Spindletop Center recently received a $15,000 donation from the Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund (SETERF) to help serve Southeast Texas’s vulnerable population.
City of Beaumont reported nine new COVID-19 positives for Sept. 2 and two additional deaths (43-year-old female, 73-year-old female). Texas Dept. of State Health Services announced 4,157 new COVID-19 positives and 189 new deaths.
Tilman Fertitta has donated $1 million to the Landry’s Employees in Lake Charles Relief Fund to aid the thousands of employees and their families affected by Hurricane Laura’s devastation.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to all those affected by this terrible storm,” said Fertitta.
Beaumont confirms 12 new COVID-19 positives Sept. 1. Texas Department of State Health Services reported 4,116 new positives and 145 fatalities for Sept. 1.
While there may be less traffic on the roads this Labor Day weekend the Texas Department of Transportation is urging those who choose to go out and celebrate to plan ahead for a sober ride before any drinking begins.
From the city of Port Arthur: Port Arthur citizens evacuated by the city to Walker County returned to the Civic Center on Monday, Aug. 31; evacuees from other locations will be returning to Port Arthur on Tuesday, Sept. 1.