Kountze News

Firefighters in Lumberton have put out a fire at Fletcher Emanuel Church Alive in which smoke but few flames were visible, according to Fire Marshal Jim Philp, who says the fire destroyed a number of records in church offices, caused a floor to collapse, and led to smoke damage in the sanctuary and other parts of the building.

The snow piled up not only in Jasper, but in parts of Hardin County, including Kountze.

The Associated Press KOUNTZE - A southeastern Texas grand jury has indicted two Silsbee High School students in the alleged sexual assault of a school cheerleader.

A piece of history arrived in Southeast Texas Monday. School administrators say it's a way to honor veterans and teach students about the history of our country.

After almost a week of intense testimony, members of two families embraced after Kimberly Gore Brown was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for the drunken driving deaths of Kassie Nichole Lee and her unborn daughter who was to be named Zoey.

The City of Beaumont Ad Hoc Recycling Commitee met Monday afternoon to discuss the possibilities of bringing a recycling program to the city.

If you'd like to buy a BBQ plate, they're on sale through Saturday. On Friday, volunteers will deliver to your home or work.

Hardin County Firefighters say there are no injuries following a blaze that completely destroyed a house in Village Mills.

Jim Westgate, professor of Earth and space sciences at Lamar University, for being named the 2009 Skoog Cup winner by the Science Teachers Association of Texas.

During these tough economic times, shelters across Southeast Texas are overrun with pets in need of homes.

A Southeast Texas couple took their fight all the way to Austin after their son died from a prescription drug overdose.

A man has pleaded guilty to a 2005 Hardin County murder and a judge sentenced him to probation.

Vidor-based Heartbeats of Hope, founded in 1999 in memory of Vidor teen Katie Pittman, who lost her life to leukemia that year, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Oct.

At about 9 p.m. Wednesday, Cru Marlowe of Lumberton updated his MySpace status, posting his mood as "adventurous." He wrote that he and a couple of buddies would meet after Marlowe helped his mom in Fannett.

Two Lumberton men died in a five-vehicle wreck on Eastex Freeway early Thursday morning.

UPDATE: The Beaumont Police Department has identified the victim's from Thursday morning's double-fatal accident.

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The Orange County Sheriff's Office says it's shut down an illegal gaming operation.

This week's restaurant inspection scores come to us from the Hardin County Health Department.

Dan Pickering moved into the position of interim superintendent of Roxton Independent School District this week, replacing Kenneth Hall, who left the superintendent post to take the head spot in Crawford.