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Decrease continues as Beaumont reports 13 COVID-19 positives Aug. 19

Decrease continues as Beaumont reports 13 COVID-19 positives Aug. 19. 

School receives report of 'inappropriate' relationship

Monday, Aug. 17, administrators at Little Cypress- Mauriceville High School received information alleging an improper relationship between an employee and a student, according to information released by district spokesperson Sherry Combs.

Beaumont reports 1 COVID-19 death, 23 new positives

Beaumont reported one COVID-19 death, 23 new positives for Tuesday, Aug. 18. 

City announces additional COVID deaths

Aug. 18, the Port Arthur Health Department reported four COVID-19 related deaths in residents of Port Arthur, including three African American females between the ages of 75-80, 85-90 and 90-95. The other individual was a Hispanic male between the ages of 80-85.

Hardin County tax rate hearings set

Hardin County Commissioners Court will hold its first Public Hearing on the Tax Rate for the 2020 Tax Year on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m. A second Public Hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 9 a.m. The proposed Tax Rate of $0.

Closed for COVID cleaning

Fresh off of back-to-school, Evadale ISD announced a halt to activities due to COVID-19. Information form the district alerted students and parents to a school closure beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18, “due to building cleaning and sanitization.” The closure has no announced expiration date.

Meat thieves apprehended

Two men accused of stealing 150 pounds of meat right off the grill are in the custody of the Jefferson County Jail, each on bonds totaling a quarter-million dollars.

Beaumont continues downward trend with 6 new COVID-19 positives for Aug. 17

Mayor Becky Ames in her daily COVID-19 report stated that our positive cases have trended down in recent weeks, to please remain cautious and not forget to adhere to face covering rules when in public places, social distance and sanitize your hands repeatedly throughout the day.

Cinemark Tinseltown sets Aug. 25 reopening date

After being closed for nearly five months, Cinemark Tinseltown at 3855 I-10 South will reopen Aug. 25 with a list of heath and safety measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

PA man confesses to Sunday murder

A Port Arthur man turned himself in Monday for a murder that occurred fewer than 24 hours prior, according to a news release. Darian Petry, 46, voluntarily came to the Port Arthur Police Department and confessed to the murder of 30-year-old Kenneth Swallow.