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Rogers Park sign

Rogers Park sign

BISD campus quarrels permeate, endanger community

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Violence and belligerence are burgeoning in Beaumont’s high schools, and it’s beginning to boil over into the surrounding community. That’s not just according to store representatives near West Brook High School – who told The Examiner on Oct.
Dr. Soberon and Dr. Fowler

Dr. Soberon and Dr. Fowler

Editorial: A User Manual for Good Health

News Staff
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Father’s Day is fast approaching, and as internal medicine physicians, we would like to prescribe good health as the best gift you can give yourself or the men you love. Few investments promise such profitable, lifetime returns like a strong body.
People helping people in hurricane aftermath

People helping people in hurricane aftermath

Texans advised to brace for hurricane season

News Staff
Thursday, June 2, 2022
All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to hurricanes or tropical storms, the Texas Department of State Health Services reminded on opening day of hurricane season, June 1. The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 to Nov.
Child Abuse Prevention Month posters adorn the gazebo beside the Beaumont Fire Museum

Child Abuse Prevention Month posters adorn the gazebo beside the Beaumont Fire Museum

Jefferson County goes blue for child abuse prevention

Scott McLendon
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month, while honoring a long-serving, soon-to-be retiring family court judge, a gathering of Jefferson County child advocates celebrated Go Blue Day Friday, April 8.
A CDC graphic detailing what to do if you're at a high risk for severe COVID-19

A CDC graphic detailing what to do if you're at a high risk for severe COVID-19

Infusion center shutters as 'surprising success'

Scott McLendon
Thursday, March 17, 2022
After hosting approximately 8,000 potentially life-saving infusions for Southeast Texans who suffered COVID-19 symptoms, the area’s Regional Infusion Center closed March 11 after “serving its purpose.
Chart of Beaumont-area COVID cases over time.

Chart of Beaumont-area COVID cases over time.

More COVID, less drugs

Scott McLendon
Thursday, January 27, 2022
As hundreds of Southeast Texans test positive daily with the Omicron variant reportedly responsible for more than 99% of new cases, COVID-19 mitigation and treatment options continue to emerge and evolve. Even as 590 Beaumont-area residents tested positive from Jan. 23 to 26, the U.S.
Students work in a classroom with masks on

Students work in a classroom with masks on

'Stay home if sick,' and other common sense ways to keep schools open

News Staff
Thursday, January 20, 2022
“In an effort to reduce school spread and keep our schools open, we are highly encouraging everyone to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 by doing the following,” begins communication sent from the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) to parents entering the MLK Day holiday...
Beaumont Baptist Hospital's COVID Unit Lead Intensivist Dr. Qamar Arfeen

Beaumont Baptist Hospital's COVID Unit Lead Intensivist Dr. Qamar Arfeen

Safety guidance changes as Omicron cases climb

Scott McLendon
Thursday, January 13, 2022
With COVID-19 case confirmations on a continued climb in the first two weeks of 2022 thanks to the exceedingly contagious Omicron variant, scores of Southeast Texans have no doubt been exposed in the not-so-distant past.
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