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Family charity shares Christmas with 1,000 others – for 26 years and counting

The gargantuan undertaking of Beaumont attorney and philanthropist Wayne A. Reaud and family at the helm of the Reaud Charitable Foundation brings joy and presents to 1,000 children, or more, every year — and has done so for more than two decades.

Only one county in Golden Triangle anticipates two-party voting in pending primary

Southeast Texas’ tri-county area of Orange, Hardin, and Jefferson counties will boast mostly Republican elected officials in 2026, as both Hardin and Orange counties have no reported Democrat contenders for local and state offices signed up to run for election as of the deadline Dec. 8.

Barndominium bust reveals cache of drugs

An affidavit for search warrant obtained by The Examiner reveals in depth information on the Dec. 5 arrest of a Hardin County businessowner found in possession of an array of drugs when law enforcement officials raided the man’s home/business.

Second-reading to allow small slaughterhouses and packinghouses in Silsbee on Dec. 15 council agenda

The Silsbee City Council meets Dec. 15 to vote on the second reading of an ordinance to permit small slaughterhouses and packinghouses in the city limits.

TEA opens Applications for BISD Board of Managers

“Dear Superintendent Allen and Trustees,” the letter began Dec.

BREAKING: TEA to take over BISD

Texas Education Agency has decided to take over Beaumont ISD. After two years of delays caused by lawsuits, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the 2025 A – F district accountability ratings Aug. 15, along with the previously withheld 2024 scores.

Juveniles asked: ‘How will I respond to my second chance?’

In advance of the holiday, Inspire, Encourage, Achieve (IEA) hosted its annual Ben’s Kids Thanksgiving Celebration at the Sarah Street Event Center. IEA students, families, and community partners gathered to celebrate the program’s impact and the children it serves.

YMBL infuses funds, food to support Southeast Texas families

Before sunrise Saturday morning, Nov. 22, the Young Men’s Business League of Beaumont (YMBL) put expertise honed from more than a century of service into action, delivering holiday support to hundreds of Southeast Texas families.

It takes a village or, rather, a ‘Whoville’

Down in “Whoville,” the Southeast Texas edition, the tall and the small gathered for Jefferson County’s Adoption Day, a standing tradition. Held Nov. 21, uncoincidentally coinciding with the national namesake Nov. 22, the local event is not one with which to reckon.

Campus cellphone bans result in positive reactions

Since Texas’ new cellphone ban in public and charter K-12 schools during the school day went into effect Sept. 1, school districts are reporting positive impacts.