The Hardin County Sheriff’s 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.

The name of Dr. Stephen Missick, candidate for District 18 state representative, was misspelled in a headline and under his photograph in last week’s issue of The Bee.

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

Early voting in the Republican and Democrat primaries begins Tuesday, February 20, and continues through Friday, March 1. Registered voters in Hardin County may cast ballots from 9 a.m.

The Silsbee Chamber of Commerce presented five awards at the chamber’s 78th annual banquet Saturday night at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Silsbee.

Two forums have been held within the last seven days in which candidates for District 18 state representative have been on hand to answer questions. The first was last Thursday night at the Book Nook Inn in Lumberton, sponsored by the Hardin County Republican Women, and the second was Monday night at the MUD Building, also in Lumberton, sponsored by Raise Your Hand Texas, an organization supporting public education.

Hardin County District Attorney Rebecca Walton announced last Thursday that a Hardin County jury found Whitney Roy Coburn, 45, of Sour Lake, guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact relating to the sexual abuse of a 3-year-old male.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s 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.