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Vidor Police Department logo, courtesy image.

Vidor Police Department logo, courtesy image.

Fire claims life of Vidor man

News Staff
Friday, April 24, 2026
A Vidor man was killed in a residential fire in the 200 block of Filmore Street on April 20.The Vidor Police Department was called to the scene at about 12:33 a.m. and officers found the home heavily engulfed in flames.
Port Arthur Police Department logo, courtesy image.

Port Arthur Police Department logo, courtesy image.

Bicyclist killed in Port Arthur

News Staff
Friday, April 24, 2026
A man was killed after the bicycle he was riding was struck by a vehicle April 16, the Port Arthur Police Department reported.The incident occurred at about 10 p.m. on Savannah Avenue near 25th Street.
Orange Police Department, courtesy image.

Orange Police Department, courtesy image.

OPD investigating woman’s death

News Staff
Friday, April 24, 2026
The Orange Police Department is investigating after a woman was found dead in a roadside ditch in the 8300 block of Highway 87 North on April 19, according to Lt. C.J. Foreman.Officers were called to the scene at about 10:18 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive 46-year-old woman found face down in...
Courtesy image of the wreck.

Courtesy image of the wreck.

Train derails in west Jefferson County

News Staff
Friday, April 24, 2026
April 20, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), the Emergency Management Office, and Emergency Services District No. 3 assisted Union Pacific Railroad with a train derailment involving approximately 20 railcars located about one mile northeast of the intersection of Old Sour Lake Road and...
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Port Arthur entities discuss downtown ‘food desert’

Dannie Oliveaux
Monday, April 20, 2026
In a joint special meeting March 31, Port Arthur City Council members and Economic Development Corp. (EDC) officials discussed bringing a grocery store to the “food desert” in the downtown area.The problem, official stated: There are no major grocery stores downtown.
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Beaumont land appraisals climb; tax bills to follow

News Staff
Monday, April 20, 2026
As property appraisal letters for Jefferson County are currently making their way through the postal system, sticker shock is beginning to set in for Beaumonters who have already received mailers.In some areas of Beaumont, the land values alone have ballooned by tens of thousands of dollars in just...
Bronze replica of Lt. Col. William Barret Travis’ famed “Victory or Death” letter. Courtesy image.

Bronze replica of Lt. Col. William Barret Travis’ famed “Victory or Death” letter. Courtesy image.

Alamo Letter Society to unveil plaque in Beaumont

News Staff
Monday, April 20, 2026
The Alamo Letter Society will unveil a permanent bronze replica of Lt. Col. William Barret Travis’ famed “Victory or Death” letter at the Jefferson County Courthouse’s jury impaneling room in Beaumont, April 21, from 4-5 p.m.This letter, sent during the Battle of the Alamo to Sam Houston in 1836,...
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Courtesy image.

‘Call out’ to veterans for oral history program

News Staff
Friday, April 10, 2026
Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., issued a statewide “call out” for veterans to contact the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to share their unique stories of service with the VLB through the GLO’s Voices of Veterans Oral History Program.“As VLB...
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