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Fraud and mail theft elevated, bank offers methods to fight back

With more people using computers and cellphones to conduct financial business, cases of fraud and cybercrime are on the rise. Add the fact that criminals are also hacking direct mail from under the noses of the U.S.

Self-imposed bond(age): Beaumont asks voters to raise their own taxes

Read a full breakdown of all of the Beaumont bond propositions at www.theexaminer.

BEAUMONT BOND: Half-billion-dollar distraction, not a solution (EDITORIAL)

Beaumont voters are once again being asked to open their wallets — this time for a $264.1 million city bond package on the November ballot that will cost roughly double that when factoring in bond debt as recited on the actual ballot. Supporters call it visionary.

City gives grace; approves projects

Oct. 21, Beaumont City Council took actions aimed at improving city services and infrastructure including; but not limited to:• Water Bill Grace Period: Council amended Chapter 22 of the City Code to establish a 10-day grace period for water bill late fees, effective immediately.

Former city employee granted leave to reside near place where children congregate

A little more than a year into a five-year prison sentence, a former Beaumont Municipal Airport employee imprisoned for downloading and uploading images of children as young as infancy being sexually assaulted has been released — and is now allowed to live in the heart of the city’s West End, only...

Bond breakdown: City sidewalks and infrastructure projects

As part of The Examiner’s commitment to in-depth examination of the city of Beaumont’s $264 million bond request to voters, this week we will look further at Proposition A, which represents $58 million of the bond total.The total $264 million bond package is set at $58.

Everything on the ballot for Jefferson County in the current election

Over the past four months, The Examiner has committed to in-depth examinations of the city of Beaumont’s $264 million bond request to voters, to be decided in the Nov. 4 election. This week, voters will be asked to take to the polls for early voting.

Early voting begins – Beaumont voters given last word with $469 million at stake

Early voting is underway in Beaumont for the Nov. 4 election that includes five city of Beaumont bond propositions and a venue tax, alongside 17 statewide constitutional amendments. Voting runs through Oct. 31, with polls open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Pay up – or go to jail: School district fraudster on notice

Six years after being convicted of defrauding the local school district of more than $1 million, former Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) contract electrician Calvin Walker has made pauper’s payments toward his debt to society — over the years claiming indigency, inability to work, and...

Kairos Kitchen: Building community, one shared meal at a time

On the fourth Saturday of every month, the smell of a home-cooked meal fills the air at First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in downtown Beaumont. From 5 - 7:30 p.m., volunteers gather at 701 Calder Ave. to serve not just food, but friendship and connection through the Kairos Kitchen ministry.