Ford Park

Dinos descend to Beaumont

Dinosaurs were big, fierce and once ruled the Earth some 230 million years ago. Some walked on two legs, some on four, some were covered with body armor, while others had feathers.

Crowder coming to Ford Park

Texas native and GMA Dove Award winning singer Crowder will headline the “My People Tour” along with special guests We the Kingdom, Anne Wilson and Patrick Mayberry, at the Ford Park Amphitheater on Sunday, June 26, with gates opening at 6 p.m.

Panthers precluded from Ford Park play

Hire local staff for the Ford Park Entertainment Complex or get a new management team for the taxpayer-funded venue, Beaumont ISD Trustee Stacey Lewis Jr.

PHOTOS: YMBL South Texas State Fair

Where: Ford Park Photos by Brandon Gouthier

Editorial: Delusions of grandeur mix with just plain delusions

In August 2020, when The Examiner revealed a year-long deal worked out among Jefferson County Commissioners to sell the Ford Park Entertainment Complex to a wanna-be casino owner out of Port Arthur without even knowing the appraised value of the public commodity was contrary to Texas law, that...

Fair adds flight flair, more rodeo

The YMBL South Texas State Fair has been an extraordinary experience for nearly eight decades.

Buyer reneges on $22 million county deal

Yet another deadline has come and gone – the last, according to Jefferson County Attorney Kathleen Kennedy – in the long lingering contract sale of the county-owned Ford Park Entertainment Complex. Buyer Renaissance Development Group, led by front man Kevin Johnson, bid $22.

Cirque Italia - The Slammer

Experience a vivid, dramatic and moving experience under a customized traveling tent as Cirque Italia presents “The Slammer,” a unique show that will expose the crowd to a unique creation of combined theatre, the journey of the true story of Alcatraz and the circus with a Cirque Italia style flare...

Pro wrestling returns to Ford Park

Hurricane Pro Wrestling will host an event Saturday, Jan. 22, inside the Ford Exhibit Hall at Ford Park (5115 Interstate 10 South) in Beaumont at 7 p.m. Tickets for this family-friendly event are $15 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or the Ford Park box office.

Editorial update: Another year, another delay

Delay. Delay. Delay. It was a rush to buy, but nothing but delays in paying for the Ford Park Entertainment Complex that Kevin Johnson of Renaissance Development Group was allegedly ready and willing to execute in 2020.