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Hardin County residents on honor lists

Nine residents from Hardin County were named to the Dean's List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. They are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.

Hardin County requesting limited outdoor burning

Hardin County Emergency Management Director Aaron Tupper is requesting residents limit outdoor burning at this time, especially during high winds, as fires are getting out of control and spreading quickly.

Toddlers see dad robbed on Father’s Day eve

Beaumont police say a 21-year-old Beaumont man robbed a dad at gunpoint – in front of the victim’s two toddlers – at an apartment complex on North Major Drive Saturday, June 18. At about 6:30 p.m.

BREAKING: Kelly names Mike Long new head football coach

Dr. Tyrus Doctor announced that Michael Long will be joining the athletic staff at Msgr. Kelly Catholic High School as head football coach for the 2022-23 school year.

Hardin County Commissioners Court meeting cancelled

A special meeting of Hardin County Commissioners Court previously announced for Tuesday, June 21, at 1:30 p.m. for the purpose of holding a budget workshop has been cancelled, according to an announced by County Judge Wayne McDaniel.

Alleged kidnapper and his victim arrested after car chase

Thursday, June 16, detectives with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division attempted to stop a black GMC truck after positively identifying one of the occupants as 28-year-old Kalynn Hallmark, of Nederland, “a known felon with an outstanding felony warrant,” JCSO reports.

Supreme Court sides with tribes in fight with Texas over authorized gambling on their lands

By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune June 15, 2022 "Supreme Court sides with tribes in fight with Texas over authorized gambling on their lands" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,...

Don't Mess with Texas

It’s said that everything is bigger in Texas and in the hilarious new PSAs for Don’t mess with Texas, singer, songwriter and actor Joe Jonas finds lassoing litter may be his biggest challenge yet.

Woman dies from injuries in fatal crash

A Hardin County woman was one of two people who died from injuries in a June 8 two-vehicle crash on FM 770 near the Hardin-Liberty county line. According to a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) press release, a preliminary investigation indicates that, on June 8 at approximately 5:28 p.m.

Sports shorts: Lamar Cardinals

A stellar freshman campaign came to a conclusion for Kenson Tate as he would make his national debut in the NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on June 8. Tate would serve notice that he would have a bright future in the long jump as he earned second team All-American honors.