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A photo of someone pushing someone else in a wheelchair on the beach.

A photo of someone pushing someone else in a wheelchair on the beach.

'Welfare' for disabled kids with wealthy parents

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Q: I have a neighbor who is in his early 50s. He is a pilot for a major airline and makes pretty good money. He and his wife have several children, one of whom has Down syndrome. I have heard that this 21-year-old son is collecting about $2,000 per month in welfare benefits from Social Security.
An ExxonMobil plant worker

An ExxonMobil plant worker

EPA lauds Beaumont refinery

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, the EPA listed the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery among 93 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.
Champagne and Ribs logo

Champagne and Ribs logo

Annual celebration slated for 2023

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Southeast Texas’ Gift of Life (GOL) announced the Champagne & Ribs “Party of the Year” set for Thursday, March 9, 2023, when it will recognize five distinguished honorees: Bishop Emeritus Curtis Guillory, investment advisor and prostate cancer survivor Brad Klein, Chairman of TGS and member of the...
A CDC graphic detailing what to do if you're at a high risk for severe COVID-19

A CDC graphic detailing what to do if you're at a high risk for severe COVID-19

Infusion center shutters as 'surprising success'

Scott McLendon
Thursday, March 17, 2022
After hosting approximately 8,000 potentially life-saving infusions for Southeast Texans who suffered COVID-19 symptoms, the area’s Regional Infusion Center closed March 11 after “serving its purpose.
Forrie J. Smith

Forrie J. Smith

Legend at Longhorn

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Hollywood cowboy Forrie J. Smith, of “Yellowstone” fame, will be at Longhorn Liquor,  3939 Dowlen Road #12 in Beaumont, autographing bottles of the whiskey that bears his mark on Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
A graphic with a quote from Governor Greg Abbott about Broadband Access.

A graphic with a quote from Governor Greg Abbott about Broadband Access.

Survey success would enhance local internet access

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, March 17, 2022
With a goal to “close the digital divide” of Southeast Texans in Orange, Jefferson, Hardin and Orange counties, the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) is asking members of the community to participate in a survey with real-world funding implications attached.
Ford Arena

Ford Arena

Editorial: Delusions of grandeur mix with just plain delusions

News Staff
Thursday, March 17, 2022
In August 2020, when The Examiner revealed a year-long deal worked out among Jefferson County Commissioners to sell the Ford Park Entertainment Complex to a wanna-be casino owner out of Port Arthur without even knowing the appraised value of the public commodity was contrary to Texas law, that...
Xavier Harris

Xavier Harris

King's sets sting for Pharma fraudster

Scott McLendon
Thursday, March 17, 2022
A pharmaceutical sting operation at King’s Pharmacy last November nabbed what the business owner says is the latest in a history of Houston-based fraud efforts; a Jefferson County grand jury indicted the 21-year-old accused actor March 2.
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