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A photo montage of several positive aspects of the City of Beaumont in 2021

A photo montage of several positive aspects of the City of Beaumont in 2021

Beaumont 2021: contemplating city successes

News Staff
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Beaumont officials say city departments accomplished numerous important tasks to propel the community forward into 2022. “While many places pumped the brakes during a tough year, we had our foot on the gas pedal the whole time,” city officials reported.
Wayne A. Reaud, founder of the Reaud Charitable Foundation

Wayne A. Reaud, founder of the Reaud Charitable Foundation

Bicycles and Bibles

Scott McLendon
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Her mother was taken by the COVID-19 pandemic just two months ago, but a Beaumont 5-year-old told her 23-year-old sister/soon-to-be adopted mom that Christmas 2021 was the best she’s ever had – all thanks to the Reaud Charitable Foundation’s annual Bicycles and Bibles event.
PAPD is investigating a fatal shooting

PAPD is investigating a fatal shooting

PAPD investigates fatal shooting

Scott McLendon
Monday, December 27, 2021
The Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD) is investigating a fatal shooting they say occurred just before 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27 on Liberty Avenue. PAPD officers responded to the front yard of a home in reference to shots fired.

HHS prevents $100 million in fraud

News Staff
Monday, December 27, 2021
Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) has prevented the misuse of more than $108 million since 2017, according to a news release, by identifying and stopping potential fraudulent payments for public assistance programs including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the...

Leister appointed County Clerk

News Staff
Monday, December 27, 2021
During a called meeting Thursday, Dec. 16, Jefferson County Commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of appointing an interim county clerk to replace another temporary placement.
John Morrell

John Morrell

Texas First Bank announced Beaumont expansion

News Staff
Monday, December 27, 2021
Local Texas First Bank has announced plans to open a new, full-service banking center in Beaumont in January 2022. The location at 6363 Phelan Blvd., just east of Dowlen Road, will be the 27th banking center in the family-owned and operated Texas First Bank network.
A photo of the road block surrounding the chemical spill in Nederland.

A photo of the road block surrounding the chemical spill in Nederland.

HAZMAT cleanup update in Nederland

News Staff
Thursday, December 23, 2021
City of Nederland emergency response crews are still monitoring a transport trailer that leaked its contents resulting in a HAZMAT cleanup operation and an awful odor that affected a wide area in Southeast Texas, with residents from adjacent cities complaining that they too could smell the spill.
Jefferson County emergency Management Director Mike White told The Examiner that Southeast Texas' Beaumont-based Regional Infusion Center has been operating at full capacity over the last several days, upping their daily treatments from 15 to 60. To manage the influx of patients, White said the center will be open on Christmas and New Year's weekend, and the county requested more financial support from the state.

Jefferson County emergency Management Director Mike White told The Examiner that Southeast Texas' Beaumont-based Regional Infusion Center has been operating at full capacity over the last several days, upping their daily treatments from 15 to 60. To manage the influx of patients, White said the center will be open on Christmas and New Year's weekend, and the county requested more financial support from the state.

Medical personnel prepares for SETX Omicron surge

Scott McLendon
Thursday, December 23, 2021
In a continued urge to Southeast Texas residents to get vaccinated and remain vigilant, local doctors say the Omicron variant is already spreading rapidly throughout Southeast Texas –  a region with a 49% vaccination rate among eligible citizens.
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