Flanagan

Flanagan

BREAKING: Former Gilbert Building owner federally indicted

It’s been nearly two years since an alphabet soup of agents converged in downtown Beaumont, with more than two dozen local, state and federal investigators, for a morning raid at the office of Stevedore and downtown investor Tom Flanagan on Oct. 9, 2024.
Flanagan

Flanagan

It’s been nearly two years since an alphabet soup of agents converged in downtown Beaumont, with more than two dozen local, state and federal investigators, for a morning raid at the office of Stevedore and downtown investor Tom Flanagan on Oct. 9, 2024. This week, according to sources close to the…
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Three teens are in custody following crimes that occurred Saturday night and Sunday morning in Nederland and Port Neches. A Hyunda SUV was stolen just past 7:00 Saturday night in the 100 block of Atlanta Ave in Nederland. That vehicle was located just before Midnight Saturday in the 400 block of…
Robotic

Robotic

Christus Health Southeast Texas celebrated a milestone this week after completing 10,000 assisted surgery cases. Roboitc is a tool that is used to do more cmplicated procedures with smaller incisions "It's like having the surgeons hands shrink down inside the body" says Hollie McDonald, Public…
Lauri Ryerkerk

Lauri Ryerkerk

Pioneering Women hosted its annual luncheon Thursday, August 6, 2026 at the Holiday Inn-Walden Road in Beaumont. Featured speaker Lori Ryerkerk, who was introduced by The Examiner's Jennifer Johnson, says "Women need to be confident and can play a role in any game". As for her message to young…
BPD photo

BPD photo

A lengthy narcotics investigation reportedly led to the execution of a search warrant at a Beaumont residence and the arrest of a local man on multiple drug-related charges, according to the Beaumont Police Department (BPD). July 30, members of the BPD Special Services Division, Special…
Turner

Turner

Javonta Turner, of Beaumont, will have the next half century to think about the crime he committed. Turner, charged with capital murder in the September 2024 shooting death of Ebonie Gilbert on Bennett Road in Beaumont, reached a plea agreement on a lessor charge of murder Monday, Aug. 3, and was…
Beaumont hole repair

Beaumont hole repair

Beaumont police responded to a traffic hazard early Sunday morning, Aug. 2, after a pickup truck became trapped in a large sinkhole caused by what officials believe was a water main break. Officers were dispatched around 2:15 a.m. to the intersection of Central Drive and East Drive. When they…
After Governor Greg Abbott initially vetoed a proposed ban on low-dose THC products in the state, a Texas ban on hemp-derived THC variants went into effect July 31. As part of the ban, substances like Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCP are now illegal. The change has sparked a federal lawsuit from hemp…
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Aug. 5, the city of Beaumont announced it is getting close to finishing the Quiet Zone project that will silence train horns in a West End neighborhood. “Most of the work is done,” the announcement read. “The only work left is a few final items, mostly new railroad crossing signs and other…
Bruno

Bruno

The first day of school in Lumberton Wednesday was slowed after an 18-wheeler hauling wooded pallets turned over spilling the cargo on the highway. The driver, 48-year-old Demarcus Dewayne Bruno, was traveling south on Highway 96, near Lorrie Lane, when he lost control and the rig turned over on…
Small business owners and solopreneurs who want to better understand whether their digital marketing efforts are delivering results are invited to attend “Measuring What Matters: How To Evaluate Your Digital Marketing Performance,” a workshop hosted by the Lamar State College Port Arthur Small…
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Collective Soul: Dean Roland, Jesse Triplett, Ed Roland, Will Turpin and Johnny Rabb (Courtesy of Collective Soul)

Collective Soul: Dean Roland, Jesse Triplett, Ed Roland, Will Turpin and Johnny Rabb (Courtesy of Collective Soul)

Collective Soul still shines

For many rock fans, hearing the opening chords of “Shine” instantly transports them back to the...