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NEWS SHORTS | Bolivar Peninsula to get utility upgrades

Entergy Texas will host a town hall this week to discuss “ongoing efforts to improve reliability on the Bolivar Peninsula,” according to a company announcement. The event, which Entergy reps report will highlight service upgrades in the area, will take place Friday, Feb. 10, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

NEWS SHORTS | County kicks off workforce appreciation

The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce joined elected officials at they kicked off “Salute to Workforce Month” at the Jefferson County Courthouse at the beginning of February.

NEWS SHORTS | Historical Commission honors local radio

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recognized “Bayoulands” by 91.3 KVLU of Beaumont as the 2022 recipient of the Award of Excellence in Media Achievement on Feb. 2 at the Real Places Conference in Austin.

NEWS SHORTS | A&M AgriLife agent announced

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service announced the hiring of new county agents across the state, including for Jefferson County. Rebecca Carpenter is the new 4-H and youth development agent for Jefferson County.

NEWS SHORTS | Defibrillators donated to JSCO, ESD No. 3

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), in conjunction with Emergency Service District (ESD) No. 3, received a donation of two lifesaving defibrillators from LyondellBasell.

Capitol contributors help build Beaumont home

State legislators, congressional staffers and volunteers from across Texas met at the dome in Austin to pick up hammers and nails to build one Beaumont family its very first home as part of the third annual Habitat for Humanity Texas Day at the Dome Capitol Build. Feb.

CRIME NEWS | Multi-agency investigation nets Beaumont man

Feb. 3, at 7 a.m., Beaumont Police Narcotics Investigators, assisted by Beaumont Police SWAT, SAU, K-9, Jefferson County S.O.

CRIME NEWS | Groves man indicted for hitting child

A Groves man who allegedly beat his nephew was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on third-degree felony charges of injury to a child. Mohamed Adel Jebokji, 39, was indicted for the child assault charges related to a May 9, 2022, incident recounted in a probable cause affidavit on May 10.

CRIME NEWS | Woman sentenced for boyfriend’s murder

A Port Arthur woman charged with murdering her live-in boyfriend in 2019 was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to serve 45 years in prison on Jan. 27. Trial No. 520 under Judge John Stevens in the Jefferson County Criminal District Court, the State v Amesty Smith, commenced Jan.

CRIME NEWS | Man indicted for aggravated assault

Jan. 25, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted a man accused of stabbing his co-worker just before Thanksgiving 2022. Jaime Parada-Gonzales, 41, was indicted for aggravated assault, a second-degree felony for the Nov. 22, 2022, stabbing incident.