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PA mayor to attend flooding conference

Port Arthur Mayor Thurman Bartie announced he will join elected leaders from across the country to explore solutions to flooding and rising sea levels while building relationships with members of Congress on May 20-22 in Washington, D.C.
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EDITORIAL: David Covey is ‘All hat, no cattle’

A traditional Texas putdown, “all hat, no cattle” refers to someone who is all talk with no action, power or substance behind their words, which may explain why David Covey, the candidate running against House Speaker and District 21 State Representative Dade Phelan, just days from early voting in...
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SETX author pens cult-escape love story

Southeast Texas author Kate Boudreaux’s debut novel, Backwater, is steeped in Southern charm and features intriguingly familiar characters that bear a slight resemblance to some of the wellknown folks from her hometown of Buna.
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Registration open for next EMT class

The National EMS Academy, a division of Acadian Companies, and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) are offering a summer EMT class to Texas residents beginning May 27, with orientation held May 21-22. The class ends in early August.
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Hospital owners file for bankruptcy

Port Arthur Medical Center of Southeast Texas owner Steward Health Care System LLC filed for bankruptcy May 6, commencing an in-court restructuring process through voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, according to a company press release.
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Teen robbery suspect identified, arrested

Traivonne Joshua Clark, 18, of Beaumont, was arrested for an outstanding warrant May 4 after he was identified from a Beaumont Police Department (BPD) social media posting looking for the suspect to a May 3 aggravated robbery. At 2:30 a.m.