city of Beaumont

Battleship Texas proposal on the brink of sinking

After learning the city doesn’t own prime property to berth the USS Texas in downtown Beaumont, city council members said the proposal could be dead in the water at a regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 7. It would cost the city an estimated  $5.

Beaumont city manager announces retirement

In a letter addressed to the city of Beaumont mayor and council on Tuesday, Nov. 9, City Manager Kyle Hayes announced his intent to retire sometime between March 31 and April 30, 2022.

City honors ' nice guy' Lee Smith

Recognizing the life of a man who served on myriad municipal boards in the Southeast Texas community, the Beaumont City Council honored the life of Lee Smith at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9.

Closed (again): Beaumont council rescinds open-facility vote

July 28, in an about-face a week after deciding to open previously closed city of Beaumont facilities that include the Sterling Pruitt activity center, various Community Centers, the Civic Center and the Event Centre that has weddings booked days out, City Council voted by majority to again shutter...

Beaumont council votes to remove Confederate statue

At the June 23 meeting of the Beaumont City Council, the elected officials voted to remove the unnamed Confederate soldier statue erected at Wiess Park. Council members Audwin Samuel and Randy Feldschau placed the matter on the agenda, asking for the statue to be removed and stored.