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. According to DPS, the preliminary investigation indicated that, at 4:40 p.m. on Jan.

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. Marlon Riley Jr.

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. According to a probable cause affidavit released Jan.

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. At about 3:10 p.m. on Dec.

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. Brad Lund, part-owner and CEO of Purely Storage, said he had been in receipt of the article featured in the Dec.