The growth of industrial- scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the future.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information. Each individual in this report is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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

The Kirby Cemetery League has cancelled the annual Cemetery Homecoming program for this year. However, each family is asked for a monetary donation to help with the upkeep of the cemetery.

My five cents... On April 21, 1836 the Battle of San Jacinto was fought and won by Sam Houston and the Texas army in a matter of minutes.

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

The Resthaven Cemetery Association will have its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Silsbee Public Library.

Voters will go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Village Creek bridge on FM 418 was under water for the second time in only a few weeks Tuesday. The Texas Department of Transportation (Tx-DOT) closed FM 418 between Silsbee and Kountze as swift running water rose to at least a foot or two above parts of the bridge up in the day.

The Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) is offering assistance to families who were displaced by recent flooding in five counties of East Texas. The DETCOG Regional Housing Authority is accepting applications from affected persons in Newton, Shelby, Tyler, Hardin, and Jasper counties.