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'What I've Become'

The Art Studio, Inc. (TASI) will host artist Caleb Sims’ exhibition “What I’ve Become” during the month of May, and a reception for the exhibit is planned for Saturday, May 7, from 7-10 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public, and will be held at the TASI studio, 720 Franklin St.

Antiques Roadshow lecture

Join the McFaddin-Ward House (MWH) for “What Do I Do With That? Conserving Your Treasures and What Not to Do,” a free lecture by Ken Farmer, on Thursday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the MWH Visitor Center Lecture Hall, 1906 Calder Ave. in Beaumont.

Meet at the maypole

The Moon and Stars Committee, volunteers and friends of the Beaumont Council of Garden Clubs, celebrate the return of the Beaumont Maypole Festival on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of the Beaumont Botanical Gardens at Tyrrell Park, 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive in Beaumont.

Hardin-Jefferson football

The Hardin-Jefferson Hawks will have a new head football coach and athletic director next season in Nederland graduate Zach Bass, who comes to Sour Lake from West Brook where he was the associate head coach and offensive assistant for the Bruins. He will replace Dwayne Dubois, who retired in March.

Willie Ray Smith Awards

Dubbed the “Heisman Trophy of High School Football in Southeast Texas,” the annual Willie Ray Smith Awards were held May 2 at the MCM Eleganté in Beaumont. Winners were Kheagian Heckaman (Offensive) and Leighton Foster (Defensive).

Sports shorts: Lamar Cardinals

On Saturday, May 7, Lamar baseball will honor three of their icons in Jim Gilligan, David Bernsen and Kevin Millar. Food, live Zydeco music and fun begins at noon followed by the ceremony at 1:45 p.m. The first pitch between the Cardinals at UT Rio Grande Valley begins at 2 p.m.

Drug dog finds crack in man's undergarments

After calling PAPD Canine Duc to a traffic stop, where the officer sniffed approximately three ounces of crack cocaine in a man’s underwear, police arrested a 52-year-old man April 26. At about 6 p.m., PAPD officers conducted a traffic stop in the 2900 block of 22nd Street.

PA driver caught with coke

During a Port Arthur traffic stop April 27, officers arrested a 29-year-old man after finding more than nine ounces of cocaine. At about 9:20 p.m., PAPD officers conducted a traffic stop in the 2400 block of W. Highway 73.

Sex offender dodges registration, not BPD

After failing to comply with his sex offender registration requirements, a 41-year-old man was arrested by Beaumont police May 3. BPD Special Crimes detectives asked for the public’s help searching for Gerard Q. Jackson, who was arrested Tuesday.

Church's Chicken culprit earns 30-year cooping

Jefferson County Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced that Desmond Ingram Jr., of Port Arthur, was sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Judge Raquel West’s 252nd Criminal District Court May 4. On Oct.