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Sour Lake Farmers Market opening

The grand opening of the Sour Lake Farmers Market is Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Lions Club Park on South Ann Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be homegrown produce and products available, along with homemade crafts and goods, and educational booths.

Cash awarded for concerto winners

The first-place winner of the Symphony of Southeast Texas 2023 Concerto Competition is pianist Matthew Liu from Beaumont. Liu won the prize of $750 and the honor of playing his competition piece, Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto in G minor, at the Youth Education Concert.

The wind of Region 10

Sunday, Jan. 15, Odom Academy Middle School Band Director Fred Turner offered up congratulations to Beaumont ISD scholars Tina Huynh, flute, and Aiden Ma, clarinet, who performed with the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region X All-Region Band.

Free Family Day in Orange

Artists young and young-at-heart are invited join the Stark Museum of Art at Family Day on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy a wide variety of activities designed to keep the whole family happy.

Gifts presented in honor of MLK Day

The Sabine Federal Credit Union and the Queenship of Mary #2776 Catholic Daughters of America partnered to collect blankets for Family Services Women & Children’s Shelter, presenting the gifts to shelter advocates Jan. 13.

Accused Nederland pedophile awaits trial date

Preparing evidence against an alleged Nederland pedophile accused of sexually assaulting a young boy from 2007 to 2013, Jefferson County prosecutors told a local judge Jan. 18 they needed six weeks before they’d be ready for trial.

Auto restorer prepares restitution amid new allegations

As a local classic car mechanic grinds through court appearances to hammer out a restitution deal to repay nearly $26,000, more Southeast Texans have complained about further alleged thefts of service. Kory Woodside, 42, of Beaumont, appeared Jan.

Alabama men arrested with meth and money

Jan. 17, at 11:01 a.m., Beaumont police officers working westbound on IH-10 near the 837-mile marker, stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation, uncovering a large amount of drugs and money in the process.

Two shot during break-in

The Newton Police Department is investigating a Jan. 11 shooting which left two people injured, reported KJAS.com. Police Chief Will Jackson said officers were called to a home at 1000 block of Martin Luther King Drive after 10 p.m.

Beware of online phone scams

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging Texans, especially older adults, to beware of both phone and online scams. In 2021, more than 6,700 Texans over age 60 reported losing more than $159 million to fraudsters, reported TDI.