Hurricane Laura

Nederland completes storm debris collection

City of Nederland officials announced Nov. 13 that the first and second debris passes are completed for hurricane pickup. Normal trash routes resume on Nov. 16 for the south route. Normal trash pickup will resume for the north route on Nov. 23. 

Welcome back

From the city of Port Arthur: Port Arthur citizens evacuated by the city to Walker County returned to the Civic Center on Monday, Aug. 31; evacuees from other locations will be returning to Port Arthur on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

BISD anticipates Sept. 2 return to virtual learning

Beaumont ISD Board of Trustees held a meeting Aug. 31 to address emergency issues related to Hurricane Laura.

Beaumont man dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Friday, Aug. 28, at 3:51pm, Beaumont Police Officers responded to the 200 block of  N 7th St. in reference a deceased person.  Alphonso Devon Williams, a 61-year-old Beaumont man, was found deceased inside the locked upstairs garage apartment by the maintenance man and family.

H-E-B to resume regular hours

As areas affected by Hurricane Laura begin the road to recovery, H-E-B has announced that all Golden Triangle stores are open.   The following stores in the Golden Triangle are OPEN until at least 8 p.m. Friday, August 28, and will open at normal busines hours tomorrow, Saturday, August 29.

Entergy to enact rolling blackouts

From Entergy: Entergy has started periodic power outages for its customers in Texas.

Orange County urges citizens, businesses to self-report damages

Following Hurricane Laura, the Orange County Office of Emergency Management and Orange County Disaster Rebuild is encouraging all residents in Orange County and the entire Southeast Texas area to self-report any damages to their homes and businesses via the portal and website provided, the county...

Evacuation canceled

After a harrowing night of anticipating Hurricane Laura’s landfall, Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick is calling off the area’s mandatory evacuation beginning at 10 a.m. on Aug. 27. The evacuation order has been in effect since Aug. 25. 

Port Arthur police, fire departments will not be able to respond during hurricane

The Port Arthur Police Department issued a statement Aug. 26 warning Port Arthur residents that police and fire units will not be able to respond to calls at the height of Hurricane Laura.

‘Please evacuate now.’

Urgent Alert to Jefferson County Residents:   “Hurricane Laura is approaching Southeast Texas and will land Wednesday evening.”   This storm “will continue to gain strength and cause catastrophic and life threatening conditions. Please evacuate now.