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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.
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

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

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.
Sally Jung and Clifton Page

Sally Jung and Clifton Page

"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.
Markell Loke Warren

Markell Loke Warren

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.
Michael Lake Lewis

Michael Lake Lewis

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.
Jordon Savoy

Jordon Savoy

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.
Elaine Elizabeth Myers

Elaine Elizabeth Myers

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.
David Allen Tovar

David Allen Tovar

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.