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Silsbee fireworks show June 25

Between 2,000 to 3,000 people are expected to attend the annual Silsbee Fourth of July Celebration is Saturday, June 25, at Silsbee High School. The show will begin at dusk. According to Silsbee Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sonja Kelley, food and craft vendors will start selling at 4 p.m.

Lightning strikes tree, destroys home

Several area fire departments responded to a blaze that destroyed a Bevil Oaks home. Lightning from a storm that rolled through the area on June 16 struck a tree which resulted in a fire that destroyed a home in Bevil Oaks, reported Jefferson County ESD No. 1.

Power pay

At the June 16 Beaumont ISD board meeting, trustees reviewed and approved the 2022-23 compensation package that will increase starting teacher pay from $49,000 to $50,000, as well as offer a $1,200 general pay raise (2.

Then there were three...

The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced three finalists for the position of President/CEO, giving the public an opportunity to meet the trio of candidates the week of June 20.

Social Security benefits are not prorated

Q: It has always puzzled me why Social Security takes back a person’s Social Security check for the month he or she dies. My aunt died in April, and as her executor, I was counting on using her last Social Security check to pay off some of her bills. But the government took that money away from me.

Beaumont men indicted for murder

Two Beaumont men have been indicted on first-degree murder charges for allegedly shooting 34-year-old Willie Edwards and leaving him to die, lying on the pavement in front of a church, as they sped away.

Bridge City man pleads to trafficking, firearms charges

A Bridge City man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearms offenses in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston June 15.

DOJ highlights elder abuse month

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is promoting World Elder Abuse Awareness in conjunction with the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative to help seniors in the Eastern District of Texas avoid falling victim to financial exploitation, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston June 16. The U.S.

Child assaults lowlights VPD arrests

Officers arrested seven people between June 12 and 18, according to a report from the Vidor Police Department (VPD), with crimes including continuous sex abuse of a child and public intoxication. VPD officers arrested Michael Bertrand, 33, for “continuous sex abuse of a young child or children.

Gunman assaults, robs Gulf gas attendant

Orange police are looking for two men who allegedly assaulted and robbed a Gulf gas station clerk at about 4 a.m. on Father’s Day. On Sunday, June 19, officers arrived at the Gulf gas station at 333 N. Lutcher Dr. in reference to a robbery.