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Beaumont reports 25 new COVID-19 positives, 1 death on July 29

Beaumont reports 25 new COVID-19 positives, 1 death on July 29. 

54 new COVID-19 positives, 3 new deaths for Beaumont, July 28

July 28: 54 New COVID-19 positives announced along with three new deaths 

Closed (again): Beaumont council rescinds open-facility vote

July 28, in an about-face a week after deciding to open previously closed city of Beaumont facilities that include the Sterling Pruitt activity center, various Community Centers, the Civic Center and the Event Centre that has weddings booked days out, City Council voted by majority to again shutter...

Beaumont confirms 42 new COVID-19 cases for July 27

Beaumont inmate sentenced for murdering cellmate

A federal inmate has been sentenced for murdering his cellmate in a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox July 24.  Carroll Ellis Hayes, 40, of Mobile, Alabama, pleaded guilty on Jan.

Couple robbed in Target parking lot

Around 9 p.m. Saturday, July 25, Beaumont police responded to Target in reference to a robbery in progress, according to a news release.

BISD confirms two COVID-19 cases among staff

This past weekend Beaumont ISD received notice that two staff members who work at the Administration Building tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release. From the release: "The employees were at the facility last on Thursday, July 23.

62 COVID-19 positives, 2 deaths in Beaumont for July 24

62 COVID-19 positives, 2 deaths in Beaumont for July 24.

Inmate charged for escaping Jefferson County facility

A 26-year-old federal inmate has been sentenced for escaping from a Bureau of Prisons facility in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.

Florida couple sentenced for Tide-box meth transport through Beaumont

Erica Ann Lang, a 35-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida, woman jailed in federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, was sentenced this week, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Stephen Cox.