Jefferson County News

Petroleum powerhouse displays 'perpetual philanthropy'

A local titan of industry opened up its coffers over this past week to help essential workers combat the COVID-19 pandemic. From April 30 through May 5, ExxonMobil’s “Days of Giving” helped fuel the fight on various fronts.

Suspects caught trying to fly with 8 pounds of marijuna

Two suspects – with a toddler – were removed from a plane at Jack Brooks Regional Airport Feb. 3, after TSA agents reported the discovery of a large amount of drugs and cash in the passengers’ checked luggage, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office.

17-year-old bound and tortured in Beaumont hotel

A night of premeditated promiscuity went drastically askew for a 17-year-old in Beaumont Friday, Jan. 17, as his plans to meet an escort ended with the teen being tied up and tortured for hours by four suspects in a hotel on Interstate 10.