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Silsbee Police Report

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The Silsbee Police Department has released the following information. Each individual named in this report is considered to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Lumberton Police Report

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The Lumberton Police Department has released the following information. Each individual named in this report is considered to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

CALENDAR

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School Boards The Lumberton ISD Board of Trustees meet the first Thursday after the first Monday each month at 7 p.m. at the Administration Building, 121 South Main Street.

Property purchase, youth football proposals okayed by SISD board

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The Silsbee ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday night at an emergency meeting to approve the purchase of a new property. The property is on the corner of Woodrow Street and is adjacent to the playground. The property was purchased for multiple reasons, one of which is safety concerns in the area. The newly purchased lot is in between property already owned by the school district.

Out-of-control truck strikes three other vehicles on 96

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An out-of-control cab of an 18-wheeler struck three other vehicles last Wednesday morning, March 27, just south of the Village Creek bridge on Hwy 96. The truck, which was carrying no cargo, was traveling north when it went out of control.

Six SHS Theatre Arts students win playwriting contest honors

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Six Silsbee High School Theatre Arts students have been named as winners in the Texas Young Playwrights Exchange (TYPE) contest. The winners and the names of their plays are London Jessie, Project Astra; Azlyn Reid, Bourbon Street; Chelsi Busby, The Boat; Denajah Arthur, A Time and a Place; Makayla Brnes, Stars on the Water; and Sherlyn Lemus, Mean Math Teacher.

New church to open in Kountze

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A new church will open in an old church building this coming Sunday near downtown Kountze. Revived Church, a Pentecostal Church of God ministry, will begin having services this coming Sunday in a very old church building located at 450 E.

State immigration law again on hold

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The on-again, off-again state immigration law is once more on hold while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its constitutionality. Senate Bill 4 would allow state and local law enforcement officials to arrest and deport people suspected of entering the state illegally from Mexico, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The U.S. Supreme Court last Tuesday removed a temporary hold on the law, which allowed it to take effect for several hours before the 5th Circuit court again stopped SB4 from being enforced while it considers its constitutionality.