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Music & Wine Night

Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum at 5550 Jimmy Simmons Blvd. near Lamar University in Beaumont will host “Music & Wine Night” on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Enjoy wine, light refreshments and music from Grammy nominee Julian Primeaux.

Symphony of SETX

The Symphony of Southeast Texas will host their second Classic Series Concert, “French Connection” on Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Julie Rogers Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $33-$57 and can be purchased online at sost.org.

Movies at the McFaddin

The McFaddin-Ward House invites the community to Movies at the McFaddin on Friday, Nov. 11, for Disney’s 2017 Pixar film, “Coco.” Gates open at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. showing.

Hardin County Jail Report (through Nov. 2)

The following information was released by the Hardin County Sheriff Office recently.

Judge sets bail for capital murder suspect

The Examiner learned Thursday, Nov. 3, that a stand-in judge set bond at $750,000 for a one-time death row inmate who a jury previously convicted of capital murder.

Examiner staff earns national acclaim at 136th NNAF ceremony

Pitting their 2021 reporting against a pool of more than 1,600 newspapers from across the country, staff at The Examiner emerged as the fifth-most awarded publication – with 15 honors won – at the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s (NNAF) 136th annual “Better Newspaper Contest” in San...

Man charged for bloodying ER tech

After punching and “possibly” breaking the nose of a 19-year-old emergency room technician, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted a 20-year-old Port Arthur man for assaulting EMS personnel providing services – a third-degree felony.

Jeep Driver indicted for passenger death

After a 22-year-old Modelos Sports Bar employee drove her Jeep drunk and crashed, with her coworker dying in the flaming heap, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted a Nederland woman for intoxication manslaughter Nov. 2.

JCSO seeks stolen goods

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is seeking the public’s help in locating an elementary school’s stolen PA system that may have been abandoned in the area of Henderson Avenue in China between Oct. 23 and 26.

Man killed following noise complaint

Detectives with the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) have arrested a 45-year-old Mauriceville man in connection to the vehicular homicide of 38-year-old Christopher Matthews, of Beaumont. BPD reports that officers were called to The Trace at North Major Drive apartments on Sunday, Oct.