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35th Annual City of Beaumont Fourth of July Celebration 

Beaumont Community Players Returns for 2021-2022

  Beaumont Community Players (BCP) will be back producing shows at the Betty Greenberg Center for Performing Arts this fall after an 18-month hiatus due to COVID-19.

Decades-old cold case sees renewed attention

A 30-year-old Vidor police cold case found new life June 3 as VPD and Crime Stoppers announced a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the murderer responsible for slaying a young mother of two.

5Point moves Orange location

5Point Credit Union recently announced the relocation of their Orange branch to a property across from Northway Shopping Center – just minutes from the current location.

Trio arrested with guns, crack, heroin

Friday, May 28, Beaumont Police Narcotics, SWAT, Special Assignment Unit and K-9 executed a search warrant at two locations in the 600 block of Avenue E. The search warrant yielded a total seizure of approximately 197 grams of heroin, 56 grams of crack cocaine, and two firearms.

Lamar adds Harral to men's basketball staff

Charles Harral has been named assistant coach announced Lamar University head basketball coach Alvin Brooks Tuesday afternoon. “Coach Harral and I go way back,” said Brooks. “When I began the process of putting together a staff, I looked for guys who are servant leaders.

'Make Music Beaumont' with Ole Lonesome

The City of Beaumont in conjunction with the Downtown Business Cultural Arts District will host its first "Make Music Beaumont" featuring Ole Lonesome on Monday, June 21, at the Jefferson Theatre. The event offers live music, local bites and fun for the entire family.

Port Arthur police investigate murder

On May 27 at approximately 8:44 p.m., Port Arthur Police responded to Avery Trace Apartments located at 4140 Highway 365, in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male subject who had sustained several gunshot wounds.

Update: Deceased person identified

On Wednesday, May 26, at approximately 6:25 a.m., the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call of a deceased person in the 100 Block of Sargent Street in Vidor. The caller advised that when he went to tend to his animals, he located a white male lying in his garden.

ID thief gets prison sentence

French Latrelle Carpenter, 45, who pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to access device fraud, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison on May 25 by Beaumont-based U.S. District Judge Michael J. Truncale. According to information presented in court, a search of Carpenter’s vehicle on Aug.