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Gift of life

Gift of life

Gift of Gratitude

Southeast Texas’ Gift of Life offered up gratitude to St. Katharine Drexel Humanitarians for recently sponsoring a Women’s Health & Breast Cancer Program screening site in Beaumont. The local nonprofit Gift of Life crew was even joined at the site by St.
Lee Smith

Lee Smith

New construction honors late port commissioner

Although former Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners President Lee Smith passed from this life in 2021, with the May 27 dedication of the Port’s newest overpass in honor of the late commissioner, his legacy will live in perpetuity for all to remember the community servant.
TPC plant explosion aftermath

TPC plant explosion aftermath

TPC declares bankruptcy

TPC Group and numerous related companies filed for bankruptcy protection with the bankruptcy court in Delaware on June 1, according to an attorney representing Southeast Texas residents impacted by the company’s Port Neches explosion the week of Thanksgiving in 2019.
People helping people in hurricane aftermath

People helping people in hurricane aftermath

Texans advised to brace for hurricane season

All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to hurricanes or tropical storms, the Texas Department of State Health Services reminded on opening day of hurricane season, June 1. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 to Nov.
Jefferson County Courthouse

Jefferson County Courthouse

Justice stalls as jurors ignore summer summons

After more than a year of pandemic-induced postponements for all jury trials in Jefferson County, officials say they’re having a hard time drumming up summer jurors, stalling the wheels of justice for some.