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Beaumont confirms 59 new COVID-19 cases Jan. 11

Beaumont confirmed 59 new COVID-19 cases Jan. 11, according to data from the city's Public Health Department, after confirming more than 500 cases last week. Physicians suggest residents purchase a pulse oximeter to monitor oxygen saturation.

LIT grant to help displaced students

Effective immediately, a $300,000 grant allocated to Lamar Institute of Technology will help displaced LIT students who are Texas residents, so they can upskill and quickly return to the workforce, an announcement from the college celebrated Jan. 11. The grant, supported by a portion of an $18.

Sandy Creek hunting closed

Big Thicket National Preserve issued two temporarily closures of approximately 566 acres in the center of the 10,688-acre Big Sandy Creek Unit hunting area, ending on Jan. 20, to facilitate an important resource management survey and study at these two locations.

Man killed in collision near China

Jan. 9, at approximately 11 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Highway 90, near Rice Field Road, in Jefferson County. The preliminary DPS crash investigations indicates that a 2019 Hyundai SUV was traveling eastbound on Highway 90.

Texas aims to vaccinate 100,000 in week five

The Department of State Health Services this week directed COVID-19 vaccines to large sites and hubs around the state in an effort to vaccinate more than 100,000 people.

Beaumont confirms 156 new COVID-19 cases Jan. 8

Beaumont confirmed 156 new COVID-19 cases Jan. 8, according to data from the city's Public Health Department, marking 538 so far this week. Physicians suggest residents purchase a pulse oximeter to monitor oxygen saturation.

Police pursuit ends in deadly crash

At approximately 1 p.m. on Jan. 8, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers received a report of a single vehicle crash on US 190 in Tyler County. The crash occurred just east of CR 3550 and involved a stolen vehicle.

Beaumont confirms 84 new COVID-19 cases Jan. 7

Beaumont confirmed 84 new COVID-19 cases Jan. 7, according to data from the city's Public Health Department, marking 382 so far this week. Physicians suggest residents purchase a pulse oximeter to monitor oxygen saturation. If that level drops below 92, immediate medical attention should be sought.

Food Bank appoints interim president/CEO

The Southeast Texas Food Bank has temporarily elevated Director of Development Jimmy Sparks to the role of interim president/CEO, as the nonprofit continues to search for a permanent replacement for outgoing leader Dan Maher, who is leaving for another position closer to home in Virginia.

Repeat customer shot repeatedly by repeat felon

Rustin Chase McKinsey, a 34-year-old Beaumont man also known as “Dolla Bill,” pleaded guilty in federal court on Jan. 6 to discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Stephen J.