Southeast Texas

Patients are treated in makeshift rooms at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in September 2021.

Editorial update: Heralding local health care heroes

Scott McLendon

Thursday, January 6, 2022

While reflecting back on the stories of 2021, it would be nigh on impossible to find a Southeast Texan who wasn’t negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beaumont Police Department Chief Jimmy Singletary names Shera LaPoint a Crime Stopper of the Year for her help with the recently solved Mary Catherine Edwards cold case.

Crime Stoppers celebrates 40 years with awards banquet

Sharon Brooks

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas celebrated 40 years of service to the community, connecting law enforcement, media and the public to solve crimes and put their perpetrators behind bars.

Star of Texas Award

Southeast Texas officer awarded Texas Star

Jennifer Johnson

Friday, September 10, 2021

The state of Texas is honoring Sour Lake officer Bill McKeon at the 2021 Star of Texas Award Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. The Star of Texas Awards honor all Texas peace officers, firefighters, emergency medical first responders, and federal law enforcement officers who are...

Beaumont public camping

Governor asserts public camping ban enforcement

Jennifer Johnson

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a joint letter on Sept. 9 to the Texas Association of Counties, the Texas Municipal League and cities across the state reminding cities and counties that House Bill 1925, which bans camping in public places, must now be enforced on a...

Hearing document attached

Beaumont doctor restrained after report

Jennifer Johnson

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Months after an administrative investigation was sparked into allegations of a Beaumont doctor inappropriately touching underage girls under the influence of anesthesia, local criminal investigating agencies have no evidence of the alleged crime being reported to law enforcement personnel.

Emergency care

Three ERs to close amid ‘COVID-19 surge’

Jennifer Johnson

Monday, August 23, 2021

“Due to the continued COVID-19 surge and its ongoing impact to our system’s operations, Memorial Hermann is closing the 24-Hour Emergency Rooms inside the following Convenient Care Centers effective today, Aug. 23, 2021, at 5 p.m., until further notice: Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center in...

Hospital admission surges

COVID update

Jennifer Johnson

Monday, August 9, 2021

Texas Medical Center issued a COVID-19 Data Update on Monday, Aug. 9, that reveals upwards of 2,000 persons a day are seeking out vaccine administration at the center’s facilities.

Entergy Texas proposes new facility in Orange County

Entergy plans new Southeast Texas facility

Jennifer Johnson

Thursday, July 29, 2021

As part of its plan to meet growing demand across Southeast Texas and modernize its generation fleet, Entergy Texas, Inc. announced on July 29 that it has begun the process to seek approval to construct the Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt, dual fuel combined cycle power...

Big Thicket kayaking

Big Thicket brings in big bucks, jobs

Jennifer Johnson

Monday, June 21, 2021

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 309,053 visitors to Big Thicket National Preserve in 2020 spent $20.3 million in communities near the Southeast Texas park. That spending supported 256 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $26.7 million.

'Looking for a job'

Job fair open to all

Jennifer Johnson

Friday, June 18, 2021

Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas is hosting an in-person job fair in Hardin County on Monday, June 28. The event is free and open to the public.

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