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For the men: Gift of Life award ceremony and screening event

Sept.

OCI selects Beaumont for new facility

A global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products that previously picked Southeast Texas as the site for the successful Natgasoline partnership project has again selected Beaumont as the location for another large new facility planned to begin production in the first quarter of 2025.

Sports shorts: Week of 9/22/22

Golf The Junior River Cup is a Ryder Cup style event that pits the best junior golfers in the state of Texas against the best junior golfers from Mississippi. One of Beaumont’s own, Reece Williams, who is a student at St. Anne’s Catholic School, was asked to compete.

Scared students speak out on violent campus

In the aftermath of a bloody assault in a West Brook bathroom – and little-to-no response from school administrators – students have started speaking out against the “atmosphere of violence” proliferating on the campus, telling district officials and The Examiner, “We’re scared.

Editorial: West Brook or Breaking Bad?

Even the most tranquil, trouble-free high school is rife with change and confusion for teens approaching adulthood. High schools are institutions built to supply their communities with doctors, teachers, public servants and business owners.

Apply now for Texas Game Warden Cadet Class

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is currently accepting applications for its 66th Texas Game Warden Cadet class.

Second man sought for defiling feline

Beaumont Police Department officers arrested one man and were searching for another on Sept. 21, related to an October 2021 video where suspects tortured and killed a cat while catching it all on camera. According to police, the department received the disturbing video on Oct.

Pursuit ends with arrest of Vidor man

An Orange County man was arrested after leading a state trooper on a brief pursuit on Sept. 19, reported the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Sgt. Shanna Clark reported the pursuit began about 6:40 p.m. on U.S.

Man arrested in joint effort

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the Orange County Support Division and the U.S. Marshal’s Office, executed an arrest warrant Sept. 14 in the 500 block of Ruby Street with resulted in a man’s arrest, according to an OCSO press release.

Alfa Romeo motorist found with 99 pounds of marijuana

Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputies announced the arrest of a 30-year-old woman after finding nearly 100 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop conducted on a 2019 Alfa Romeo.    According to an OCSO report, on Thursday, Sept.