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Bobbie Wied

Bobbie Wied

Going for gold

News Staff
Friday, March 11, 2022
The Art Museum of Southeast Texas hosted their annual Go for the Gold reverse drawing fundraiser March 10. Chaired by Rocky Chase, this year’s theme was El Dorado – the mythical city of gold believed to have been in Columbia.
Agreeing with the defense’s arguments, the jury found Fountain not guilty March 10.

Agreeing with the defense’s arguments, the jury found Fountain not guilty March 10.

Neches Brewing Company ex-employee found not guilty

Scott McLendon
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Returning a “not guilty” verdict after 45 minutes of deliberating Thursday morning, jurors weren’t convinced of the felony theft case leveled against a former Neches Brewing Company marketing manager accused of embezzling thousands of dollars.
Born

Born

Marco Born out at Lamar University

News Staff
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Lamar University Athletic Director Marco Born has resigned. Born, who was hired in 2018 to replace Jason Henderson, took an "unplanned leave of absence for the foreseeable future" on Jan. 13. A national search will begin immediately.
A mural by BrittPaintsAlot on instagram

A mural by BrittPaintsAlot on instagram

Crowds rove downtown for artist event

News Staff
Thursday, March 10, 2022
City buildings came to life as 17 artists participating in Beaumont’s Mural Festival officially started working on their masterpieces throughout downtown the weekend of March 4. The flourishing mural scene took center stage as they transformed Beaumont into one of the most colorful cities in Texas.
Baptist Hospital

Baptist Hospital

Baptist, SHSU announce osteopathic partnership

News Staff
Thursday, March 10, 2022
On Wednesday, March 9, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM) hosted local physicians at a preceptor welcome reception in the David N. Parmer Conference Room at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas.
A child interacts with an adult at Lemonade Day

A child interacts with an adult at Lemonade Day

When the business plan gives you lemons...

News Staff
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Lemonade Day, a national movement introducing young entrepreneurs to the realization of business ownership, will take over communities throughout the U.S. – and Southeast Texas – on May 1.
The name of the stadium, formerly named after former Superintendent Carrol A. Thomas, has conjured controversy in Jefferson County for years. Now, BISD is looking to cash in on a new name.

The name of the stadium, formerly named after former Superintendent Carrol A. Thomas, has conjured controversy in Jefferson County for years. Now, BISD is looking to cash in on a new name.

BISD looks to cash in on stadium name

Scott McLendon
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) trustees heard proposed plans to potentially sell the naming rights to Memorial Stadium and other facilities in a special meeting held March 7, while voting to remove the name of a former superintendent from the career center.
Kevin Johnson wears a mask while at a discussion of the sale.

Kevin Johnson wears a mask while at a discussion of the sale.

Buyer reneges on $22 million county deal

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Yet another deadline has come and gone – the last, according to Jefferson County Attorney Kathleen Kennedy – in the long lingering contract sale of the county-owned Ford Park Entertainment Complex. Buyer Renaissance Development Group, led by front man Kevin Johnson, bid $22.
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