Filing opens for city, school board races
By BOBBY HORN JR.CHAMBERS COUNTYAll of those who say that government should do this or do that, now has a real way to voice their opinion: they can …
Month: February 2011
Drug bust in Old River-Winfree
CHAMBERS COUNTYIn this weeks installment of this session of the Chambers County Sheriffs Office War on Drugs, we feature a familiar face, and also a suspected major supplier …
Highlands man IDed as suspected copper thief
By BOBBY HORN JR.HIGHLANDSA man wanted for stealing copper near Dayton, has been identified by authorities as Lance Leon Mears, 25, of Highlands.Last week the Liberty County Sheriffs …
Sampson Lodge honors couple with Community Builder Award
By GILBERT HOFFMAN Star-CourierHIGHLANDS Sampson Masonic Lodge No. 231, annually honors a local citizen or group with their Community Builder Award for outstanding service to the community. This …
Crosby Town Hall discusses TxDOT work, School funding
By GILBERT HOFFMAN and LEWIS SPEARMAN Star-CourierCROSBY A town hall meeting that combined State Representative Dan Hubertys first public forum, and the school districts report on the school …
Otto named to House committees
DAYTON State Representative John Otto (R-Dayton), a CPA serving in his fourth term in the Texas Legislature, has been selected by Speaker of the House Joe Straus to …
Enterprise fire, explosions claim contractors life
By BOBBY HORN JR.MONT BELVIEUOfficials at Enterprise Products Partners LPs have confirmed that one person was killed at the Mont Belvieu facility following the Feb. 9 explosion and …
Highlands Chamber holds annual Installation Banquet
HIGHLANDS Chamber president Phillip Morris was the host and keynote speaker at last Thursdays annual Installation Banquet, held at the Eagle Point complex in Mont Belvieu. About 75 …
Local youth helps Hike For Heroes
By BOBBY HORN JR.CROSBYWhen Iraq War veteran Troy Yocum visits Crosby next week as part of his 7,000 mile-hike across America, he will not be alone.Drew Intermediate student …
Copper thieves strike again
By BOBBY HORN JR. AND LEWIS SPEARMANHIGHLANDS/ CROSBYCopper thieves continue to show their have no respect for person or property.Last week St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church became the …