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Reservations opening for eclipse viewing at state parks

Those hoping to view the total eclipse from a state park location can apply for a State Park day pass reservation for Monday, April 8, with the reservation list opening at 8 a.m. Friday, March 8.

Phelan, Covey to meet in May runoff

With the unofficial results tabulated, the March 5 Republican Primary in Southeast Texas elicited a high-ranking runoff. Speaker of the House and incumbent State Rep. Dade Phelan will face newcomer David Covey in the May 28 runoff for the District 21 House seat.

Teacher surprised with $5,000 check

Lumberton Primary School teacher Paisley Romero submitted an application for a STEAM grant through Indorama Ventures and The Beaumont Children’s Museum and was surprised with a check for $5,000 during a school-wide assembly on Feb. 20.

SETX educator, aka ‘The Flying Nun,’ honored with Spirit of Francis Award

Catholic Extension Society honored Sister Jane Meyer, former Head of School at St. Agnes Academy, with its seventh annual Houston Spirit of Francis Award for her decades of commitment to Catholic education and promotion of social justice.

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.