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Fair adds flight flair, more rodeo

The YMBL South Texas State Fair has been an extraordinary experience for nearly eight decades.

Live music schedule for March 17-23

March 17-23   Brick & Barley (Orange) Sat., March 19: The Vibes   Blue Martini (Golden Nugget) Fri., March 18: Electric Circus Sat., March 19: Electric Circus Sun., March 20: Jarvis & The Gents   Dylan’s (Port Arthur) Thurs., March 17: Rusty James Band Fri., March 18: Lowly Bellows Sat.

St. Patrick's Day Alley Concert

St. Patrick’s Day is nearing and Beaumont Events will host the return of the Alley Concert on Thursday, March 17. Where is the Alley? Well, it’s the alley behind the Jefferson Theatre, of course. Gates will open at 6 p.m.

Trio indicted for killing canine stabber

A Jefferson County grand jury indicted three Port Arthur men for the murder of a 20-year-old man, who himself was indicted a year prior for stabbing a dog 13 times. Charles Ray Moss III, 21; Jakobi Damond Broussard, 20; and Arthur Small Jr.

Blue Cross reaches deal with Memorial Hermann

Memorial Hermann Houston-area facilities and providers will again be of use to BlueCross BlueShield Texas (BCBSTX) policyholders, as the medical complex and BCBSTX have reportedly reached an agreement to keep 100,000-plus patients in the network.

Going for gold

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.

Neches Brewing Company ex-employee found not guilty

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.

Marco Born out at Lamar University

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.

Crowds rove downtown for artist event

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, SHSU announce osteopathic partnership

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.