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Out & About with Albert July 7-13

Red, white and you What a bang it was… despite a damp start to the Fourth of July holiday weekend, skies cleared for our fair city to celebrate Independence Day, which started bright and early with the annual Calder Place 1929 Parade.

PHOTOS: City of Beaumont Fourth of July Celebration

Where: Event Centre Lake Photos by Chad Cooper

PHOTOS: Fourth of July Parade at Calder Place 1929

Where: Calder Place 1929 Courtesy Photos

CenterPoint warns customers of disconnection scams

CenterPoint Energy is alerting customers of reported increases in door-to-door, phone call and text message scams, according to a press release.

Gun malfunction saves BPD officers

Two Beaumont police officers survived an alleged murder attempt after a teenager’s gun malfunctioned at an apartment complex on Dowlen Road July 3. At about 6 p.m.

Hardin County Jail Report

The following information was released by the Hardin County Sheriff Office recently.

Editorial: changes must be made at County Court at Law No. 2

The Examiner endorsed Terrence L. Holmes in his 2016 run for County Court at Law No. 2 Judge, which is a misdemeanor criminal court.

Intoxication assault suspected in Dowlen crash, report reveals

A Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report obtained by The Examiner named Walter “Loddie” Naymola as the “Unit 1” driver who, witnesses told police, drove through the intersection of Dowlen and Gladys and crashed into five other cars.

TWIA talks changes

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) board committee of Legislative & External Affairs Committee met on June 24 to continue planning legislative recommendations to the Board of Directors for the association’s Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature.

Exchanging students, exchanging culture

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with local community high schools, is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15–18 for the next academic year.