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Summer Social set in Kountze

A month of fun with nature and reading was celebrated June 20 at the Kountze Public Library. Village Creek’s Alex Stamatis, along with Texas Parks and Wildlife staffers, shared “Skins and Skulls” Katie Pace, Hardin County’s Texas AgriLife agent, helped children explore animal tracks.

Beaumont grad serves from Navy’s largest master jet base

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ajala Coward, a native of Beaumont, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 125, a joint strike fighter squadron located aboard the U.S. Navy’s largest master jet base. Coward joined the Navy just over a year ago, and, today, serves as a yeoman.

Sheriff encourages IEA youth at awards program

IEA-Inspire, Encourage, Achieve recently hosted its annual Awards & Recognition Dinner at the LIT MultiPurpose Center, with staff, mentors, volunteers, representatives from Jefferson County Juvenile Probation (JCJP), elected officials and board members, along with BPD Cops ’N Kids officers, joining...

Dinosaur Adventure

Experience the prehistoric age and encounter your favorite dinosaurs up close at Ford Park with Dinosaur Adventure, a one-of-a-kind exhibit featuring realistic, life-sized dinosaurs that come alive with their life-like movement and roars Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2, with doors opening at 9...

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Summit offered this week

Family Services of Southeast Texas (FSSETX), Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV), and Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA), are bringing a two-day Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Summit to Beaumont and the surrounding areas on June 29- 30 at Legacy Christian Academy, 8200 Hwy...

Nederland native Colonel Howell takes command

The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army 11th Airborne Division welcomed its new commander, Southeast Texas native Colonel James C. Howell, on June 21, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, the only Arctic Airborne Brigade in the U.S. Army.  Col. Michael J.

Lumberton ISD officials report cyberattack

An international hacking group that stole information from Stephen F. Austin (SFASU) State University in a cyberattack earlier this month, also claims they took information from Lumberton  Independent School District.

Ford Park and Pepsi award scholarship to local graduate

Ford Park, OVG360, and Pepsi partnered to launch the “Ford Fields Next Generation” Scholarship Award, a new annual program to highlight local student-athletes who have grown their love for the sport of baseball or softball while competing at Ford Fields during their youth careers.

Ford Park Fields to get million-dollar facelift ahead of potential name-change

The Jefferson County Entertainment Complex, currently known as Ford Park, will soon see a $1.5 million dollar facelift, as each of the 12 baseball fields on the multi-acre property are scheduled to receive new turf this summer.