Beaumont sign outside of Ben J. Rogers Regional Visitors Center.
May 27, Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) announced funds for three projects in Texas’ 14th Congressional District were included in the Fiscal Year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act after the legislation advanced out of the full House Appropriations Committee.…
Deborah McWilliams
Longtime County Treasurer Deborah McWilliams will end her tenure June 30 after the Hardin County Commissioners Court approved her retirement at the May 12 meeting.Also, the court approved Angie Smith to fill McWilliam’s unexpired, which ends Dec. 31. Smith, the Republican nominee for the county…
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The South East Texas Economic Development District (SETEDD) is currently in the process of updating the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the region, according to Transportation and Environmental Resources Division Director Bob Dickinson, of the South East Texas Regional…
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The Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force conducted “proactive operations” in Port Arthur on May 20, with the goal of increasing law enforcement presence through saturation patrols and proactive traffic enforcement in targeted areas, the agency reported.During the operation, deputies and…
Brad Allen Jones
May 26, at approximately 2:46 p.m., the Nederland Police Department (NPD) Dispatch Center was notified of a robbery that had just occurred at the Smoke N More Shop, 3510 Highway 365 in Nederland.During the call for service, it was discovered that a black male had committed a theft at the business…
La'Asia Clemons
May 20, Beaumont Police Department (BPD) officers responded to Oyo Hotel, 2660 Interstate 10 East, in reference to subjects in a vehicle trespassing on the property. The call escalated when officers attempted to make contact with a suspect vehicle and the driver fled the parking lot at a high rate…
Javon Jean
Just after midnight May 25, Beaumont police officers were dispatched to the emergency room at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, located at 3080 College St., in reference to a gunshot victim — a 2-year-old toddler. According to police, the child had been transported to the hospital by private…
Derek Westbrooks
May 25, at approximately 6:49 p.m., officers from the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) officers were dispatched to High Times, located at 5925 Phelan Blvd., in reference to an aggravated robbery in progress.According to information from BPD, initial reports to police from multiple callers indicated…
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Wednesday, May 20, investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office initiated a criminal investigation after deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 200 block of Med Davis Rd. in Orange. On scene, first responders discovered Jacqueline Michelle Jeffrey, 28, suffering from multiple…
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The Stark Museum of Art will host the Glasstire: Texas Visual Arts Lecture, May 28 from 6-7 p.m. Publisher Brandon Zech will discuss how Glasstire has come to be the preeminent publication for art criticism in Texas, and the importance of art writing's ability to connect creative communities…
