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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.

PA woman struck and killed on Memorial Blvd.

Just before 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Port Arthur police officers were called the 8800 block of Memorial Boulevard in reference to an auto-pedestrian fatality.

Secret deal to sell Ford Park for fraction of cost

After two decades of Jefferson County taxpayers footing the bill for the $117 million Ford Park Entertainment Complex, and the exponential upgrades and repairs its needed from almost Day One, County Commissioners voted this week to sell the property to the highest bidder – with just a little over...

BISD giving new options for registration woes

Beaumont ISD is encouraging all parents/guardians to register their students for the 2020-21 school year, enacting new initiatives to assist with the process. For BISD, classes begin on Monday, Aug. 17, for all students.

Time for a living room campout

By Micah Leigh • Features Writer Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are a little bit crazier in 2020.

Beaumont announces 27 new COVID-19 positives Aug. 12

Beaumont announces 27 new COVID-19 positives Aug. 12.