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(From right to left) Kenneth Coleman Jr. (white shirt), Summer Coleman, Natosha Coleman and Kenneth Coleman are flanked by greeters in Hawaii.

(From right to left) Kenneth Coleman Jr. (white shirt), Summer Coleman, Natosha Coleman and Kenneth Coleman are flanked by greeters in Hawaii.

The perpetual importance of education

As a Harvard-trained historian, Carter G. Woodson, like W. E. B. Du Bois before him, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice.
Travis Tritt

Travis Tritt

Travis Tritt

Enjoy a special evening with CMA and Grammy Award-winning country artist Travis Tritt performs an acoustic set Thursday, Feb. 10, inside the historic Jefferson Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $39 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com.
Victorian Valentine

Victorian Valentine

Victorian Valentine

Learn about the history of Valentine's Day, interesting Victorian Valentine traditions, and create Valentine's Day cards to share with loved ones at the McFaddin-Ward House's Vintage Valentine Workshop at 1 p.m. on Feb. 13. The Valentine’s event is free and open to participants age 8 and up.
Sherlock Holmes and the Portal of Time

Sherlock Holmes and the Portal of Time

Sherlock Holmes

Port Arthur Little Theatre presents “Sherlock Holmes and the Portal of Time” on Feb. 4-5, Feb. 11-12, at 7:30 p.m. and two matinees Feb. 6 and Feb. 13. Only one man can change the outcome of World War II – Professor Moriarty.
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Map

Traffict alert for downtown Beaumont on Saturday, Feb. 5

The Diocese of Beaumont will host a 5K run on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 7-11 a.m. The event will affect streets throughout downtown Beaumont. The start/finish line will be at Archie and Forsythe. Please see attached map and plan your route accordingly.
Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras

The return of Mardi Gras

The good times will once again roll in downtown Beaumont as Mardi Gras Southeast Texas officially returns to the Great Lawn of the downtown Event Centre on Feb. 24-27 featuring parades, concerts, food, attractions, arts and crafts, and, of course, plenty of beads.
Texas duck hunters searched the lakes, rivers and bays for ducks this season and mostly found very few birds. It was a big-time disappointing season overall. Photo by Robert Sloan

Texas duck hunters searched the lakes, rivers and bays for ducks this season and mostly found very few birds. It was a big-time disappointing season overall. Photo by Robert Sloan

Outdoors with Robert Sloan

Thank goodness this duck season is over. It was absolutely the worst that I can remember after over five decades of chasing these wonderful waterfowl. I don’t know what happened, it’s anybody’s guess. Its’s not that we have an acute shortage of ducks.