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Amy Delis LeBouef, 55 of Port Neches

Amy Delis LeBouef, 55 of Port Neches

Port Neches woman charged for revenge porn

After finding a photo of another woman’s genitals in her husband’s phone and sending the image to the complainant’s parents and adult children, a Port Neches woman was charged with a state jail felony for her alleged revenge porn spree.
Queen Christianna McAfee and King Mark Feritta

Queen Christianna McAfee and King Mark Feritta

NRF crowns their queen - Christianna McAfee

The Neches River Festival named Christianna McAfee their 74th and first African American queen Saturday, April 9, at the Coronation held at the Julie Rogers Theatre.
The Darkness (photo by Chad Cooper)

The Darkness (photo by Chad Cooper)

The Darkness never fails

It was a tour nearly two years in the making. Thanks (not really) to the pandemic, British rockers The Darkness finally returned to Houston after a 2020 date was cancelled, but this time they brought a new record with them in "Motorheart," to downtown's Warehouse Live on April 6.
Southland Conference

Southland Conference

Lamar University athletics returning to Southland Conference

In a surprising move, Lamar University athletics will leave the Western Athletic Conference after one year and return to their original home - the Southland Conference. A press conference will be held Friday, April 8, at 11 a.m. on campus to make the move official.
tax filing stock photo

tax filing stock photo

Protective filing dates

This is going to be a column about a special procedure that the Social Security Administration routinely uses that is intended to help people by protecting their rights to possible benefits. It’s called a “protective filing date.
Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters return to Ford Park on Friday

The World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their newly reimagined “Spread Game” tour to Beaumont on Friday, April 8, at 7 p.m. inside Ford Arena. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com. The Spread Game Tour is a basketball event like no other.
 Donald Root plays a bugle donated by a family specifically for his Wounded Warrior Project effort. Those who wish to donate to the Wounded Warrior Project through Root’s cause may scan the QR code and  follow the link

Donald Root plays a bugle donated by a family specifically for his Wounded Warrior Project effort. Those who wish to donate to the Wounded Warrior Project through Root’s cause may scan the QR code and follow the link

Local mariner plans 2,200-mile hike for wounded warriors

Decades after traversing entire oceans as the commander of a Navy submarine, sometimes spending nearly three months underwater, a Beaumont resident is using his affinity for adventure to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project by hiking the 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail.
Champagne and Ribs logo

Champagne and Ribs logo

Nederland honors Reaud honorees

Amy Champagne, a 4th grade teacher at Highland Park Elementary; Shirley DeLaCruz, a 9th grade teacher at Nederland High School; and Bill Williamson, an 8th grade teacher at CO Wilson Middle School, have been selected to receive the 2022 Reaud Excellence in Education Award from the Beaumont...