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Good time to hunt wild hogs

Last week I was out on a friend’s ranch in the Hill Country and we were after pigs. I love hunting pigs; they are not nearly as stupid as a lot of folks think. For the most part they don’t come out until right at last light. So, one day last week I set up on a bass tank to see what would show up.

Bereavement support group meeting

Seed Sowers, a bereavement support group, meets at 2 p.m. on the first and third Thursday each month. No registration required and the meetings are at the Professional Health Care, 4347 Crow Rd., in Beaumont.

Max loss costs passed on

With TWIA directors voting to establish a maximum loss threshold of over $4 billion going into the 2023 season, the agency is reporting that added costs will be forwarded to insurance providers. Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) board directors met on Jan. 19 and voted to establish $4.

Retirement benefit basics for military caregivers is Jan. 31

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will present the webinar “Retirement Benefit Basics: The DoD Survivor Benefit Plan” on Jan. 31. The webinar, which will be from 10-11:30 a.m., is free but advance registration is needed at https://tx.ag/Jan31OneOp.

Bailes to chair Sportsmen’s Caucus

During their first meeting of 2023, House members of the bipartisan Texas Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus elected State Rep. Ernest Bailes (R-Shepherd) to serve as the House's chairman. Bailes replaces now retired State Rep.

Early morning fire destroys PA church

An online fundraising campaign is aimed to help rebuild a Port Arthur church that was destroyed by fire on Jan. 19. The fire, which destroyed the Endtime Deliverance Holiness Church, at the corner of 19th Street and 2nd Avenue, occurred around 2:30 a.m.

Dowlen Road ramp closed for next several months

Motorists traveling on southbound U.S. 96 into the Parkdale Mall area will have to find alternate routes as the U.S. 69 south entrance and exit ramp at Dowlen Road will be closed for approximately three months, according to a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) traffic alert. Jan.

LU welcomes students from around the world

As Lamar University students return to the Beaumont campus for the Spring 2023 semester, hundreds of scholars are traveling thousands of miles to be a part of Cardinal nation.

Couples celebrated for making marriage work

Couples are coming together to serve up laughs, food and a few pointers on marital bliss with the “Not-So Newlywed Game” event, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, all to benefit the work of Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas.

Couples celebrated for making marriage work

Couples are coming together to serve up laughs, food and a few pointers on marital bliss with the “Not-So Newlywed Game” event, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, all to benefit the work of Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas.