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TxDOT representative Sarah Dupre says crews are out today treating highway 69 and I-10.

Southeast Texas leaders are monitoring the winter weather carefully improving their plans as new models come out.

Dozens of homes will be built on a piece of land across from the city park on FM 421, but many people fear the new neighborhood will make flooding worse

Crews are working to cleanup after Saturday's severe storms downed trees and powerlines, left some without power and caused flooded.

Lumberton Police said the department will never be the same without Lt. Joey Breaux, who died on Saturday, Nov. 11 after a more than year-long battle with cancer.

Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel sent an email to school districts in the county, saying many of the new coronavirus cases involve young people.

By Harold Mann Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel has issued a voluntary evacuation for residents in the low lying areas of the county. Judge McDaniel is encouraging residents in those areas to pack belongings and leave as a precaution. McDaniel has also issued a disaster declaration for Hardin County.

Walk-ins will be seen on Thursdays and Fridays from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. starting April 22. Vaccines in the county are available to anyone 18 and older and are not limited to county residents. Shot-seekers are asked to bring a completed vaccination form, a driver’s license and a health insurance card if you have one. Anyone age 18 or older can make an appointment at Vaccine.BeaumontTexas.gov Heres a list of the final satellite clinics around the county... April 9 Lumberton- Journey Community Chu...

cases in the county, Judge McDaniel is reporting six additional coronavirus deaths in the county since the last report on March 2nd. There have been 101 deaths in Hardin County. With rising numbers, Judge McDaniel recommends that citizens continue to wear masks. There have been nearly 2,500 positive COVID-19 cases in Hardin County. Just over 9,500 residents have received the first dose of the vaccine, nearly 5,000 have received both shots.  

Health experts said COVID-19 cases have not increased yet, but Southeast Texas typically lags behind state trends and are expecting cases to rise after spring break.