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A group of nine volunteers converged on the Saratoga Resale shop with the goal of removing the trash and debris from in front and around the building Jan. 4.

A group of nine volunteers converged on the Saratoga Resale shop with the goal of removing the trash and debris from in front and around the building Jan. 4.

Hardin Co. community cleans up ‘eyesore’

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Motorists traveling through the small western Hardin County town passed an eyesore – a so-called resale shop partially covered by piles of trash and debris in front of its building.
Slisbee Elementary School

Slisbee Elementary School

SES instructors dubbed ‘prey’ before teacher assault

Scott McLendon
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Silsbee Elementary School teachers began the semester listening to a motivational speaker compare them to a herd of llamas, aiming to avoid the predatory students who might devour them; they ended the semester with more questions than reassurances from administrators after a fifth-grade teacher was...
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick administers House Speaker Dade Phelan's Oath of Office.

Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick administers House Speaker Dade Phelan's Oath of Office.

SETX son begins second term as House Speaker

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Jan. 10, the 88th Texas Legislature convened with a welcome-back to the re-elected House Speaker Dade Phelan of Southeast Texas. As announced in the Texas Tribune moments after the Tuesday vote, Texas House of Representatives members voted 145-3 to elect state Rep.
Beaumont City Council.

Beaumont City Council.

City pays $255K for panned program

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Roughly one year’s worth of high-end assistant city manager pay for the city of Beaumont was lost on a contract for $255,383.02 for software that “would not function properly and appropriately for the city’s departments.
14th Congressional District

14th Congressional District

Rep. Randy Weber Appointed to House Energy and Commerce Committee

News Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber was appointed to serve on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.
Orangefield standoff site

Orangefield standoff site

Shot fired at deputy, no injuries

News Staff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy responding to a burglary in progress was uninjured after a homeowner fired a shot at the door on Jan. 4, reported Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney. He reported the deputy responded to a call on South Greenwood, off Highway 105 in Orangefield. The deputy was taken to St.
Dixon

Dixon

Three-time drunk driver sentenced for first offense

News Staff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Kelia Dixon, accused of crime after crime involving drunkenly driving her vehicle – at least once with child passengers – was sentenced to deferred sentencing in lieu of successful completion of four years of probation, as well as SAFE-P substance abuse interdiction.
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