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CORRECTION TO TAX RATE PUBLISHED IN THE
AUG. 25, 2010 ISSUE OF THE SILSBEE BEE

The proposed rate for the Silsbee school district for
maintenance and operations should be $1.170000/$100

The incorrect rate was listed in the Aug. 25 issue of The Bee.

A full-size PDF of the legal announcement by the Silsbee ISD
can be downloaded by clicking on the image below.


Silsbee ISD TAX RATE CORRECTED

Sexting- parents beware
Online sexual solicitation of children has been a problem for several years now, but recently there has been an increase of text solicitations in our area.

Council discusses budget cuts
The Kirbyville City Council recently hosted a special called meeting and a workshop. The called meeting was concerning current grant applications while the workshop was to discuss the upcoming budget.

'Cats to travel to Coldspring

The first game of the regular season will get underway this week as the Kirbyville Wildcats travel to take on the Coldspring Trojans.


Buna girl lured by older man

A Vidor man is jailed for soliciting a child via text message.

Deputies Mike Henderson and Louis Berry recently began investigating when a Buna mother discovered sexually explicit text messages and nude photos sent to her daughter's cell phone.


CR 443 bridge to close
Jasper County, Longview Bridge and TxDot are preparing to begin the complete restructuring of a bridge over Everett Creek on County Road 443.

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(Last updated Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:44 am CDT)

Earl gets stronger, may near U.S. coast tonight
Massive Hurricane Earl is heading toward the North Carolina coast with top sustained winds of 145 mph. Storm watches and warnings cover much of the East Coast.
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:50 am CDT

Mideast peace talks start
Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians will start Thursday as President Barack Obama urged both sides to come up with a peaceful solution to the long running Mideast conflict.
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:02 am CDT

Discovery Channel 'all clear' after sweep
Authorities gave an "all clear" early Thursday after sweeping the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, where police shot and killed a man who was holding three hostages.
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:27 am CDT

3 babies found buried at Dutch home
Dutch investigators were trying to determine Thursday whether the bodies of three babies found at a home in the Netherlands belong to the woman who lived there.
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 3:54 am CDT

Typhoon Kompasu hits South Korea
Three people died after Typhoon Kompasu hit central South Korea Thursday morning, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:20 am CDT

Rapper T.I. and wife arrested in L.A.
Police arrested rapper T.I. and his wife in California after they were allegedly found in possession of a controlled substance.
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:42 am CDT

BP to try again to remove well cap
Thad Allen, the government's point man on the oil disaster, said crews are expected to begin efforts Thursday to remove the blowout preventer on BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 4:27 am CDT

Greece bans smoking in public spaces
Greece has imposed a nationwide ban on smoking in enclosed public and private workplaces under a new slogan "cut smoking, gain life."
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:35 am CDT

Study: Weight-loss drug carries risks
Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 4:40 pm CDT

Injury on the set of 'Transformers 3'
An extra in "Transformers 3" was seriously injured in Indiana on Wednesday evening during the filming of a scene for the upcoming movie, authorities said
Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 4:28 am CDT