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Downtown committee to meet Jan. 12

The first public meeting of the city of Beaumont Downtown Development Planning Committee will be held on Thursday, Jan. 12, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Downtown Event Centre, 700 Crockett Street.

Burning of the Greens 2023

Set fire to 2022, or at least the holiday greenery still lingering into 2023. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 680 Calder Ave. in downtown Beaumont, is hosting its annual Burning of the Greens event on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. The event will begin at St.

Breakfast with business

Join the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce every Friday morning at the MCM Elegante, 2355 I-10 South in Beaumont, for the weekly Friday Morning Business Connection. The event, held 8 – 9 a.m.

PA Chamber’s annual banquet set

The Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce will hold their 123rd annual banquet on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Robert A. “Bob” Bowers Civic Center, 3401 Cultural Center Dr. in Port Arthur. Cocktails are at 6 p.m. and the program begins at 6:30 p.m.

Bailes honored for service

Deep East Texas will be in the spotlight in Austin on the eve of the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature for the 2023 Deep East Texas Legislative Reception on Monday, Jan. 9, from 5:30–7 p.m. in the Trademark Room of the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown.

CommunityBank of Texas, Allegiance Bank announce new logo, start date for Stellar Bank

Allegiance Bank and CommunityBank of Texas will begin operating as Stellar Bank on Tuesday, Feb. 21 and have launched a new logo.

Student learns about timber industry

Silsbee High School’s Cara Heisner, the SHS student representative for Congressman Brian Babin’s Student Congressional Advisory Council, last month spent the day learning about the timber industry in East Texas.

Back to bowed-up

The Spindletop Straight Shooters will host the first club practice since the pandemic on Saturday, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Tyrrell Park Archery Range. Club membership will be required to participate and kids can join the day of the practice.

Watkins ‘Retrospective’

The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) will present James C. Watkins: Reflections Made of Memories, on view from Jan. 7 through March 19, 2023. An opening reception, free and open to the public, is set for on Friday, Jan. 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Altar

Fr. Shane Baxter and members of the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica in Beaumont distributed funds from their annual St. Joseph’s Altar fundraiser, totaling $61,000, to several charitable organizations that help provide food, meals and assistance to Southeast Texans in need.