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City considers pulling the plug on 8-liners

City Council will soon determine the future of 8-liner gaming machines in Beaumont. A public hearing and work session are scheduled for the May 19 Planning Commission meeting, just one day before the city council convenes on May 20.

Southeast Texas champions turn mental health awareness into lifesaving action

Tuesday, May 6, ripples of compassion swept through the Holiday Inn on Walden Road, as Mental Health America of Southeast Texas hosted its second annual Mental Health Matters Luncheon.

Fix garbage problem or get canned, city warns

Garbage collection in the city of Lumberton – or lack thereof – was the center of discussion for elected city leaders during their April 28 meeting, addressing frustrations and concerns customers of Live Oak Environmental LLC are reporting regarding scheduled trash pickup times long since missed.

Randy Feldschau: Fiscally conservative, man of the people, man of God, ready to serve

As the city of Beaumont plods through yet another fiscal year with anticipated expenditures exceeding anticipated revenue, coupled with generous wage increases across the board, one candidate for mayor has said that enough is enough – and taxpayers should not be asked to shoulder added costs that...

BPD receives new ‘Legacy Lounge’ for female workers

Beaumont Police Department’s current station, built in 1974, received a constructed upgrade needed within the department for the first time since its completion.

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Beaumont deserves better leadership. Beaumont deserves leadership concerned with municipal services, like streets you can drive down without getting shot up and drainage that lets your toilets take refuse from your home rather than dumping it in your bathtub.

Double-digit sentence handed down for double-digit DWI charge

Despite the defendant’s assertion that, after her 10th DWI, she has finally learned her lesson, 252nd District Court Judge Raquel West delivered a decisive message April 15, sentencing Katherine Sarah Welch, 50, to 18 years in prison for a 10th charge related to driving while intoxicated.

Financial transparency lacking among candidates

During an attempt to peruse Campaign Finance Reports for the Port Arthur Mayoral election on April 8, The Examiner discovered that only one of four mayoral candidates had submitted their report of campaign contributions and expenditures by the April 3 deadline: Charlotte Moses.