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Event to feature elected reps

Join the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce for the Legislative Preview Luncheon on Dec. 15, sponsored by CommonCents Credit Union, with special guests Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan and new Representative-Elect Christian “Manuel” Hayes speaking with attendees.

DPS increases enforcement for Thanksgiving

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Troopers will increase enforcement on the roads from through Sunday, Nov. 27, looking for people not wearing seat belts, driving while intoxicated, speeding and failing to follow the Move Over, Slow Down law, among other traffic violations.

Court OKs application for solar, wind farms permits

Some companies are looking at Hardin County to construct wind and solar power development projects. At the Nov. 8 meeting, Commissioners Court unanimously approved an industrial permit application including solar and wind.

SETRPC approves Executive Committee officers

The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) approved the Nominating Committees’ recommendations for Executive Committee Officers for 2023 at their Nov. 16 meeting.

Reported online retail fraud tops $300 million

Better Business Bureau (BBB) Southeast Texas CEO Liz Fredrichs warns shoppers to do their research, be mindful of social media scrolling, and use credit cards to avoid scammers this holiday shopping season.

West Brook assailant to face judge

Jefferson County prosecutors seeking to try a 16-year-old as an adult for the assault of another student in the boys’ bathroom of Beaumont ISD’s West Brook High School earlier this year will make their case before a judge at the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Detention Center on Monday, Nov. 28.

Man indicted on child sex crime

A Tyler County grand jury indicted a man on one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Billy Baker, 49, of Fred, was indicted on Nov. 10 after District Attorney Lucas Babin presented the case to the grand jury. Baker was arrested and booked into the Tyler County Jail.

Juvenile suspects run from deadly crash

A 13-year-old female died in an early morning crash on Nov. 20, the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) reported. Four juveniles that were in the vehicle with the teen, Beaumont ISD middle school student Theresa Franklin, have all now been identified after fleeing the scene.

Felon arrested for assaulting teens

A Silsbee Police Department officer was in the “right place at the right time” after a pair of teenagers was attacked in a restaurant parking lot on Nov. 18, according to the department chief.

Sour Lake officials looking at condemning 'eyesore'

A small town is looking into how to condemn a one-half acre property that includes an old abandoned and run-down medical clinic, an old doublewide mobile home behind it and several vehicles. The property was a topic of conversation during the Sour Lake City Council meeting on Nov. 15.