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Nathan Kogut

Nathan Kogut

Lamar names Kogut new soccer coach

News Staff
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
A coach with more than 20 years of experience at both the collegiate and club level, and most recently a four-year run at Texas A&M, Nathan Kogut has been named Lamar University head soccer coach announced acting Director of Athletics Helene Thill on Wednesday morning.
Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin

Comedian Eddie Griffin to perform May 27

News Staff
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Comedian Eddie Grffin returns to Beaumont to perform at the Jefferson Theatre on Saturday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now starting at $50 at the Civic Center box office (701 Main St.) or ticketmaster.com.
Luis Torres, pictured at 18, after the 2020 wreck

Luis Torres, pictured at 18, after the 2020 wreck

Drunk driver pleads guilty in officer death

News Staff
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Taking on ever-changing indictments against a then-teenager accused of drunkenly driving his Mustang into a Beaumont patrol car, killing 23-year-old BPD Officer Sheena Yarbrough-Powell, Judge John Stevens accepted a plea deal in Jefferson County’s Criminal District Court that could send the...
Get Youth Outdoors Day

Get Youth Outdoors Day

Provost Umphrey Law Firm to host free fun day for kids

News Staff
Monday, April 18, 2022
Provost Umphrey Law Firm, LLP and the Union Sportsmen Alliance (USA) are partnering to bring a sporting clays shoot and free youth outdoors day to Southeast Texas on Sunday, April 24, during the second annual "Get Youth Outdoors Day." From 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Luis Torres, 20, of Port Arthur

Luis Torres, 20, of Port Arthur

Manslaughter trial starts for accused BPD killer

Scott McLendon
Monday, April 18, 2022
Nearly two years after investigators say an intoxicated 18-year-old motorist killed a Beaumont police officer while driving his Mustang down the wrong lane of Highway 69, the Port Arthur man’s intoxication manslaughter trial is slated to begin Tuesday, April 19.
In Texas, distracted driving deaths increased 17% in 2021 compared to 2020, claiming the lives of 431 people and seriously injuring another 2,934

In Texas, distracted driving deaths increased 17% in 2021 compared to 2020, claiming the lives of 431 people and seriously injuring another 2,934

TxDOT urges drivers to pay attention

Scott McLendon
Monday, April 18, 2022
A family’s quiet Sunday in the park turned tragic when a driver, distracted while talking on her cell phone, struck two-year-old Allie White in a parking lot, killing her.
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