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Love and sausage: Toby and Vera Beasley

Childhood sweethearts continuing a love story now more than six decades in the making, neither Toby nor Vera Beasley can remember who exactly decided they were an item. “I guess we always just knew,” Toby said.

Not-So Newlywed Game raises funds, fun, awareness

A record-setting fundraiser with late dramatics set the scene for the Not-So Newlywed Game as five couples vied for the crowning title at the sixth annual event hosted by Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas.

Retired residents propel service programs

Participants in the Golden Triangle Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) offered through the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission put in thousands of man-hours every year without ever collecting a dime in return for their labor.

‘Change and accountability’

As the countdown to early voting commencing on Feb. 20 ticks away, the Orange County community is weighing a plethora of options for sheriff amid a flurry of focus on the candidates vying for the position.

Orange institution continues growth spurt

Lamar State College Orange (LSCO), under the leadership of President Dr. Thomas Johnson, is carving out a distinctive story in education and community development.

Florist celebrates 60

Nestled on Beaumont’s Park Street, McCloney’s Florist is celebrating 60 years of service to Southeast Texas.

Wetland Explorers learn wonders of Terrell

Tyrrell Park Nature Center (TPNC), operated by the Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), offers the free “Nature Explorers” program to help children develop a sense of wonder and appreciation for the natural world, with its next hands-on event set for Saturday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. – 1...

Orange welcomes new hospital

More than two years after breaking ground, several hundred people gathered for the opening of the new CHRISTUS Hospital-Orange on Jan. 29 at the Gisela Houseman Medical Campus, located at Medical Center Drive off the Interstate 10 service road. The first day of service was Feb. 1.

Voter registration deadline nears

With the Democratic and Republican primaries just weeks away, the candidates are all set for the March 5 ballots. Dec. 11 was the final day individuals could file as a candidate in Jefferson, Hardin and Orange county races, along with federal and state offices.

EDITORIAL: To protect and serve

Just after 1 a.m. on Nov. 26, 2023, according to an incident report obtained by this news outlet, four Vidor Police Department (VPD) units including that of Police Chief Rod Carroll and an Orange County Sheriff’s Office unit responded to a call from Kendra Ortego, the ex-wife of Pct. 4 Constable...