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Card campaign brings cheer This year, the Shorkey Center has started a new Holiday Cheer Campaign to spread seasons greetings to area residents. For a $10 donation, the Shorkey kids will personalize 10 holiday cards that will be delivered to area nursing home residents.

Giving Tuesday

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving has been known as “Giving Tuesday” throughout the country for a number of years. This year, ExxonMobil carried on that tradition by giving back to Beaumont ISD.

City seats Youth Advisory Council

Students from Beaumont United, West Brook and Early College High Schools have joined forces with other students to serve on the City of Beaumont Youth Advisory Council with a mission is to encourage youth to learn about and become involved in City Government, serve as a voice of the youth in the...

BPD finds human remains

Sunday, Dec. 4, at about 12:09 p.m., officers responded to a wooded area near the 3100 block of Astor and Delaware St. in reference to the finding of human remains.

Motorist injured in two-car crash

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) investigated a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 96, south of the Jasper County line, on Nov. 29. Sgt. Shana Clark, DPS spokesperson, stated the preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 10:30 p.m.

City mayor assists in holiday food program

Those needing a helping hand with putting a holiday meal on the table will have an opportunity to get the assistance they need when Shine On Humanity (SOH), a 501(c)(3) organization, hosts the third annual Mayor Thurman Bartie Christmas Meal Giveaway on Dec. 10.

County courthouse covers signs of segregation

A number of Jefferson County residents were appalled and angered to learn their local courthouse still bears signs of its racially segregated past Dec. 5, with the words “colored” and “white” visible above a pair of water fountains.

Upcoming dedication for William G. “Bill” Hall historical marker

At 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, a dedication ceremony for the William G. “Bill” Hall historical marker will be conducted at 888 Pearl St. in Beaumont, announced the Jefferson County Historical Commission. The marker is at the site of the old Gulf Coast Recording Studio.

CRIME SHORTS

Silsbee woman arrested after crash The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported a Silsbee woman was arrested in a crash that injured a pedestrian on Dec. 2. Sgt. Shana Clark, DPS spokesperson, reported the auto-pedestrian crash on FM 92, near the 426-mile marker in Hardin County.

Man arrested for indecency with child

A 28-year-old Ivanhoe man was arrested for indecency with a child (sexual contact), according to a press release from the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO). Sheriff Bryan Weatherford reported that Elijah Alexander Stone was arrested Nov.