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Convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition

Convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition

PA felon guilty of federal firearms violations

News Staff
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
A Port Arthur man has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei Aug. 2. Jesus Antonio Ceja, 30, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm today before U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.
Free vaccination appointments are available at a number of local pharmacies, health clinics and hospitals.

Free vaccination appointments are available at a number of local pharmacies, health clinics and hospitals.

Beaumont confirms 118 new COVID-19 cases

News Staff
Monday, August 2, 2021
At least 118 Beaumont-area residents tested positive for COVID-19 Aug. 2, according to Beaumont Mayor Robin Mouton’s daily update. That number includes 81 Beaumont residents, as well as two from Nome, two from Hamshire and one from Cheek.
BPD plans to honor Officer Sheena Yarbrough-Powell

BPD plans to honor Officer Sheena Yarbrough-Powell

BPD plans balloon release for fallen officer

News Staff
Monday, August 2, 2021
To honor an on-duty officer who was fatally struck by an alleged drunk driver, the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) announced a balloon release for 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8 in the Calvary Beaumont parking lot on Dowlen Road.
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Beaumont council votes to purchase AT&T building

Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
With only councilman Mike Getz opposing, the Beaumont City Council and Mayor Robin Mouton voted to purchase the downtown AT&T building for just over $2 million at a meeting of the elected officials held Tuesday, July 27. Read more in this week’s Examiner newspaper.
Orange County Sheriff's Office to host blood drive on July 29.

Orange County Sheriff's Office to host blood drive on July 29.

Sheriff's office hosts blood drive

Sharon Brooks
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The Orange County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) is hosting a "Cuffs and Hoses" blood drive in honor of police officers and firefighters on Thursday, July 29, and they invite Southeast Texans to stop by the Orange office and donate to save lives.
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PAPD arrests fatal hit-and-run suspect

Scott McLendon
Monday, July 26, 2021
At about 11 a.m. Monday, July 26, Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD) officers arrested a 33-year-old Baytown man as a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run incident that happened in October 2019. PAPD investigators and U.S.
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