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Miss Beaumont 2022 Natalie Withers (right) and Miss Beaumont 2023 Brooklyn Walden (left)

Miss Beaumont 2022 Natalie Withers (right) and Miss Beaumont 2023 Brooklyn Walden (left)

From Buna to Beaumont; Queens share the crown

News Staff
Friday, June 16, 2023
Miss Beaumont 2022 Natalie Withers excitedly placed the crown upon Brooklyn Walden’s head, crowning her Miss Beaumont 2023. No strangers to the pageant world or each other, both young ladies are Buna natives and have amassed a collection of crowns.
Kitten up for adoption at Beaumont Animal Care

Kitten up for adoption at Beaumont Animal Care

Cheap cat cuddles!

News Staff
Friday, June 16, 2023
All the cool cats and kittens of Beaumont Animal Care are up for adoption for just $20 all month long at 1884 Pine St. Summer brings warm days, swimming, and inevitably, beaucoup kittens!
Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens speaks at Commissioners Court.

Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens speaks at Commissioners Court.

Cost of crime: more than $7M approved for inmate health care

Barbara Davis
Thursday, June 15, 2023
While there are many contributing factors to calculating the cost of crime and its burden on the taxpayer, the $7,716,836.44 price tag on healthcare for inmates at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility, is definitely one of the most substantial figures.
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Weber sends invite to Texas Tea in Washington, D.C.

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, June 15, 2023
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) is inviting Texas resident visiting Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, June 21 or Thursday, July 13 to a Texas Tea reception from 4-5 p.m. Those attending will have tea with member of the Texas Delegation in the Cannon Caucus Room at 27 Independence Ave.
Larry Mayfield Jr.

Larry Mayfield Jr.

Perverted probationer reoffends

News Staff
Thursday, June 15, 2023
A Beaumont man has been arrested once again for invading the privacy of local women. Larry Mayfield Jr., 37, was arrested on June 8, when a Beaumont PD officer working security at Walmart was notified that the suspect had taken photos underneath a woman’s skirt.
James Byrd Jr.

James Byrd Jr.

Justice remembered 25 years after hate crime

News Staff
Thursday, June 15, 2023
On a Sunday morning 25 years ago, a human body was discovered on Huff Creek Road in Jasper County. The next morning, a local newspaper first reported that “Jasper authorities were investigating the death of a man in Jasper.” It was a short news story that wasn’t even printed on the front page.
Current homeless camp in the Oaks area

Current homeless camp in the Oaks area

Homeless Coalition proposes 7-acre homeless campsite

Barbara Davis
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Beaumont City Councilman Mike Getz announced that the city will soon be presented a proposal to consider developing a 7-acre campsite for the homeless population of Beaumont during a June 1 meeting of the city’s Homeless Coalition.
Rendering of the new Harmony Science Academy campus

Rendering of the new Harmony Science Academy campus

Construction of new charter school allows for double enrollment

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, June 8, 2023
A Beaumont public charter school will soon double its potential for enrollment with the addition of a new middle and high school in the west end of the city. More than 50 people attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Harmony Science Academy campus on May 26.
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