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Jalon Nixon

Jalon Nixon

Teens indicted on attempted BPD shooting

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
July 27, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted two Beaumont teenagers for allegedly attempting to fire a gun at Beaumont police officers weeks before. A grand jury indicted Jalon Nixon, 18, and Reginald Guillory, 19, for aggravated assault on a peace officer July 27.
Keiosha Rowinsky

Keiosha Rowinsky

Woman with active warrants arrested

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Officers arrested a Spurger woman, who had two active arrest warrants from Hardin County, July 21, according to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford.
Person in handcuffs

Person in handcuffs

Lumerton PD nabs four for DWIs

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
The Lumberton Police Department (LPD) arrested four people for driving while intoxicated (DWI), along with five other arrests during the period of July 19-26. LPD arrested Jonathan K. Lester, 23, July 20 for DWI with a child passenger under age 15, a felony.
Tricia Hidalgo being crowned

Tricia Hidalgo being crowned

Lumberton woman crowned Ms. USA Pure International

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, August 4, 2022
  A Lumberton woman is now wearing the crown as Ms. USA awarded at the Pure International Pageant earlier last month in Columbus, Ohio. Tricia Hidalgo, who won the Ms. Texas Pageant in October, received her crown on July 3. “It’s very exciting and overwhelming!” said Hidalgo.
People at Airfield Falls

People at Airfield Falls

GOSH offers summer's last hoorah

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Summer’s going by fast but there’s still time to jump in the car for an unforgettable road trip, near home or across the state.
A person plays a board game

A person plays a board game

Sometimes, you just can't win

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
I’ll tell you this: Sometimes, you just can’t win. I’ve learned over the years that you have to have a pretty thick skin to be a Social Security columnist.
Jenkins in the past

Jenkins in the past

Local inn backdrop for video honoring veteran

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, August 4, 2022
It’s not every day a military veteran has a song written about them, much less a music video. But a group of area veterans came together, using a local picturesque bed and breakfast as the backdrop, for the production of a music video honoring a U.S.
Bishop and Chief - IEA Board Members Catholic Diocese of Beaumont Bishop Emeritus Curtis J. Guillory and Beaumont Police Department Chief Jimmy Singletar

Bishop and Chief - IEA Board Members Catholic Diocese of Beaumont Bishop Emeritus Curtis J. Guillory and Beaumont Police Department Chief Jimmy Singletar

'Bright Star' inspires underserved youth

News Staff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
IEA-Inspire, Encourage, Achieve recently hosted its 20th Camp Bright Star Closing Ceremony Luncheon at the Paul A. Brown Learning Center Gymnasium. The program recognized 21 IEA youth who completed 100 hours of a five-week Summer Learning Initiative.
‘This is something that maybe our legislators, our congressmen can look at and help find ways of preventing this from happening in the future.’ - U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston

‘This is something that maybe our legislators, our congressmen can look at and help find ways of preventing this from happening in the future.’ - U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston

Washingtonian sentenced in SETX fraud scheme

Scott McLendon
Thursday, August 4, 2022
A Kirkland, Washington, man earned 51 months in federal prison after defrauding elderly victims in Texas of more than $890,000 through a series of phone scams, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston Aug. 2.
Monkeypox marks on a hand

Monkeypox marks on a hand

Monkeypox: causes, symptoms

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, August 4, 2022
The Beaumont Public Health Department (BPHD) reported the first case of monkeypox this past week, and the city’s Epidemiology Division is still investigating and obtaining details on the case as of press time.
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