🌱 Kountze police warn of arrest threats tied to Bitcoin ATM scams

Hello Kountze! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Kountze police warn of arrest threats tied to Bitcoin ATM scams
• Kountze falls to New Waverly as playoff week arrives

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A brief shower in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Hardin County officials warn residents about Bitcoin ATM scams (12newsnow.com) — Kountze police and other Hardin County agencies are warning about scammers demanding Bitcoin ATM payments to avoid arrest, following an increase in resident reports. Officials say courts and police never require those payments. Anyone contacted should stop communicating and verify the claim using an independently found agency number.
   

• Football WEEK 11 RESULTS, Playoff info (therecordlive.com) — Kountze lost 49–0 to New Waverly in Week 11, as Southeast Texas teams wrapped up the regular season. The regional roundup also lists upcoming bi-district playoff games, including Silsbee against Madisonville on Friday in Lufkin, but gives no playoff matchup for Kountze.
   

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📸 Around Kountze

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kountze

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Monday November 16

• KMS girls BB Home
  Kountze ISD Kountze, TX 77625
  4:30 pm
• KMS Boys BB Orangefield
  Kountze ISD Kountze, TX 77625
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veteran's Day Parade
  Lumberton ISD Lumberton, TX 77657
  9:00 am
• Veteran's Parade
  Lumberton Intermediate Lumberton, TX 77657
  9:00 am

Thursday November 12

• Lady Cougar Basketball @ State Farm Tip Off Varsity TBA
  Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
• HS Girls Basketball vs West Hardin
  Warren High School, 405 FM 3290, Warren
  4:30 pm

Friday November 13

• McGee Bend District LDEs
  Stephen F. Austin State University, 1936 North St, Nacogdoches
• HS Girls Basketball vs Hull-Daisetta
  Warren High School, 405 FM 3290, Warren
  5:00 pm
• BHS Cougar Basketball @ Home Varsity
  Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• East Texas A&M Lions at Lamar University Cardinals Football →
  Provost Umphrey Stadium, 4400 S Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Beaumont
  5:59 pm

Monday November 16

• BJH Basketball @ Kirbyville 7B/8B 7A/8A
  Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
  4:30 pm
• BJH Lady Cougar Basketball @ Home 7B/8B 7A/8A
  Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Kountze. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for STORE CLERK TEMPORARY - Kountze, TX STORE #32197 in Kountze. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kountze here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Silsbee

• Silsbee couple helps restore Knupple Park playground after vandalism, giving kids their place to play back (12newsnow.com)
• Gevo Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (newsbreak.com)
• Silsbee animal shelter struggles for adoptions (fox4beaumont.com)

Lumberton

• Alan Kent Bailey (easttexasbanner.com)
• Why they're still talking about more than tacos at Lumberton Taco Bell (kfdm.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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