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PHOTOS: ‘Shades of Winter’ opening

What: ‘Shades of Winter’ opening Where: Beaumont Art League Courtesy photos

PHOTOS: Bloody Mary Celebration

What: Bloody Mary Celebration Where: Home of Gerald Farha Courtesy photos

Hardin County Jail Report (Through Jan. 8)

The following information was released by the Hardin County Sheriff Office recently.

HARDIN COUNTY | Commissioners tackle light agenda

With the new commissioner at school, the Hardin County Commissioners Court went ahead with business at the Jan. 10 meeting — the first of the new year. County Judge Wayne McDaniel noted Pct. 4 Commissioner Ernie Koch was attending a commissioners school this week in Austin.

Man, Woman arrested after search warrant executed in Vidor

A Vidor couple was arrested Jan. 12 on multiple drug charges after the execution of a narcotics search and arrest warrant in the 700 block of Tram Road in Vidor, according to a press release from the Orange County Sheriff's Office (OCSO).

Free tax help available, volunteers sought

Southeast Texans making up to $59,000 a year can benefit from assistance provided free of charge in filing 2022 tax returns, made possible though the VITA program, managed by Lamar University’s Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations, beginning Feb. 4.

Lamar celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

From Jan. 13-20, Lamar University will celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events and days of service. “Each year, LU honors Dr.

TDCJ: Inmate beaten to death by another inmate

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) confirmed an inmate at the Gib Lewis Prison Unit in Woodville has been beaten to death by another inmate, reported KJAS.com. According to TDCJ spokesman Robert C. Hurst, shortly before 3 a.m. on Jan.

Hardin County SO seeking burglary suspects

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is looking for two suspects involved in a home burglary on Jan. 10 in the western part of the county. Sheriff Mark Davis reported the incident happened around 9:15 a.m. on the 1300 block of Maple Road in Saratoga.

Police seeking driver of hit-and-run accident

According to PAPD, on Jan. 5 at approximately 7:39 p.m., a 28-year-old white male on a bicycle was reportedly struck by a vehicle in the 3100 block of 39th Street (westbound). The driver of the vehicle left the scene. The victim suffered “significant,” but non-life-threatening, injuries.