Silsbee

Sports Shorts: High school football

Silsbee Junior Dre’lon Miller was named the Built Ford Tough 4A Player of The Year on Jan. 14 in an awards ceremony held in Frisco, Texas.

Regional transit study underway by SETRPC

The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) is currently conducting a Regional Transit Connectivity Study to assess the demand for regional transit services connecting cities and towns in Southeast Texas.

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.

Silsbee PD substance suspects

Two people were arrested on multiple charges on the same day, according to the Silsbee Police Department. Jan. 6, Brandon Dwayne McGalin, 35, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm by felon, a third-degree felony and possession of a controlled substance, Penalty Group 1, 200-400 grams.

Hardin Co. man admits to possessing over 600 child porn images

Just days into the New Year, U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced a guilty plea from Hardin County’s Michael Joseph Fontenot, 50, admitting to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.

Four teens injured in Silsbee speeding crash

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated a single-vehicle crash on Neyland Road, just north of Mormon Road, near Silsbee on Jan. 5. The preliminary investigation indicates that, at approximately 4:50 p.m., a 2004 GMC pickup was traveling south.

Chili Cook Off in Silsbee

The Save The Pines Project’s Chili Cook Off is Saturday, Jan. 14, in downtown Silsbee. This is the third year for the event. There will be a first, second and third-place award and People’s Choice Award for the top teams.

SES instructors dubbed ‘prey’ before teacher assault

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...

Student learns about timber industry

Silsbee High School’s Cara Heisner, the SHS student representative for Congressman Brian Babin’s Student Congressional Advisory Council, last month spent the day learning about the timber industry in East Texas.

Silsbee, Lumberton police report arrests

Several persons were arrested on multiple charges recently, according to the Silsbee Police Department (SPD). Dec.