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Happy day for mental health care in SETX

For the last 50 years, proponents of Southeast Texas mental health care expansion have been working to facilitate meeting the needs of this community; now, with local representative Dade Phelan serving as the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, state lawmakers have not only heard the...

LIT expands with new funding

Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) began construction on a 15,000 gross square foot Advanced Technology Center on Feb. 26.

Funding fur-ever homes

With the number of animals under the watchful eye of Beaumont Animal Care (BAC) and the continuous need for rescue transports, the organization recently launched a Transport Fund to facilitate transports that give animals a second chance at life by connecting them with other rescue organizations...

EDITORIAL: Examiner endorses Phelan, a seat at the table for SETX

Dade Phelan is not just our Texas State Representative, he is the first Speaker of the House in Texas’ history to hail from Southeast Texas. What does the House of Representatives do?

LU welcomes inaugural Reaud Fellows

With the generous support of Beaumont attorney and philanthropist Wayne A. Reaud, Lamar University (LU) and the Reaud Honors College have launched the Reaud Leadership Institute (RLI) with an accompanying Honors Studies minor.

Shorkey Center rallies community support amid dire need of donations

“To say the last several months have been a struggle is an understatement. It is daunting for me to list all our woes and I do not want fear to disrupt the excellent work we are committed to provide,” said Shorkey Center Executive Director Robin Pearson.

SHS robotics team wins back-to-back state titles

The title of state champions remains as prestigious as ever, and SHS GOLD! Robotics adds it once again to their list of accolades. For the second consecutive year, team SHS GOLD! has emerged victorious in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Robotics competition.

‘ART: It’s Elementary’

The Stark Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “ART: It’s Elementary,” showcases the artistic talents of local kindergarten through third grade students.