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Funds for Ford Park

Although the county had inked a deal to sell the Ford Park Entertainment Complex to the Port Arthur Renaissance Development Group headed by Kevin Johnson last year, Jefferson County commissioners are being asked to approve an “emergency grant request” for marketing the venue at the next meeting of...

Refinery refutes ‘rumors’

Nov. 12, ExxonMobil released two updates to dispel what the company asserts is untruthfulness presented to union workers currently embroiled in a work lockout that commenced May 1, after contract negotiations broke down at the beginning of the year with the United Steelworkers (USW) union.

Cough syrup counterfeiters charged

A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment on Nov. 3 charging nine individuals in drug trafficking conspiracy, trafficking in drugs with a counterfeit mark and money laundering conspiracy. The indictment remained sealed until the defendants were arrested this week.

Help wanted

Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) is calling on parents and community stakeholders to volunteer at campuses district-wide, through participation in an array of on-site or virtual student-centered programs such as Parents and Community Support (PACS) - Safety Monitor, Virtual ROAR...

Turnout low as early voting comes to close for Nov. 2 election

By Jennifer Johnson Managing Editor   Early voting for the Nov. 2 Jefferson County Joint Election and Constitutional Amendment vote ends Friday, Oct. 29, the Oct. 28-29 polling locations operating extended hours of 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. the last two days, according to Aaron Kelley, Elections Manager.

Middle school lockdown

Marshall Middle School students are reporting that the campus was on lockdown as of 10:30 a.m. This story will be updated as Beaumont ISD releases official details.

Ford Park sale at stalemate as county to meet with attorney...again

Still waiting for the deal to close nearly a year later on the sale of Jefferson County’s Ford Park Entertainment Complex, county commissioners and Judge Jeff Branick are set to meet Oct. 26 – again – regarding the next step in a business transaction that has lingered more than seven months past...

Beaumont business subsidiary awarded $59 million government contract

Labcon North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Beaumont-headquartered Helena Laboratories, has announced a $59.3 million contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Historic Beaumont building tagged by city

The historic Mildred Building at 1415 Calder Ave. has shined as a beacon of beauty from a bygone area in the heart of Beaumont for decades, its nearly 100-year-old façade a fixture for foodies and fun-seekers as the property and its surrounding neighbors serve frequently as a backdrop for the...

Correction: Labor Union Donations Not Illegal