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Orange Co. has lifted mandatory evacuation order

Orange County Judge John Gothia is lifting the Mandatory Evacuation Order as of 5 pm this evening, Aug. 28, 2020 for all of Orange County. Citizens that come back to the county need to be self-sufficient due to the major power outages within the county.

Entergy reports phone scams targeting its customers

Entergy has received complaints that scammers are targeting customers, according to the Beaumont Police Department. Be advised they will not disconnect power for non payment during a disaster. For more information visit https://www.entergy.com/scams/  

Beaumont confirms five new COVID-19 cases Aug. 28

H-E-B to resume regular hours

As areas affected by Hurricane Laura begin the road to recovery, H-E-B has announced that all Golden Triangle stores are open.   The following stores in the Golden Triangle are OPEN until at least 8 p.m. Friday, August 28, and will open at normal busines hours tomorrow, Saturday, August 29.

Three PA residents die from suspected improper generator usage

The Port Arthur community lost three people to the suspected improper use of a generator Aug. 28, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.  Several more people are in critical condition.

Entergy ends rolling blackouts

From Entergy VP of customer service Stuart Barret: Around midnight, our reliability coordinator, MISO, cancelled its order for periodic power outages in the Entergy Texas region. Shortly after this, Entergy Texas returned all customers who were affected by these rotating outages back in service.

Beaumont releases COVID-19 update

Entergy to enact rolling blackouts

From Entergy: Entergy has started periodic power outages for its customers in Texas.

Kountze traffic lights are without power

Several traffic lights in Kountze were without power around noon Wednesday.  KPD patrol vehicles were at those intersections, creating all-way stops. Traffic remained in a smooth flow toward Beaumont just before noon, despite the stops.

Orange County urges citizens, businesses to self-report damages

Following Hurricane Laura, the Orange County Office of Emergency Management and Orange County Disaster Rebuild is encouraging all residents in Orange County and the entire Southeast Texas area to self-report any damages to their homes and businesses via the portal and website provided, the county...