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updated: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:51 am

Kountze News

Local news for Kountze, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Jun 26 | KBMT

"Open Air" Drug Deals Lead To Drug Arrest Sweep

Hardin County authorities sweep down on over two dozen alleged criminals today looking to put a dent in drug trafficking.

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Related Topix: Hardin County, TX, Lumberton, TX, Silsbee, TX

Fri Jun 13, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Saratoga Woman Killed in Highway 69 Accident

A Saratoga woman was killed Fruday in an accident on Highway 69 two miles outside of Kountze.

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Related Topix: Saratoga, TX

Tue Jun 10, 2008

The Beaumont Enterprise

School districts fall short in math, science

Southeast Texas students could be seeing more math and science next school year because of poor performance on state tests.

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Related Topix: Buna, TX, Nederland, TX, Port Neches, TX, Port Arthur, TX, Groves, TX

Mon Jun 02, 2008

The Beaumont Enterprise

Kountze barbecue spot makes Texas Monthly's top 50 list

Holding a damp rag to lift the rusty metal lid, Arthur Yarbough unveiled a bed of pork ribs.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q

Sat May 31, 2008

The Beaumont Enterprise

Hardin County biodiesel plant aims to beat pump price w/VIDEO

Inside a big red barn just south of Kountze, modern-day alchemists have been turning piles of powdery brown rice bran into a type of diesel fuel for nearly a year.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Life, Food, Vegetables, Agriculture, Science

Thu May 29, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

BBQ Restaurants in Kountze, Beaumont Make Texas Monthly's Top 50 List

If you're looking for some of the best barbecue in Texas, you don't have to go any farther than Kountze or Beaumont.

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Related Topix: Beaumont, TX, Beaumont Metro, Warren, TX, Texas, Life, Food, Bar-B-Q

Fri May 16, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Computer Seized in Connection with Kountze Church Fire

Investigators say the First Baptist Church in Kountze was deliberately set on fire last month. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

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Related Topix: Hardin County, TX

Wed May 14, 2008

Hattiesburg American

Barbara J. Parrish

PETAL - Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Moore Funeral Home in Petal for Barbara Jean Parrish, 46, of Petal, who died May 11, 2008, at her home. via Hattiesburg American

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Sun May 11, 2008

PhotoJournalism

Hardin County dispatchers

Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise Hardin County dispatcher Dee Ann Durbin answers calls at the Hardin County Dispatch Office in Kountze on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. via PhotoJournalism

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Fri May 02, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Nature: Distinctive song, brilliant hue mark indigo bunting

“I have a gorgeous little bird with a deep blue color on my feeder, but it's not as big as a regular bluebird. What is it?”

A reader called excitedly to say, "I have a gorgeous little bird with a deep blue color on my feeder, but it's not as big as a regular bluebird. via Houston Chronicle

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Related Topix: Silsbee, TX, Entomology, Science

Tue Apr 29, 2008

KBTV Beaumont

Hardin County DA Receives Complaint About Kountze ISD

TA group is asking the $12.5 million dollars spent from a 2005 bond issue be investigated. via KBTV Beaumont

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Related Topix: Hardin County, TX

Thu Apr 24, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

First Baptist Church Fire Ruled Arson, Church Says They'll Rebuild

“Disappointing we have to do this. Everyone in this town was hoping that church fire would be ruled accidental”

Investigators say a fire that destroyed a church was no accident. Federal and local law enforcement officers say the fire that destroyed First Baptist Church in Kountze is a case of arson. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

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Related Topix: US News, ATF, Hardin County, TX

Sun Apr 20, 2008

Brownfield News

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Published on: Apl 18, 2008 Brownfield Junior League defeated Madisonville 49 - 39 in overtime to advance to play Mexia Friday, April 18th at 8:30 p.m. Brownfield Major League - Eliminated Brownfield Senior ... via Brownfield News

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Related Topix: Brownfield, TX, Home Listing, Home, Seagraves, TX

Fri Apr 18, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

ATF Agents Investigate Church Fire

“We were trying to help firefighters put it out, there were a lot of people who came up here, we were pulling hoses and trying to help the best we could”

Federal investigators are in Hardin County searching for the cause of a fire that destroyed a church. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

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Related Topix: US News, ATF

Wed Apr 16, 2008

KBMT

Hardin County Hosts Crime Victims Vigil

Making the victims of crime a national priority. That was in the brochure tonight. via KBMT

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Mon Apr 14, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Kountze Church Destroyed in Weekend Fire will be Rebuilt

“I got sick, I got physically sick not because of the building but knowing what the people are going through.”

The congregation at First Baptist Church in Kountze held worship service Sunday morning at Kountze Middle School. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

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Sat Apr 12, 2008

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Firefighters Battling Major Fire in Kountze

Firefighters and Police are on the scene of a major fire in Kountze. Details are still coming in but witnesses tell KFDM the fire is at the First Baptist Church located on corner of Highway 69 and 326. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

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Fri Mar 28, 2008

Orange Leader

Woman beaten, stripped by ex

From staff reports BEAUMONT - A 35-year-old Kountze man is accused of beating and stripping the clothes off of his ex-girlfriend Monday morning. via Orange Leader

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro, Orange, TX

Wed Mar 26, 2008

KBMT

Kountze Man Charged with Kidnapping Beaumont Woman

A Kountze man is in jail accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriends apartment. The charges are "unlawful restraint," a step up from kidnapping. via KBMT

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Mon Mar 24, 2008

KBMT

Cameras Catch Accused Kidnapper's Arrest

Beaumont police arrested a Kountze man Monday morning after witnesses say he kidnapped a former girlfriend. via KBMT

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Kountze, Texas is located in Hardin County and is part of the Beaumont Metro Area. Zip codes in Kountze include 77625.

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