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City Councilwoman Robin Mouton’s mayoral campaign tent was found vandalized April 23

City Councilwoman Robin Mouton’s mayoral campaign tent was found vandalized April 23

Vandals target black candidates at Rogers Park

News Staff
Friday, April 23, 2021
Beaumont police were at Rogers Park April 23 after vandals destroyed tents and campaign signs — only targeting black candidates running for municipal offices.  City Councilwoman Robin Mouton’s campaign tent was found with broken legs, and several of her signs were removed from the ground.
An accident on I-10

An accident on I-10

Major accident reported on I-10

News Staff
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Motorists reported a “major” accident where a construction crane fell on a truck and killed two people at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday on I-10 in the area of Smith Road.  Near mile marker 844, witnesses saw part of a crane crush a 2013 Toyota truck almost beyond recognition.
Spindletop Center

Spindletop Center

Career fair

Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Spindletop Center will host a career fair on Wednesday, April 21, from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. at the Center’s café, 655 S Eighth St. (Fannin Street entrance) in Beaumont.
TWIA

TWIA

TWIA to again talk rates

Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors will hold a public workshop meeting via Zoom to study issues related to rates on Wednesday, April 21, at 1 pm. No action on a rate filing will be taken at the workshop meeting.
Texas Citizen Bee

Texas Citizen Bee

Vidor student to compete in state Citizen Bee

News Staff
Monday, April 19, 2021
Kaileigh Courts, a student at Vidor High School, will advance to state-level competition after winning the Southeast Texas Regional Citizen Bee, recently hosted by Lamar State College Port Arthur. The competition is in its 31st year of existence.
Highway 96, Google image

Highway 96, Google image

One killed in weekend head-on collision

Jennifer Johnson
Monday, April 19, 2021
Just before 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 18, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded to a head-on collision on Highway 96 in Jasper County, near Pentecostal Street in Brookeland.
BPD

BPD

BPD investigates traffic fatality

News Staff
Monday, April 19, 2021
Beaumont police are investigating a fatal car crash that left a 16-year-old injured and a 51-year-old woman dead.  BPD responded to a crash around 4:20 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in the 1400 block of S.11th Street.
City of Beaumont

City of Beaumont

Beaumont offers 700 additional vaccine appointments

News Staff
Thursday, April 15, 2021
The Beaumont Public Health Department has opened up 700 additional vaccine appointments for Friday, April 16, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., according to a news release. Additional appointments are available Saturday, April 24, as well as throughout the week.
Get Youth Outdoors Day is April 25, and a clays shoot will be held the day before to support Union Sportsmen's Alliance.

Get Youth Outdoors Day is April 25, and a clays shoot will be held the day before to support Union Sportsmen's Alliance.

Provost Umphrey Law Firm hosts free fun day for kids

News Staff
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Provost Umphrey Law Firm and the Union Sportsmen Alliance (USA) are partnering up to bring a sporting clays shoot and free youth outdoors day to Southeast Texas.  The two-day event will kick off Saturday, April 24, with the USA’s Inaugural Provost Umphrey Texas State Sporting Clays Shoot.
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