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Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Interview with Brooke Wetterhahn from 'Fiddler on the Roof'

Chad Cooper
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The national Broadway tour of “Fiddler on The Roof” will play Lutcher Theater on Sunday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $35 and are available online at lutcher.org or by calling (409) 886-5535. The Lutcher Theater is located at 707 Main Ave. in downtown Orange.
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce

Beaumont Chamber of Commerce

Chamber president resigns

Jennifer Johnson
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce announced the resignation of President and CEO Bill Allen on March 3. He departs the chamber after three and a half years of service to the organization and is reportedly accepting a position in West Texas.
Moss

Moss

Suspected murderous trio arrested

Scott McLendon
Monday, February 28, 2022
With the assistance of U.S. Marshals and the Jefferson County Warrant Division, Port Arthur police arrested three suspected wanted for murder. Officers located and arrested Jakobi Diamond Broussard, 20, and Arthur Small Jr.
Arthur Small Jr, 18, pictured with an officer

Arthur Small Jr, 18, pictured with an officer

Suspected murderous duo arrested

Scott McLendon
Friday, February 25, 2022
With the assistance of U.S. Marshals and the Jefferson County Warrant Division, Port Arthur policeFeb. 25 arrested two out of three suspected wanted for murder. Officers located and arrested Jakobi Diamond Broussard, 20, and Arthur Small Jr.
Richards poses with his project at Sallie Curtis Elementary School

Richards poses with his project at Sallie Curtis Elementary School

Curtis gets a colorful facelift

News Staff
Friday, February 25, 2022
Sallie Curtis Elementary received a colorful facelift from a former student who wanted to give back to his old school. Levi Connor Richards, a Marshall Middle School seventh-grader, decided to do a Boy Scout STAR project at Curtis.
Cole

Cole

Grand jury smacks grandma-batterer 

Scott McLendon
Friday, February 25, 2022
For allegedly headbutting and repeatedly punching his 66-year-old grandmother after a text about his ex-girlfriend threw him into a fit of rage, a 28-year-old Port Arthur resident was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Feb. 23.
BPD says the suspects are responsible for more than 20 storage unit burglaries

BPD says the suspects are responsible for more than 20 storage unit burglaries

Thief arrested for string of storage unit scores

Scott McLendon
Friday, February 25, 2022
Beaumont police have arrested a third suspect allegedly connected to a string of more than 20 storage unit burglaries, according to a Feb. 25 news release from the Beaumont Police Department (BPD). Following the Feb.
LIT President Lonnie Howard

LIT President Lonnie Howard

LIT President resignation announced

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Lamar Institute of Technology President Lonnie Howard will resign his position in July 2022, according to a statement from the Texas State University System (TSUS).
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