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Lumberton ISD hires new safety director

Thomas “Tim” Lane has been hired as new Director of Safety, Security and Student Services for Lumberton ISD, according to a June 22 press release from district officials.

Texas man accused of impersonating a hero

Beaumont-based Eastern District of Texas U.S.

Lumberton PD reports arrests

The Lumberton Police Department reported a 43-year-old man was arrested on multiple drug charges last week.

Name released in Orange homicide

Saturday, June 25, at about 10:30 a.m., Orange Police Department officers were dispatched to Interstate 10, just east of Highway 62, in reference to a white male with a gunshot wound. The victim was identified at the scene as 28-year-old Chase James Miller of Orange.

Fugitive killed after Beaumont sighting

After Mont Belvieu police announced a man as a suspect in the murder of his estranged wife, officers in near the Texas-Mexico border found the man dead after he was hit by a truck on Highway 77 in Harlingen.

Chambers County catches catalytic criminals

Chambers County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies arrested four men they say stole a pair of catalytic converters from the Chick-fil-A across from Buc-ee’s in Baytown Sunday, June 26. On June 26, at about 4 p.m.

Fugitive wanted regarding toddler's death

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Felony Fugitive Warrant Division is assisting the Port Arthur Police Department in the search for 24-year-old Port Arthur resident Jaylin Jevon Lewis – who is wanted in the death of a 3-year-old child.

BPD investigates Alabama Avenue homicide

At about 1 a.m. on Friday, June 24, Beaumont police responded to the 200 block of Alabama Avenue in reference to shots fired. When officers arrived, they located a gold Chevrolet Malibu parked in a vacant lot.

Duo indicted in love triangle murder

Marking two corners of an allegedly murderous, tri-county love triangle, two Southeast Texans in their 20s allegedly killed and hid the body of the man’s 16-year-old girlfriend March 26 .

Live music schedule for June 30-July 6

June 30-June 6 Blue Martini (Golden Nugget) Fri., July 1: Flashpoint Sat., July 2: Flashpoint Brick & Barley (Orange) Wed., July 6: Ryan Lee MC Bullfish (Orangefield) Fri., June 30: Blake Sticker Dylan’s (Port Arthur) Thurs., June 30: JP Primeaux Fri., July 1: Ryan Lee MC & Andrew McCabe Sat.