Southeast Texas

Mallory Danielle Dowers

Police, family seek missing woman

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Law enforcement has joined family and friends in the search for 37-year-old Mallory Danielle Dowers, of Vidor, who has not been seen or heard from since April 12. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help with the missing person case.

Photo by Jennifer Johnson

You are not alone

Jennifer Johnson

Thursday, March 30, 2023

More than 300 women from five different states, 35 different congregations, and completely individual struggles and life goals came together for two days of sisterhood and self-reflection at One City Church in Beaumont at the conclusion of March’s Women’s History Month, with Pastors Suzann and...

Damage from the recent storms in Orange, Texas. Staff photo.

TWIA reports storm loss in SETX

News Staff

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Jan. 25, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced it had activated its Catastrophe Incident Response (CAT) Plan to allow TWIA to begin scaling up claim resources and respond quicker to policyholders with losses from the Jan. 24 weather event that barreled through Southeast Texas.

School report card. Courtesy image.

District accreditation status pending

News Staff

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

In a letter sent to Southeast Texas school districts the week of Jan. 26, the Texas Education Agency alerted administration that accreditation status would be determined and announced at the beginning of February.

Beaumont Convention and Visitor Bureau

Couples celebrated for making marriage work

News Staff

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Couples are coming together to serve up laughs, food and a few pointers on marital bliss with the “Not-So Newlywed Game” event, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, all to benefit the work of Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas.

Grind for CASA

News Staff

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Join supporters of CASA of Southeast Texas, Inc. on Friday, Jan. 27, for a networking event to meet the people behind the organization responsible for being the voice of abused and neglected children, and children going through the family court system in Southeast Texas.

Beaumont Zip. Courtesy photo.

Regional transit study underway by SETRPC

News Staff

Friday, January 20, 2023

The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) is currently conducting a Regional Transit Connectivity Study to assess the demand for regional transit services connecting cities and towns in Southeast Texas.

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Free tax help available, volunteers sought

Jennifer Johnson

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Southeast Texans making up to $59,000 a year can benefit from assistance provided free of charge in filing 2022 tax returns, made possible though the VITA program, managed by Lamar University’s Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Relations, beginning Feb. 4.

Southeast Texas Whiskey Festival

SETX Whiskey Festival

News Staff

Thursday, January 5, 2023

The inaugural SETX Whiskey Festival will be held at the Beaumont Civic Center on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 6 p.m. Tickets start at $79 and can be purchased online at setxwhiskeyfest.com.

A wooden home located in the 1200 block on Diana Drive, along with a SUV and sedan vehicle, are destroyed by a Dec. 26 fire, south of Lumberton. Photo by Dannie Oliveaux

Firefighters called to numerous blazes; one woman dead

Dannie Oliveaux

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Frigid weather, with temperatures below freezing, hit Southeast Texas last week, resulting in a series of fires reported by area fire departments, thus disrupting the holidays for several families, with some losing their homes. Most of the fires occurred on Dec.

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