Jefferson County

Jefferson County weather alert

Severe weather is expected to move into our region between 2-5 this afternoon into the evening. Jefferson County is under a high wind advisory with winds forecast to be in excess of 40-45 mph and wind gusts up to 55-60 MPH.

BREAKING: Jefferson County tax office closes early due to inclement weather

Due to the threat of severe weather, all three Jefferson County Tax Office locations will close its doors today at 1:00 p.m. All locations will re-open Wednesday, January 25 at 8:00 a.m.

Juvenile injured in ATV crash in Jefferson County

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Camellia Drive, near Oleander Avenue, in Jefferson County.

Accused Nederland pedophile awaits trial date

Preparing evidence against an alleged Nederland pedophile accused of sexually assaulting a young boy from 2007 to 2013, Jefferson County prosecutors told a local judge Jan. 18 they needed six weeks before they’d be ready for trial.

Two area residents arrested in Tyler Co.

A Jefferson County man and a Hardin County woman were recently arrested by the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office.

Stolen car spray-painter charged

A Jefferson County grand jury charged a transient 34-year-old man with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after officers noticed a spray-painted Honda Civic traveling the wrong way on 4th Avenue in Port Arthur.

West Orange man charged for murderous rhetoric

Calling his former probation officer and offering threats to kill in December 2022 earned a 21-year-old West Orange man a third-degree felony retaliation charge.

PAPD apprehends PCP-puffing passenger

After stopping to help a motorist driving a slowly-moving car with its hazard lights on, two Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD) officers arrested an alleged PCP-puffing passenger, according to a probable cause affidavit released Jan. 11.

Fleeting job opportunity for judge’s office

Applications are due no later than 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 to fill the Senior Court Clerk position open in the new judicial office of incoming Jefferson County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Joseph L. Guillory II.

Storage unit owner responds to Examiner story

California-based ownership of a Nederland storage unit that burst into flames mid-holidays 2022 has responded to The Examiner’s coverage roughly a month later.