4th of July event well secured,
huge success
Deputy Mike Langley passed out small gifts from the Hardin County Sheriff’s Department to children attending the fireworks show on July 4th at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Kountze. Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis, Kountze Police Chief Dale Williford, deputies and police officers provided security for the event that attracts a large crowd of people every year.
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Silsbee man denies
reports about kidnapping
Clayton Sexton, 30, in the back of an Angelina County Sheriff’s car after deputies arrested him at his hotel room in Rayburn Inn in Brookeland.
Jasper County Sheriff’s Office The Silsbee Bee
BROOKELAND - Clayton Sexton, 30, of Silsbee, is denying reports about kidnapping after being arrested earlier this week by Jasper County deputies in Brookeland. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, in the predawn hours of Sunday morning, July 6, in the Plum Ridge community in Angelina County, Sexton and an unnamed person got into a violent incident allegedly involving a handgun. Sexton then left with his wife Kacey Sexton to their hotel room at Rayburn Inn in Brookeland. An employee of the Inn said, “It was so early in the morning we didn’t know anything was going on.” Angelina County notified the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office of the alleged assault and what was described as a kidnapping. Deputies from both counties arrived at the Inn and arrested Sexton without incident. His wife was found unharmed in the hotel. Angelina County deputies booked him on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He posted a $20,000 bail and was released. “I want to acknowledge and thank our deputies and deputies with ACSO for professionally handling this situation so quickly,” said Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard. Sexton took to Facebook to defend himself. He said reports of a firearm were false and that his wife went with him willingly. “I did not point a firearm at any single person or even have a firearm on my person. I did not kidnap my wife or anyone else.” Sexton posted. Kacey Sexton told The Silsbee Bee “”There was no kidnapping, I’m really confused where all this kidnapping came from. I left willingly.”
Science Cafe scheduled for July 7
The annual Charlie and Sherry Woodard Golf Open, which raises funds for the Silsbee Education Foundation, is named in honor of the couple who touched the lives of so many students and teachers during their decades of service in the Silsbee Independent School District.
Submitted Photo | Silsbee Bee
The Big Thicket Association’s Thicket of Diversity has announced a Science Cafe will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, July 7, at El Viejo Tony Mexican Bar & Grill at 4545 Dowlen Road in Beaumont. Dr. Dave Creech, horticulturalist, director of the SFASU Gardens in Nacogdoches, will speak about “Texas tough trees, shrubs and perennials for a changing climate.” There will be a drawing and several trees and shrubs will be given away. People are invited to come early and dine at the restaurant and then stay for the program. Reservations are not required.
Silsbee Bee Returns to
a Thursday Publication
The Silsbee Bee is returning to its original Thursday publication schedule beginning with this issue. Publisher Dennis Phillips said the move was “bred from necessity” after a series of recent changes at the newspaper. Over the past month, the newspaper has undergone multiple adjustments, including relocating its printing services. Formerly printed in Lufkin, The Bee is now produced at Champion Printing in Center, Texas. Phillips said the move ensures higher print quality and greater efficiency. The change also affects The Bee’s sister publication, the Robertson County News, which was previously printed in San Antonio and required staff to drive to Bastrop for pickup before returning to Hearne. Printing both papers at the same location streamlines production and delivery for the company’s drivers who will meet up with the press plant in Groveton cutting thir drive time significantly. “Center is better positioned to handle both papers and get them to our drivers faster,” Phillips said. “But one of the publication dates had to shift. The Robertson County News has always come out on Thursdays, and The Bee originally did too before moving to Wednesdays.” Digital editions for both newspapers will continue to go live on Tuesday evenings. The only change for The Bee is that print copies will now be distributed on Thursdays instead of Wednesdays. Print subscribers can expect their papers to arrive Thursday afternoon or by Friday morning, depending on local postal service delivery. Phillips said he hopes the transition goes smoothly and appreciates readers’ patience as the schedule adjusts.
