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Praising Social Security

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.

IEA Ben's Kids Thanksgiving Gathering 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.

Lake Charles man arrested for child cruelty

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.

Houston trio federally sentenced for ATM burglaries

Three Houston men have been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston Nov. 29.

"My Buddy" couple sentenced to prison

Nov. 28, the couple behind “My Buddy Loans” out of Cleveland was sentenced to prison terms for wire fraud connected to the entrepreneurs’ claims for COVID relief. Clifton Pape, 47, and Sally Jung, 59, each pleaded guilty on May 6.

HCSO: Man arrested on multiple charges

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) reported a 25-year-old male was arrested on multiple charges. Nov. 27, Markell Loke Warren, 25, was arrested on multiple charges.

K-9 corners suspected capers

Beaumont Police Department (BPD) officers nabbed three men after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle near the business. According to BPD, officers responded to the area of 1655 Louisiana (Dragon Industries) at 1:11 a.m. Nov. 26.

Student certified as adult after campus assault

Following a bloody assault in a boys restroom at Beaumont ISD’s West Brook High School, the 16-year-old alleged assailant has been certified as an adult to stand trial for the violent felony offense.

Woman arrested for child sex abuse

Investigation into a rash of burglaries in south Hardin County help lead the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office into arresting a 22-year-old woman for child sex abuse. Elania Elizabeth Myers, of Lumberton, was arrested Nov.

Sex offender indicted for another offense

Beaumont’s David Allen Tovar, 40, was again indicted for allegations of sexually assaulting a pre-teen girl, according to the true bills handed up by a Jefferson County grand jury on Nov. 30.