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According to a Nov. 2 press release, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine.

According to a Nov. 2 press release, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine.

Area infections dwindle as vaccine eligibility extends to kids

News Staff
Friday, November 5, 2021
As Beaumont reported only two new COVID-19 infections Nov. 3, local officials report a continued downward trend in new cases and hospitalizations.
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Harvest of Hope

Harvest of Hope scheduled for Nov. 11

News Staff
Friday, November 5, 2021
The 19th annual Harvest of Hope event will honor community members Suzanne and Don Maloney, and is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 11, beginning at 6 p.m., in the Lamar University Montagne Center parking lot, 4401 South Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy. in Beaumont.
Veterans Day is Thursday, Nov. 11

Veterans Day is Thursday, Nov. 11

Southeast Texas celebrates Veterans Day

News Staff
Friday, November 5, 2021
As Veterans Day approaches, Southeast Texas organizations, businesses and restaurants are saluting former servicemen and women for their contributions to the United States. The Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau is hosting a Veterans Day Fundraising Gala on Nov. 12 from 6 to 10 p.m.
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Davis

Child rape, bribery suspect sentenced ahead of trial

News Staff
Friday, November 5, 2021
After allegedly sexually assaulting a minor and attempting to bribe them to drop charges while being on parole for injuring a disabled individual, a 57-year-old Port Neches man was sentenced to a decade in prison ahead of a potential trial that could end with him earning a life sentence.
A patron leaving Tammy's Bar allegedly drove drunk and killed another patron walking home from the same bar.

A patron leaving Tammy's Bar allegedly drove drunk and killed another patron walking home from the same bar.

Drunk driver allegedly kills fellow bar patron

Scott McLendon
Friday, November 5, 2021
After allegedly driving drunk from Tammy’s Bar in Nederland, then striking and killing another patron who was walking home before leaving the victim in a ditch, a 39-year-old Nederland man was indicted Nov. 3 for an accident involving injury or death. Just before 4 a.m., Sunday, Sept.
According to information presented in court, throughout the month of October 2020, a Beaumont resident received multiple phone calls from an individual—later identified as Gandhi—falsely purporting to be a special agent with the Social Security Administration.

According to information presented in court, throughout the month of October 2020, a Beaumont resident received multiple phone calls from an individual—later identified as Gandhi—falsely purporting to be a special agent with the Social Security Administration.

Social Security scammer pleads guilty

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
An Indian national residing in Seattle, WA, has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei Nov. 4. Aakash Gandhi, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud today before U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.
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Alleged shooter takes victim to hospital

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD) officers responded to the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in reference to a woman who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
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