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January Beaumont-area cases

January Beaumont-area cases

COVID surge, drug supply decline

Scott McLendon
Friday, February 4, 2022
After a two-month-long surge in COVID-19 cases during which, on average, more than 144 Beaumont-area residents tested positive each day, officials say they’re seeing a decline in daily confirmations.
LU

LU

LU baseball to hold jersey retirement ceremony

News Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
The Lamar University baseball program will hold a jersey retirement ceremony of three former Cardinals - David Bernsen, Jim Gilligan and Kevin Millar - who have already had their jerseys retired, but an official ceremony was never held in their honor.
The Beaumont US Penitentiary has been closed to visitors until further notice

The Beaumont US Penitentiary has been closed to visitors until further notice

Worker safety questioned in wake of Beaumont prison brawl

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, February 3, 2022
A mass melee that resulted in the death of two prisoners inside the walls of a Beaumont federal prison partially prompted a total system-wide lockdown of inmates housed at Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities nationwide on Monday, Jan. 31.
STAAR

STAAR

STAAR redesign goes online, fill in the blank

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Amid cries from parents and educators to nix the state-mandated standardized STAAR test given to Texas school children, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has announced instead a redesign planned for the STAAR test beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.
Kelly High School

Kelly High School

Principal announced for Msgr. Kelly High

News Staff
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Bishop David Toups announced today that Dr. Tyrus Doctor will be joining the staff of Msgr. Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont as principal beginning February 21, 2022. Dr.
Half a dozen people reportedly live at the tent encampment on Sixth Street and Laurel

Half a dozen people reportedly live at the tent encampment on Sixth Street and Laurel

Vacant city lots provide home bases for transient communes

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, February 3, 2022
From underpasses to private property plots throughout residential neighborhoods, Beaumont’s homeless population is met with mixed reactions wherever the masses set up encampments for multi-transient living.
Gelli Plate Printing

Gelli Plate Printing

Stark Museum of Art

Chad Cooper
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Learn how to create unique layered and textural prints using a variety of flat and dimensional objects with Teaching Artist Jerri Strickland-Hurt at the Stark Museum of Art during a three-night workshop Feb. 3, Feb. 10 and Feb. 17.
(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

Scott McLendon
Thursday, February 3, 2022
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

Chad Cooper
Thursday, February 3, 2022
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

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, February 3, 2022
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.
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