Discounted dog vaccinations are being offered 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Chambers County Annex on Eagle Drive in Mont Belvieu through a cooperative effort of the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Unit and Sarah Matak, DVM, of the Winnie Veterinary Clinic. Cost is $7 for rabi…
Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne briefed Chambers County commissioners on the work his office did in his first year in office.
Chambers County commissioners agreed Tuesday to formally withdraw their request that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hold a public meeting or contested case hearing in relation to a request by HPP Materials to build a concrete crusher on their property adjacent to Royal Purple …
A Houston man was charged with the murder of a Hankamer man in Chambers County Friday night. Larry Dewayne Brinkley, 56, is in the Chambers County Jail with bond set at $750,000, according to jail records. The murdered man was identified as Leslie Evan Larrison, 54, of Hankamer.
Fred Haise, who was lunar module pilot on the Apollo 13 mission, will speak at the West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet Jan. 21.
Chambers County sheriff’s deputies seized 11 pounds of marijuana and a Glock pistol during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near Jenkins Road Tuesday.
Fred Haise, who was lunar module pilot on the Apollo 13 mission, will speak at the West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet Jan. 21.
Aqua Texas, which supplies water and sewer service to many Chambers County residents, reports its new wastewater plant near Baytown is nearly complete and will go online early 2014.
A 52-year-old Chambers County man died from the injuries of trying to build a larger firework from other fireworks, said Sheriff Brian Hawthorne.
Rose Bolt, right, representing the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, presents a check to Chambers County County Librarian, Valerie Jensen. The donated money will be used to purchase children’s books on ecology, estuaries, marshes and related topics. These subject areas of the collection con…
Chambers County Commissioners approved $137,250 for Phase III of the Chambers Recovery Team’s Nature Tourism Initiative Tuesday.
The state highway department will be closing alternating lanes on Interstate 10 through Chambers County for sign work between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. through Friday and again every day Dec. 9-13, weather permitting.
TxDOT will be closing alternating lanes on Interstate 10 through Chambers County for sign work between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. through Friday and again every day Dec. 9-13, weather permitting.
All polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for Election Day. Unlike in early voting, voters must vote in their designated precinct location Tuesday.
An animal cruelty investigator for the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was killed Thursday in a head-on collision at the intersection of the westbound Interstate 10 service road and Jenkins Road in Chambers County.
Today is the last day for early voting for the Nov. 5 election.
Just 206 people voted in the first three days of early voting at the Baytown Community Center, according to a report from the Harris County Clerk’s Office.
Chambers County commissioners gave the go-ahead Tuesday to advertise for bids for building the next section of Kilgore Parkway, which will be a new east-west thoroughfare connecting Highway 146 in Baytown to Needlepoint Road, the Grand Parkway and ending at FM 3180. The road will roughly par…
Work is underway on a project to remove 16 abandoned vessels from Cedar Bayou after a cooperative effort involving volunteers, government agencies and the Galveston Bay Foundation.
Chambers County Sheriff’s Office and the Anahuac Area Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Rape Aggression Defense class for area women today from 6-10 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Service providers in the areas of criminal justice, juvenile justice and victim assistance are invited to attend a meeting of the Chambers County Community Planning Group at 1 p.m. today at in the second floor conference room of the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac.
Herminia “Minnie” Lopez organized several plastic bags on the table in front of her.
By Mark Fleming
Chambers County Commissioners gave the go-ahead to Johnson Controls to develop a proposal for efficiency improvements to county facilities.
The Chambers County Commissioners Court will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the courthouse, 404 Washington Ave., Anahuac.The agenda consists of routine reports and contracts. Items on the agenda include a sponsorship request from the West Chambers County Chamber.
Chambers County commissioners reached an agreement with the Chambers County Sheriff’s Association for a two-year contract that will bring pay for deputies and jailers closer to that of surrounding agencies, Judge Jimmy Sylvia said.
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform experienced a blowout in the Gulf of Mexico April 20, 2010, it brought with it both environmental and economic consequences.
Chambers County business owners who were in business in April, 2010, may be able to share in the settlement between the State of Texas and BP as a result of the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
A public meeting of the Cedar Bayou Watershed Partnership will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center in Baytown.
The strains that come with rapid growth were visible Tuesday as Chambers County Commissioners wrestled with how to provide emergency response services to the growing area southeast of the Highway 146-Interstate 10 intersection, the regulation of development in the area where its jurisdiction…
Chambers County Commissioners Court will continue discussions this morning with the Chambers County Sheriff’s Association regarding pay for deputies, and also discuss the provision of police, fire and emergency medical services in Municipal Utility District 1 – the area that includes the new…
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock swimming and diving team has officially added nine swimmers for the 2021-22 season, inlcuding 2018 Barbers Hill High School graduate Lauren Gray.
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Wearing blue in support of their winning teams, Barbers Hill fans lined up down Eagle Drive cheering on their hometown champions after having to wait almost a month due to bad weather.
Kennedy Tristan expects to come back bigger and better than ever.
To celebrate the wins of both the Barbers Hill High School baseball and softball teams, the City of Mont Belvieu and Barbers Hill ISD are collaborating for a “Parade of Champions” down Eagle Drive tonight.
Cameron Cauley has some decisions to make and either way no one would fault him with having a big grin on his face when he points himself in his next direction.
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When my 8-year-old granddaughter visits from Tennessee, she often ventures into my man-cave while I’m working to tell me about her latest adventures. Yesterday, it was about how much our latest dog had grown since last summer when she carried him around everywhere. She could almost ride him, now.
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A number of teams are using the summer to improve their standing from the previous campaign to ready themselves for the upcoming sports calendar.
Nicholas Wade has been tabbed as the new head coach for the Lee College men’s basketball team as well as the new athletic director for the college.
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By Alan Dale
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