In a letter sent to Southeast Texas school districts the week of Jan. 26, the Texas Education Agency alerted administration that accreditation status would be determined and announced at the beginning of February.