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PD seeking help in solving murder

Beaumont Police Department (BPD) investigators need help solving the murder of Joshua Yates. Dec. 31, 2021 at 7:35 p.m., Beaumont Police responded to a welfare check and located Joshua Yates, 34, of Beaumont, deceased in his home. The investigation revealed Yates died from gunshot wounds.

Bond set for alleged bank robber

Friday, Jan. 6, Beaumont police responded to Chase Bank located at 6025 Eastex in reference to a bank robbery. Prior to officers’ arrival, the suspect fled in a vehicle, of which witnesses were able to give a description, including the license plate number.

Lecture Series delves into Port operations

Jan. 19, the McFaddin-Ward House will kick off its 2023 Lecture Series with “Inside the Port of Beaumont: Operations, Military Command, and History” at 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s Visitor Center Lecture Hall, 1906 Calder Ave. in Beaumont.

BPD welcomes new recruits, promotes from within

Beaumont Police Department hosted an Appreciation and Swearing In Ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at The Event Centre, naming eight individuals for their achievements. Cody Courts has served with Beaumont PD for 14 years.

Rotary to Roast weatherman

Spindletop Rotary Club will host the Celebrity Roast of KFDM Meteorologist Greg Bostwick on Thursday, March 30, at the MCM Elegante’ Hotel from 7-9 p.m. Proceeds to benefit Some Other Place and Spindletop Rotary Club.

New vendors in new year

The Beaumont Farmers Market will return with its weekly fares on Jan. 14, welcoming new vendors in the new year.

Friday Morning Business Connection

The greater Beaumont area Friday Morning Business Connections are back on Friday, Jan. 20, with a new location. The meeting spot for 2023 location will be the Holiday Inn Plaza at Walden Road in the atrium area on the first and third Friday of the month at 8 a.m.

SETX son begins second term as House Speaker

Jan. 10, the 88th Texas Legislature convened with a welcome-back to the re-elected House Speaker Dade Phelan of Southeast Texas. As announced in the Texas Tribune moments after the Tuesday vote, Texas House of Representatives members voted 145-3 to elect state Rep.

City pays $255K for panned program

Roughly one year’s worth of high-end assistant city manager pay for the city of Beaumont was lost on a contract for $255,383.02 for software that “would not function properly and appropriately for the city’s departments.

Beaumont drops half a million dollars on assistants for new city manager

With only one councilmember balking at adding new administrative positions totaling in excess of $700,000  – $715,000, to be exact –  after the city has already penned in a budget for the fiscal year that began three months ago, the elected leaders of the Beaumont City Council and Mayor Robin...