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Registration deadline announced for mayoral runoff

The final day to register for Beaumont's June 19 mayoral runoff is Thursday, May 20, announced the Jefferson County Registrar. Jefferson County residents may register in person at the Jefferson County Courthouse at 1149 Pearl St., the Mid-County Tax Office at 4605 Jerry Ware Dr.

CHRISTUS relaxes COVID screening protocols

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Health System continues to evaluate our policies and procedures as we operate in what we hope is the final phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brunch & Art, an intimate experience at AMSET

The Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) will host a Membership Brunch on May 23, 2021, with the first seating at 11 a.m. and the second seating at 12:30 p.m. The Membership Brunch with mimosas will be a unique way to experience and join AMSET’s membership.

COVID-19 Funeral Assistance from FEMA

WASHINGTON -- FEMA is accepting applications for funeral assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses. As of Friday, May 7, the agency has received more than 171,000 applications and distributed more than $11.1 million.

Adolescents ages 12 to 15 years now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 

The Texas Department of State Health Services has notified vaccine providers that they should begin to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents from 12 to 15 years old, in line with federal guidance.

OCSO honored with combat flag

Thursday, May 13, SSG Brett Schexnider presented Orange County Sheriff Jimmy Lane Mooney and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office with an American flag flown during combat operations in the country of Syria and combat support operations in Jordan.

Unbuckled traffic deaths jumped 16% in 2020

Despite fewer cars on Texas roads in 2020 due to the pandemic, traffic deaths actually rose, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) including victims who failed to use a seatbelt.

CDC: Fully vaccinated people no longer need masks

Fully vaccinated people may now resume activities without masks, according to a May 13 announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

City of Beaumont announces Sundown Summer concert series

Country band the Red Clay Strays will perform at the City of Beaumont’s first Sundown Summer Series concert at the Event Centre Lake in Downtown on Wed., June 9, at 6 p.m. “It has been so energizing to have people back in the venues hosting their dance recitals, weddings, and galas.

Man ‘guilty’ in brutal officer assault

Bradly Joseph Pruitt was found guilty in a Hardin County court on May 13, accused in the beating of a Sour Lake police officer in 2019.