🌱 Why a 2000 Silsbee clerk killing is back in the spotlight
Silsbee, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Silsbee! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a 2000 Silsbee clerk killing is back in the spotlight
Also on today's calendar: West Hardin Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Evadale and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 79, low: 71.
- Monday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Texas group fights to halt Jamal Howard's execution in Silsbee clerk killing case (kfdm.com) — An upcoming execution tied to the 2000 killing of a Silsbee convenience store clerk is drawing renewed attention as a Texas anti-death-penalty group pushes to halt it. Advocates argue the condemned man has intellectual disabilities and mental health issues, while courts have repeatedly upheld his conviction and sentence, leaving local residents watching a difficult case approach its final stage. 
📸 Around Silsbee
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Upcoming Events in
Silsbee
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★ Featured events ★
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Colmesneil Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Evadale →
Evadale High School, 908 FM 105, Silsbee
5:30 pm
Monday October 5
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Other local events
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West Hardin Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Evadale →
Evadale High School, 908 FM 105, Silsbee
5:30 pm -
Tiger Prowl Homecoming Festival →
Silsbee Public Library, 295 North 4th Street, Silsbee
10:00 am -
Stake Youth Dance →
8622 Hwy 418 W, Silsbee
7:00 pm -
Sabine Pass Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Evadale →
Evadale High School, 908 FM 105, Silsbee
5:30 pm -
Sabine Pass Varsity Football @ Evadale →
Evadale High School, 908 FM 105, Silsbee
7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
📣 Silsbee Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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BJH Volleyball Game @Home 7B/8B 7A/8A
Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
4:30 pm -
BHS Volleyball Game @Home F,JV,V
Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
4:30 pm -
BHS Volleyball Game @Home V,JV,F
Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
4:30 pm -
BJH Football @ Buna
Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
5:00 pm -
BHS Football JV @ Anahuac
Buna ISD Buna, TX 77612
5:00 pm -
Vidor Girls JV Volleyball @ Lumberton →
Lumberton High School Stadium, 103 S Lhs Dr, Lumberton
5:30 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chili's posted a job opening for Server - Silsbee Chili's in Silsbee. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Silsbee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Silsbee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lumberton
- Nathan Fielder Breaks Silence on Elizabeth Holmes (newsbreak.com)
- Alabama Offers 350-Pound DL Out of IMG Academy (miamiherald.com)
Beaumont
- Abbott visits Beaumont to tout Texas economy, hear concerns on health care, jobs (kfdm.com)
- Port of Beaumont revenue bonds affirmed at AA-, outlook stable (tradersunion.com)
- Jefferson County candidate debate comes to Beaumont next month (beaumontenterprise.com)
Ok Silsbee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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