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Walk Across Texas! program kicks off Feb. 1.

The Walk Across Texas! program, an online physical activity promotion program offered by AgriLife Extension, will kickoff Wednesday, Feb. 1. The program is designed to help Texans be more active. Adult and youth teams are encouraged to work together to virtually travel 832 miles across Texas.

Sour Lake Farmers Market opening

The grand opening of the Sour Lake Farmers Market is Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Lions Club Park on South Ann Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be homegrown produce and products available, along with homemade crafts and goods, and educational booths.

Gifts presented in honor of MLK Day

The Sabine Federal Credit Union and the Queenship of Mary #2776 Catholic Daughters of America partnered to collect blankets for Family Services Women & Children’s Shelter, presenting the gifts to shelter advocates Jan. 13.

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.

Auto restorer prepares restitution amid new allegations

As a local classic car mechanic grinds through court appearances to hammer out a restitution deal to repay nearly $26,000, more Southeast Texans have complained about further alleged thefts of service. Kory Woodside, 42, of Beaumont, appeared Jan.

Alabama men arrested with meth and money

Jan. 17, at 11:01 a.m., Beaumont police officers working westbound on IH-10 near the 837-mile marker, stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation, uncovering a large amount of drugs and money in the process.

Two shot during break-in

The Newton Police Department is investigating a Jan. 11 shooting which left two people injured, reported KJAS.com. Police Chief Will Jackson said officers were called to a home at 1000 block of Martin Luther King Drive after 10 p.m.

Beware of online phone scams

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging Texans, especially older adults, to beware of both phone and online scams. In 2021, more than 6,700 Texans over age 60 reported losing more than $159 million to fraudsters, reported TDI.

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.

Man arrested for felony child sex crime

An area man was arrested on felony child sex charge, according to a Silsbee Police Department arrest report. Jan. 11, Christopher Scott Sundgren, 40, was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony.