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Call Man Arrested on Assault Charges, Hardin County Warrants
Charles Phillips
news@silsbee-bee.com
The Silsbee Bee
10//8//2026
CALL, Texas — A 56-year-old Call man was arrested Monday on assault charges and outstanding Hardin County warrants following a disturbance at a residence, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Oct. 6 to the 1200 block of FM 1004 East in Call after receiving a report of a physical disturbance. During the investigation, deputies learned that CJ Mobley, 56, was wanted in Hardin County on two counts of theft of a firearm, both state jail felonies. Deputies also determined that Mobley allegedly assaulted three family members inside the residence. According to the sheriff’s office, Mobley refused to leave the residence unless he could speak with Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard. Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard, who was near the scene and knew Mobley, responded to assist. He entered the residence and spoke with Mobley. Chuck Havard arrived a short time later and took Mobley into custody without further incident. Mobley was transported to the Jasper County Jail on the two Hardin County warrants. He was also charged with three counts of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, each a Class A misdemeanor. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office thanked Colton Havard for assisting deputies during the incident. Mobley is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Silsbee council approves budgets,
police agreement and utility funding
Maddie Sims reporter@silsbee-bee.com The Silsbee Bee SILSBEE — The meeting began with the discussion on utilizing funds from the Special Water & Sewer Improvement fund in the amount of $3,336.00 to LJA Engineering. During this discussion, the council had a discussion revolving around whether an occurrence falls under emergency circumstances, with references to city neglect and the impact caused if a sewer line in the city were to break, with preparations to make a future plan to dictate what an emergency is when it comes to utilizing the funding upon approving the project. Other items approved on during the city council meeting were the discussion on utilizing funds from the Special Water & Sewer Improvement Fund in the amount of $6,765.00 to Weisinger Inc. for the Durdin Well Motor Rental and the discussion for authorization to issue a Request for Proposal for Administrate Services (RFP) for Grant Community Application and Implementation Services for Texas Community Development Grant Program for the FY 2027 and/or FY 2028 Community Development Fund administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Item 4 was for the resolution of adopting the 2026-27 Silsbee Police Association Collective Bargaining Agreement. Only a few revisions were made before the council made the motion to approve, including an additional payment and a slight salary increase. The final resolution approved by the city council was the adopting of the municipal solid waste collection agreement between the City of Silsbee and Frontier Waste K2 LLC. The other items on the city council agenda were ordinances regarding the city’s budget for 2026-27, the ordinance to levy taxes for the use and support of the city’s municipal government and an ordinance to approve the EDC budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. These were all approved unanimously. For more information about the City of Silsbee, visit https://www.cityofsilsbee.com/.
