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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.

Child sex crime arrest

A 22-year-old Orange man was arrested for sexual assault of a child, according to the Lumberton Police Department’s (LPD) arrest report for Oct. 21-27. Dakota Leander Bailey, LPD reports, was arrested, charged with the second-degree felony, and released on bond set at $5,000 by Pct.

Murder suspect identified

Beaumont Police Department (BPD) detectives obtained a murder and aggravated robbery warrant for the suspect in a Sept. 21 robbery and subsequent shootout that occurred in the 300 block of E. Simmons. Oct. 28, BPD announced, officers named 29-year-old Carron Joseph Dickenson Jr.

High School Football: Week 11

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Sports shorts: Week of Nov 3, 2022

  Sports shorts for the week of Nov 3, 2022.  Rodeo It’s rodeo time as the El Mina Shriners will host “Saddling Up for Shriners Rodeo” on Nov. 10-12 at the Chambers County Arena at 410 Lilton Sonnier Ave. in Winnie. Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.com or at the venue, day of rodeo.

Port grant announced

In a press announcement from Washington, D.C. on Oct. 31, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14, of Southeast Texas) announced that the Port of Beaumont would receive a $26.4 million grant through the Port Infrastructure Development Program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. This $26.

No vaping in or around City Hall

After complaints of city employees vaping inside City Hall, the Silsbee City Council approved a resolution to modify the Human Resource Police Manual to prohibiting employees from “vaping” inside or around city buildings. The action was taken during the Oct. 17 regular meeting.