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Mustangs partner with Phi Beta Sigma

News Staff

Friday, April 5, 2024

Vincent Middle School (VMS) announced a partnership with the Alpha Alpha Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., initiated on March 25, representing a significant milestone in ongoing efforts to provide enriching experiences and opportunities for Vincent students.

County, cities upgraded with grant money

Dannie Oliveaux

Friday, April 5, 2024

Meeting over the last couple months, the leaders of Hardin County have been divvying up grant money to departments tasked with providing safety and civic utilities for communities throughout the county.

Port Arthur field hearing to explore presidential LNG Export Ban

Dannie Oliveaux

Friday, April 5, 2024

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) announced an upcoming field hearing in Port Arthur titled “Biden’s LNG Export Ban: How Rushto-Green Politics Hurts Local Commu- nities and U.S. Energy...

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Hardin County: Judge rescinds April 9 public notice on order adopting Residential Building Code Standards applicable to unincorporated area

Dannie Oliveaux

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Three days after posting a public notice for the Hardin County Commissioners Court to consider adoption of an order adopting Residential Building Code Standards applicable to unincorporated area of the county, County Judge Wayne McDaniel rescinded the public notice on April 4 via an email.

SETRPC: Public encouraged to provide comments for the Draft MTP-2050, Draft FY 2025-2028 TIP and the Draft Transportation Conformity Document

Dannie Oliveaux

Thursday, April 4, 2024

The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) will host a series of public meetings beginning Thursday, April 11, permitting citizens in Jasper, Jefferson, Orange, and Hardin counties the opportunity to learn about the draft Jasper, Jefferson, Orange, and Hardin Regional...

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Mike Persia III announced as King Neches LXXVI for the 76th annual Neches River Festival

News Staff

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

The Neches River Festival announced His Royal Highness Mike Persia III as the esteemed King Neches LXXVI for the 76th Annual Neches River Festival.

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Phelan accepts local TV debate invitation

News Staff

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Speaker of the House and District 21 State Rep. Dade Phelan announced he has accepted an invitation from KFDM/Fox 4 of Beaumont to debate challenger David Covey in a live, televised event on Tuesday, May 7, according to a statement form Phelan.

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Hardin County awarded $23.4M in newly approved RMP projects

Dannie Oliveaux

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Hardin County was awarded $23,9894,500 for drainage, detention and roadway improvements, announced Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., on April 1.

Residents living near the Adams Bayou watershed will be able to learn how to protect the stream and riparian ecosystems during an April 16 Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program workshop in Orange. (Alexander Neal/TWRI)

Adams Bayou riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for April 16 in Orange

News Staff

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) will host a free Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program workshop from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 in Orange.

Under-enrolled and under-performing Beaumont middle school to close

Barbara Davis

Monday, April 1, 2024

The decision to close Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School during a recent Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) Board of Trustees meeting on March 21 was unanimous. Leaders cited both under-enrollment and poor campus performance as the primary reasons behind this resolution.

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