SHS principal Lokey submits resignation Silsbee High School Principal Gaye Lokey submitted her resignation at Thursday night's Silsbee ISD board meeting. Her final day will be April 1, 2010.   Click Here To Read More ...

Desormeaux guilty of son's murder The last thing the jury in the Leo Desormeaux IV murder trial saw before they began deliberation was a picture of the victim.  Click Here To Read More ...

Fact or Fiction? Lumberton forum stokes debate over taxes When the Lumberton Women’s Civic League decided to host a forum for state and county candidates in the March 2 primary, little did they realize the keg of political powder to which they were setting fire.  Click Here To Read More ...

Can you spare a quarter? Intersection collections concern cops You pull up to the intersection and have to stop for a red light. Suddenly a well dressed man with a yellow traffic vest approaches your vehicle holding a bucket. He is asking for money to help homeless families and battered women. Do you donate?  Click Here To Read More ...

Floyd in jail after doubling of bonds Nikita Floyd is back in jail after a judge ordered her bail to be restored to its original amount this past week.   Click Here To Read More ...

Kountze Chamber Banquet: City honors man at business crossroads Ron Croft found himself at a crossroads in his life and when he looked up, he was standing in the middle of Kountze.  Click Here To Read More ...

VIDEO: Hidden cameras lead to dumping arrests Those of us old enough to remember can still see the wise old owl giving his sage advice: Give a hoot! Don’t pollute!. In Hardin County, though, folks have to worry about more than just an owl keeping an eye on their illegal dumping activities ... sometimes there are cameras at the end of that abandoned dirt road.   Click Here To Read More ...

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Drug raid at motel  Complaints from local citizens in the area about alleged drug sales was what prompted a raid at a local hotel this past Saturday morning. Five people at the hotel when the raid was conducted in the early morning hours of January 23 were taken into custody on various charges.  Click Here To Read More ...

City council discusses lengthy agenda  Ambulance service, dilapidated buildings and a new police dog were just some of the topics discussed at Monday night's monthly city council meeting.  Click Here To Read More ...

Murder trial ongoing  There are no more delays for Leo Desormeaux IV.  Click Here To Read More ...

Choate runs for Newton DA  Local attorney Robert J. Choate announced his candidacy for the race of Criminal District Attorney in Newton County.   Click Here To Read More ...

Fomby vies for JP seat  Newton County resident Angie Fomby recently announced her candidacy for the race for Justice of the Peace Pct. 1.  Click Here To Read More ...

Gooch runs for JP  Marvin Gooch, who is a candidate for Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 in Newton County, recently announced his candidacy.  Click Here To Read More ...

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East Chambers grad awarded for defense in Liberty Bowl Tramain Thomas had a huge hand in helping the Arkansas Razorbacks defeat East Carolina University in the Auto Zone Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2.  Click Here To Read More ...

Local student awarded highest FFA degree Lana Rayburn received the American FFA Degree at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.  Click Here To Read More ...

Winnie Square residents treated to Christmas dinner party The residents of Winnie Square were treated to a special Christmas dinner thanks to members of the Winnie community. Winnie Square was treated to a gumbo dinner as well as presents and Christmas carols sung by the FFA Carolers.   Click Here To Read More ... Desean Lucas

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Officer: Americans jailed in Haiti tried taking other kids U.S. missionaries in Haiti who face kidnapping charges for trying to take 33 children out of the country made an earlier attempt to take kids, says a Haitian police officer. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 9:38 pm CST

Murtha dies after surgery complications Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 7:21 pm CST

Experts: Recall may not fix pedal issue In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 8:32 pm CST

Jenny Sanford calls memoir 'cathartic' South Carolina's first lady, Jenny Sanford, said Monday that writing her much-anticipated memoir of her husband's affair was a "cathartic" and "cleansing" experience. Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010 12:05 am CST

Doctor charged in Jackson's death Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 7:48 pm CST

Police: Iraq vet abused daughter An Iraq war veteran has been charged with assault on suspicion of abusing his daughter, whose head he allegedly held in water to get her to recite the ABCs, according to police in Yelm, Washington. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 10:03 pm CST

Ripples of Dubai killing spread A man was murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that operated with European passports, police say. Sounds like the plot of a novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 3:18 pm CST

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper pleads guilty A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 3:44 pm CST

3 shot during New Orleans celebration Three people were shot amid celebrations surrounding the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl win, police said Monday. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 10:12 pm CST

Up to 20 more inches of snow for D.C. A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard. Posted Monday, February 8, 2010 8:15 pm CST