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Father Osigbheme “Sam” Igbafe

Father Osigbheme “Sam” Igbafe

NEWS BRIEFS

Winter wonderland With the artic blast swooping into Southeast Texas over the holidays, municipalities across the Golden Triangle kept residents informed of hazards and water woes via the STAN (Southeast Texas Alerting Network) system.

CRIME BRIEFS

SPD: Persons arrested on multiple charges The Silsbee Police Department (SPD) had a busy week with five people arrested on multiple charges, according to the SPD arrest report. Three people were arrested Dec. 19 on drug charges.

Man arrested on child porn charges

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 49-year-old man on child pornography charges on Dec. 21. Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Ben Collins Sr. reported Robert Pascal Taylor has been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography.

Men shot in Orange

Three men were shot in Orange over the holiday. Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, officers with the city of Orange Police Department were dispatched to 2108 Link Avenue in reference to a welfare check.
Zaqon “Zawon” Kameyon Johnson.

Zaqon “Zawon” Kameyon Johnson.

Missing in Beaumont

Family members of two people reported missing out of the south end of Beaumont are asking for the public’s help in finding their loved ones.
Hardin County Commissioner Alvin Roberts is presented a certificate for his years of service by Laney Brown, a representative from U.S. Rep. Brian Babin’s office. Photo By Dannie Oliveaux

Hardin County Commissioner Alvin Roberts is presented a certificate for his years of service by Laney Brown, a representative from U.S. Rep. Brian Babin’s office. Photo By Dannie Oliveaux

Lumberton official leaves commissioner’s seat

Hardin County Pct. 4 Commissioner Alvin Roberts made his final motion as a county official as he attended his final commissioners court meeting on Dec. 27 in the Hardin County Court Room. He motioned for the meeting to be adjourned, something he didn’t get to do much because of Pct.
Courtesy Image

Courtesy Image

Google gives up search trends

ts are spilling the tea as to what residents were looking up online over the last 12 months. For example, Beaumont, Google’s data contends, was the only place in the U.S. with bridal shops as its top trending “near me” search.

Bye-bye Birdie

eets of Beaumont, the Bird scooters that once littered the sidewalks of teenager hotspots have now migrated for the winter – and possibly longer, as no announced date of return has been given as of yet.
A wooden home located in the 1200 block on Diana Drive, along with a SUV and sedan vehicle, are destroyed by a Dec. 26 fire, south of Lumberton.  Photo by Dannie Oliveaux

A wooden home located in the 1200 block on Diana Drive, along with a SUV and sedan vehicle, are destroyed by a Dec. 26 fire, south of Lumberton. Photo by Dannie Oliveaux

Firefighters called to numerous blazes; one woman dead

Frigid weather, with temperatures below freezing, hit Southeast Texas last week, resulting in a series of fires reported by area fire departments, thus disrupting the holidays for several families, with some losing their homes. Most of the fires occurred on Dec.