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Christian music icon to perform at Jefferson Theatre

Grammy winner and iconic Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman will perform at the Jefferson Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 13, with special guest Mac Powell. Tickets, $25-$55, go on sale this Friday, June 25, at 11 a.m. via ticketmaster.com.

Port Arthur diminishes outstanding water bills

From a high point of more than half the city’s water service accounts being delinquent, Port Arthur officials announced a new low in the numbers of accounts in arrears for water bill payments.

Vehicle temps soar

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents that, at 70 degrees on a sunny day, after a half hour, the temperature inside a car is 104 degrees. After an hour, it can reach 113 degrees.

Mudbug sales halted by media post

A Jefferson County game warden followed up on information from a social media post where a subject was selling live crawfish, according to a release from the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife.

Big Thicket brings in big bucks, jobs

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 309,053 visitors to Big Thicket National Preserve in 2020 spent $20.3 million in communities near the Southeast Texas park. That spending supported 256 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $26.7 million.

Beaumont elects new mayor

Voters turned up to mailboxes and election polls throughout Beaumont leading up to the runoff for the city's next mayor on June 19, selecting Robin Mouton to lead the city on the City Council dais.   The winner secured 51.

Mouton leads Beaumont mayor race after early voting total

Job fair open to all

Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas is hosting an in-person job fair in Hardin County on Monday, June 28. The event is free and open to the public. The job fair will be held at Young Youth Adult Fellowship Alliance (YYAFA), 170 Highway 418 W in Silsbee, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m.

Butterfly license plate on sale on Monday

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) launched the long-awaited Monarch Butterfly conservation license plate on June 21, raising money to help conserve monarch butterflies and other native Texas, non-game, at-risk species.

Orange man shot in chest

Within hours, Orange police reported that detectives had a “person of interest” identified in connection to a June 17 shooting that sent one man to the hospital with a chest wound. Orange Police Department Captain W. K.