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Boyfriend earns 45 years for assault

Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced Sept. 2 that Byron Keith Sewell, 32, of Jefferson County, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault – family violence, a first-degree felony, and sentenced to 45 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections on Sept. 1.

$85 billion transportation plan includes local projects

A newly adopted $85 billion transportation plan includes nearly 2.1 billion in projects focusing on the U.S. 69 and U.S. 96 corridors, along with widening U.S. 90 and the northern Interstate 10/U.S. 69 Interchange. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Aug.

Fallen soldiers found, honored on 'Wall of Faces'

After more than two decades of searching for a commemorative photo of each American soldier who died in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) announced in August the location of the 58,281st, and final, photograph. Honored digitally on “The Wall of Faces” found on VVMF.

First responders honored as nation remembers terror attacks

Now 21 years old, the children born to a world in the aftermath of al-Qaeda attacks targeting the United States of America will never know the joys of virtually unfettered air travel – nor will they ever know what contributions could have been made to better the world in which we live had the lives...

Out & About with Albert Sept. 8-14

Leaping into fall Though summer doesn’t officially end until Sept. 22, Labor Day was the first sign that the long, hot summer is coming to a close. Many memories of socials hitting the shore or the lakes last weekend to enjoy the final days of the summer delights.

Gatorfest 2022

Nearby Anahuac was labeled the “Alligator Capital of Texas” by the Texas Legislature in 1989. Alligators outnumber the residents 3-1, so it was only natural for the townsfolk to create a festival in honor of the reptile. The 30th annual Texas Gatorfest is scheduled for Friday, Sept.

PHOTOS: Tasting for Some Other Place

What: Tasting for Some Other Place Where: Beaumont Civic Center Photos by John Fulbright

Dino Day at BCM

Beaumont Children’s Museum will host a special Dino Day on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is free. BCM is located inside the Civic Center at 701 Main St. in downtown Beaumont. The day will feature the Dinosaur George traveling museum.

‘The Music Man’ at BCP

Beaumont Community Players’ season opener begins Sept. 9 with one of the most universally loved treasures of American musical theater in Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” In 1957, the show became a hit on Broadway, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran 1,375 performances.

Public comments sought for proposed flood plan

The Neches Regional Flood Planning Group is providing the public with the opportunity to comment on the Draft Neches Regional Flood Plan. The 60-day comment period ends Oct. 9. The draft plan is available on the group’s website at nechesfloodplanning.org/.