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Mailbag with mail spilling out

Mailbag with mail spilling out

Reach in the mailbag

News Staff
Thursday, July 7, 2022
I usually like to write columns centered on one particular Social Security topic. But every once in a while, I just like to reach into my email inbox and answer whatever questions I pull out of that online mailbag. Q: I am 82. My wife is 80. We both took our benefits at 66. I get $2,444 per month.
Lamar University sign

Lamar University sign

LU evacuates campus due to bomb threat

News Staff
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Lamar University is among several colleges that received bomb threats on July 6, causing the educational institution to cancel classes and evacuate  the campus “out of an abundance of caution.
A silhouette of a police officer

A silhouette of a police officer

Beaumont adds another officer to memorial

News Staff
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Research into history of Texas police officers killed in the line of duty has led to the discovery of Beaumont Police Officer James A. Gaines, who died in the line of duty in 1917, but has never been officially recognized, according to an announcement by the Beaumont Police Department.
Photo of Adam Meaux in front of an airplane

Photo of Adam Meaux in front of an airplane

Airport employee charged for child pornography

Scott McLendon
Thursday, July 7, 2022
After reviewing evidence that a 24-year-old Beaumont Municipal Airport employee allegedly posted and downloaded more than 100 videos and photos of children being sexually assaulted, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted a Port Neches man on 10 counts of child pornography.
Chief Brent Slaughter and Capt. William 'David' Nunn

Chief Brent Slaughter and Capt. William 'David' Nunn

Officer leaves Hardin County so wife can pursue dream

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Leaving Hardin County is bittersweet for native William “David” Nunn and his family. Nunn, a law enforcement veteran, and his family are moving to western Harris County so his wife can pursue her career.
The first of two Texas Peace Officer crash reports (pictured right) names Naymola as the ‘Unit 1’ driver who crashed through shrubs at the corner of Phelan and Dowlen.

The first of two Texas Peace Officer crash reports (pictured right) names Naymola as the ‘Unit 1’ driver who crashed through shrubs at the corner of Phelan and Dowlen.

Intoxication assault suspected in Dowlen crash, report reveals

Scott McLendon
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Anticipating a potential “intoxication assault” charge for the 65-year-old Beaumont business tycoon, a Beaumont Police Department (BPD) investigator listed Walter Eugene Naymola Jr.
Calvin Walker and Attorney Dick DeGuerin

Calvin Walker and Attorney Dick DeGuerin

Convicted school district contractor seeks high court audience

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, July 7, 2022
More than two years after a Beaumont jury found former Beaumont ISD electrical contractor Calvin Walker guilty of deceptively securing more than a million dollars in taxpayer funding meant for the education of the community’s children, the embattled defendant and his attorneys are still staving off...
Various art supplies in metal containers

Various art supplies in metal containers

Getting ready for success

News Staff
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Legacy Community Health is calling on sponsors and supporters to join in the planning of a Back to School Festival offering resources and vendor booths, with local businesses and United Way partner agencies offering activities and information on services beneficial to families with school age...
LSCPA Armory building

LSCPA Armory building

LSCPA to administer Student Success grant

News Staff
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Lamar State College Port Arthur was notified the first week of July that it has received a $50,000 Accelerate Student Success Planning Grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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