This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 21, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer At least 15 businesses have been vandalized in Silsbee, police said in a community alert. Silsbee Police officers took a report of criminal mischief Monday, Dec. 11 at the Twisted Chandelier Boutique located on North Fourth Street. Police saidContinueContinue reading “15 businesses vandalized in Silsbee with airsoft gun”
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Stop taking our turtles! Louisiana men plead guilty to illegal trafficking of threatened species
Bored with a press conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Beaumont, an alligator snapping turtle makes a break for freedom. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 21, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Two alligators snapping turtles, Brutus and Caesar, were special guests at a press conferenceContinueContinue reading “Stop taking our turtles! Louisiana men plead guilty to illegal trafficking of threatened species”
Former con works with Winning Edge ministry, encouraging criminals to change their lives
Jack Murphy, also known as “Murf the Surf,” along with ministry volunteer Julie Simpson, have traveled to prisons and jails in Texas, California and Alabama to speak with prisoners. | Photos courtesy of Jack Murphy This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 14, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Middle-aged and retired womenContinueContinue reading “Former con works with Winning Edge ministry, encouraging criminals to change their lives”
Galveston County deputy attacked by wild pig
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 14, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer A wild pig charged a Galveson County Sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday morning after residents in Bacliff called 911 dispatch about a pig causing problems in the neighborhood. Two Galveston County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 4400 block of ThirdContinueContinue reading “Galveston County deputy attacked by wild pig”
Elmo Willard Library to host homeschool book club on Dec. 15
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 14, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Elmo Willard Branch Library will be hosting December’s Homeschool Book Club for ages 8 to 12 year-olds. They will be discussing “The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog” by John R. Erickson at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15.ContinueContinue reading “Elmo Willard Library to host homeschool book club on Dec. 15”
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