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Participants of the 2021-2022 St. Mary Catholic School spelling bee.

Participants of the 2021-2022 St. Mary Catholic School spelling bee.

‘Bee’ a champion

News Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
St. Mary Catholic School in Orange announced 8th grader Jonathan Quintero as the 2021-2022 Spelling Bee Champion, with student Allie Broussard runner-up.
The Port Acres Public Action (PAPA) community group conducted a community fund-raising event to purchase teddy bears for use by Port Arthur fire and police departments.

The Port Acres Public Action (PAPA) community group conducted a community fund-raising event to purchase teddy bears for use by Port Arthur fire and police departments.

First responder tools of the trade: Teddy bears

News Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
Port Arthur fire and police units have some new and innovative equipment to serve the community: Teddy bears, arguably the most soothing and cuddly tools used in public safety.
Southeast Texas’ SMORE for Women is hosting an athletic shoe drive fundraiser to raise money for single mothers attending college.

Southeast Texas’ SMORE for Women is hosting an athletic shoe drive fundraiser to raise money for single mothers attending college.

Sneakers for SMORE

News Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
Southeast Texas’ SMORE for Women is hosting an athletic shoe drive fundraiser to raise money for single mothers attending college, and is asking for the community’s support in the form of sneakers.
Jennifer Thalheimer

Jennifer Thalheimer

Tiffany’s researcher speaks in Beaumont

News Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
Join the McFaddin-Ward House for a lecture by Jennifer Thalheimer in which she will examine Louis Comfort Tiffany’s diverse work in the decorative arts through the Morse Museum collection. The lecture will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m.
Kindergarten through third-grade students at Amelia and Blanchette received 525 books donated by the Beaumont Association of Retired Teachers (BART).

Kindergarten through third-grade students at Amelia and Blanchette received 525 books donated by the Beaumont Association of Retired Teachers (BART).

Retired teachers donate hundreds of books to BISD students

News Staff
Friday, February 4, 2022
Kindergarten through third-grade students at Amelia and Blanchette received 525 books donated by the Beaumont Association of Retired Teachers (BART). Fannie Brown, BART’s second Vice-President and Children’s Book Project Chair, collects books each year.
Vidor police officer Christopher Wayne Berry was laid to rest Jan. 29 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange.

Vidor police officer Christopher Wayne Berry was laid to rest Jan. 29 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange.

Honoring a fallen hero

Chad Cooper
Friday, February 4, 2022
Vidor police officer Christopher Wayne Berry was laid to rest Jan. 29 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Orange.
Half a dozen people reportedly live at the tent encampment on Sixth Street and Laurel

Half a dozen people reportedly live at the tent encampment on Sixth Street and Laurel

Vacant city lots provide home bases for transient communes

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, February 3, 2022
From underpasses to private property plots throughout residential neighborhoods, Beaumont’s homeless population is met with mixed reactions wherever the masses set up encampments for multi-transient living.
BISD students attend classes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

BISD students attend classes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

News Shorts: Week of Jan. 6

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Class of COVID Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) administration is eyeing the start of 2022 Spring Semester with its sights set on academics, as well as the COVID-19 Omicron variant, as classes resumed for students and staff on Jan. 3.
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