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St. Mary Catholic School 2021-2022 Spelling Bee Champion Jonathan Quintero (left) and runner up Allie Broussard.

St. Mary Catholic School 2021-2022 Spelling Bee Champion Jonathan Quintero (left) and runner up Allie Broussard.

St. Mary Catholic School Spelling Bee Champion

News Staff
Monday, January 31, 2022
St. Mary Catholic School named 8th grader Jonathan Quintero the 2021-2022 Spelling Bee Champion with Allie Broussard as the runner-up.   St. Mary Catholic School said all participants did a fantastic job despite a nerve-racking competition.
Beaumont Heights

Beaumont Heights

Beaumont Heights homicide

Tim Cohrs
Monday, January 31, 2022
Update, Feb. 7 at 2:56 p.m. : The suspect has been identified as 23-year-old Kedrian Deshawn Perkins, who was arrested Feb. 4 after a murder warrant was placed on him for his arrest.  As of Feb. 7, Perkins is currently residing in the Jefferson County Jail with a bond set at $1,000,000.
Jennifer Thalheimer

Jennifer Thalheimer

Tiffany’s researcher speaks in Beaumont

Jennifer Johnson
Monday, January 31, 2022
Join the McFaddin-Ward House for a lecture by Jennifer Thalheimer in which she will examine Louis Comfort Tiffany’s diverse work in the decorative arts through the Morse Museum collection. The lecture will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m.
Beaumont students received in excess of 500 books

Beaumont students received in excess of 500 books

Retired teachers gift hundreds of books to BISD students

News Staff
Monday, January 31, 2022
Kindergarten through third-grade students at Amelia and Blanchette received 525 books donated by the Beaumont Association of Retired Teachers (BART). Fannie Brown, BART’s second Vice-President and Children’s Book Project Chair, collects books each year.
A single textbook is sold for $130 at McGraw Hill.

A single textbook is sold for $130 at McGraw Hill.

Talking textbooks

Jennifer Johnson
Monday, January 31, 2022
Beaumont ISD is inviting the community to have a hand in the 2022-23 textbook selections from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the BISD Administration Building, 3395 Harrison Ave., Conference Room A.
PAPD

PAPD

PAPD investigating shooting at Farnham Park apartments

News Staff
Friday, January 28, 2022
At approximately 8 p.m. on Jan. 26, officers from the Port Arthur Police Department responded to the 3333 block of Turtle Creek drive at Farnham Park Apartments in reference to deadly conduct, according to a release. When officers arrived, they observed the residence was struck once by gunfire.
Deadline nears for voter registration

Deadline nears for voter registration

Last call

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Texans have until Monday, Jan. 31, to register to vote in the March 1 primary elections. Jefferson County Voter Registrar Allison Nathan Getz also reminds voters that individuals wishing to vote in the primary must make any necessary corrections to their name and/or address on or before the Jan.
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