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The fifth annual Christmas Tre Lighting is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Lumberton City Park on FM 421

The fifth annual Christmas Tre Lighting is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Lumberton City Park on FM 421

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
The fifth annual Christmas Tree Lighting is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Lumberton City Park on FM 421. Santa and Mrs. Claus will appear and there will be Christmas caroling, train rides, hayrides, crafts, food trucks, hot chocolate, milk and cookies.
Silsbee Public Library will present the 27th annual Christmas in the big Thicket from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Silsbee Public Library will present the 27th annual Christmas in the big Thicket from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Christmas in the Big Thicket

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
Silsbee Public Library will present the 27th annual Christmas in the Big Thicket from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, in downtown Silsbee. There will be lots of vendors, live music, food, homemade cooked goods, handmade ornaments, custom t-shirts, handmade children’s clothing and more.
Big Thicket planting

Big Thicket planting

Big Thicket hosting volunteer planting events

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
Big Thicket National Preserve is expanding the volunteer longleaf pine planting efforts to ecosystem-wide planting events this winter. Volunteers can join park staff and partners to plant longleaf pine and native grasses in December, January, and February.
Lights at Lamar

Lights at Lamar

Lights at Lamar

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
The Cardinal Lights holiday light display will return to the Lamar University campus for the Southeast Texas community to enjoy the entire month of December, and presenting sponsor ExxonMobil is set to host an official Cardinal Lights kickoff event on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5:45-7:15 p.m.
Drive by Santa

Drive by Santa

Drive by with Santa

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
The Kountze Public Library, 800 South Redwood St., will host a Drive By With Santa and Mrs. Claus from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. All children will receive a free gift. The event is sponsored by Friends of the Kountze Public Library and the Women’s Club of Kountze.
Person giving a thumbs up

Person giving a thumbs up

Praising Social Security

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
Around the holidays, I’m going to suggest that we Americans give thanks for the Social Security program. I know lots of people like to think that the “good old days” (before Social Security) were, well, good old days. But many times, they were not.
Featured speaker Sanders Wilkerson, Beaumont Mayor Robin Mouton, IEA Board Member James Bubba Martin

Featured speaker Sanders Wilkerson, Beaumont Mayor Robin Mouton, IEA Board Member James Bubba Martin

IEA Ben's Kids Thanksgiving Gathering 2022

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
The IEA – Inspire, Encourage, Achieve Program rang in the 2022 holiday season with its Ben’s Kids Thanksgiving Gathering at the LIT Multi-Purpose Center in Beaumont on Nov. 17.
Logan R. Gauthier

Logan R. Gauthier

Lake Charles man arrested for child cruelty

News Staff
Friday, December 2, 2022
On November 14, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) detectives responded to a local hospital in reference to a 17-month-old child being treated for a brain bleed. The child was transported to a hospital out of town, at which time it was learned the child also sustained a skull fracture.
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