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Lumberton PD records first homicide of 2023

Dannie Oliveaux
Monday, November 27, 2023
Lumberton Police Department (LPD) detectives are wrapping up their investigation into a self-defense fatal shooting on Nov. 15. The shooting occurred at about 7:30 p.m. It was the first fatal shooting and homicide this year, according to Police Chief Danny Sullins.
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LIT allotted six-figure grant

News Staff
Friday, November 17, 2023
Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) announced approval of a $100,000 grant garnered as a recipient of Texas Mutual Insurance Company’s 2023 request for proposal initiative.
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LSCO sets record growth rate

News Staff
Friday, November 17, 2023
Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) announced that its fall enrollment of 3,153 students is the highest in college history, representing a 20% increase over last fall that exceeded the previous year’s attendance record by nearly 12%, according to Daniel McLemore, director of marketing communications.
KMI Sports begins installation of new turf at the Jefferson County Entertainment Complex on Nov. 14.

KMI Sports begins installation of new turf at the Jefferson County Entertainment Complex on Nov. 14.

Doggett gains turf in Beaumont

Barbara Davis
Friday, November 17, 2023
A pivotal moment unfolded during the Nov. 14 Jefferson County Commissioners meeting, marking the culmination of a nearly year-long process.
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Port Arthur loses Acadian Ambulance use

Dannie Oliveaux
Friday, November 17, 2023
City of Port Arthur residents in need emergency medical assistance may find themselves without a familiar and longtime ambulance service provider – at least for a while. During a special meeting of the Port Arthur City Council on Nov.
(Right of the box) Al Granger, owner of Granger Chevrolet and Mayor Pro-Tempore Meritta Kennedy share the unveiling of West Orange’s newest blessing box with Michael and Meritte Dawn Norwood and Kellie Bishop Riley (pictured left). First Presbyterian Church of Orange donated the second blessing box was unveiled at Alford-Seale Plaza.

(Right of the box) Al Granger, owner of Granger Chevrolet and Mayor Pro-Tempore Meritta Kennedy share the unveiling of West Orange’s newest blessing box with Michael and Meritte Dawn Norwood and Kellie Bishop Riley (pictured left). First Presbyterian Church of Orange donated the second blessing box was unveiled at Alford-Seale Plaza.

Boxes of blessings unveiled in West Orange

Barbara Davis
Friday, November 17, 2023
The closure of two major industrial companies in Orange has sent shockwaves through the community, leaving hundreds of local families in a state of uncertainty as they scramble to secure new employment just ahead of the holiday season.
Nixon (left) and Butts (right)

Nixon (left) and Butts (right)

Local EMTs named AAA’s Stars of Life

News Staff
Friday, November 17, 2023
Two local emergency medical technicians (EMTs), Cierra Nixon and Logan Butts, were named as two of the 127 medics of the American Ambulance Association’s (AAA) Stars of Life for 2023. Nixon, Acadian Ambulance’s Paramedic and EMT of the Year, works out of Orange County.
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Indicted murderers among us

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, November 16, 2023
More than three months after the relative of a local lawyer was arrested for murder – and released on a bond lowered to just $100,000 – Jaye Vincent Normand was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on Nov.
Jay St. John and Elizabeth Stubblefield

Jay St. John and Elizabeth Stubblefield

Rural mobile health care hits state

Dannie Oliveaux
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Residents in rural portions of Hardin, Jasper and Orange counties are the first planned beneficiaries of the state’s first rural mobile health care. Oct.
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