Spindletop at Gladys City Boomtown
Spindletop anniversary
Chad Cooper
For over 40 years, Gladys City has given visitors a glimpse into life in the historic Spindletop oil field circa 1901.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Texas
Kids celebrating new year with confetti and props.
Ring in the new year, safe and sound
Chad Cooper
By Chad Cooper
Entertainment Editor
Safety should be the No. 1 priority when it comes to ringing in the New Year. Whether home or away, safe and sound should be everyone’s goal while celebrating on New Year’s Eve. Going out? Staying in to watch the ball drop?
Thursday, December 30, 2021
A photo of the USS Texas, currently at La Porte but slated to be moved.
Battleship Texas proposal on the brink of sinking
Scott McLendon
After learning the city doesn’t own prime property to berth the USS Texas in downtown Beaumont, city council members said the proposal could be dead in the water at a regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 7.
It would cost the city an estimated $5.
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Ford Park
Funds for Ford Park
Jennifer Johnson
Although the county had inked a deal to sell the Ford Park Entertainment Complex to the Port Arthur Renaissance Development Group headed by Kevin Johnson last year, Jefferson County commissioners are being asked to approve an “emergency grant request” for marketing the venue at the next meeting of...
Monday, November 15, 2021
USW memo from February
Refinery refutes ‘rumors’
Jennifer Johnson
Nov. 12, ExxonMobil released two updates to dispel what the company asserts is untruthfulness presented to union workers currently embroiled in a work lockout that commenced May 1, after contract negotiations broke down at the beginning of the year with the United Steelworkers (USW) union.
Friday, November 12, 2021
'Lean,' aka cough syrup mixed for recreational use
Cough syrup counterfeiters charged
Jennifer Johnson
A federal grand jury in Beaumont has returned a three-count indictment on Nov. 3 charging nine individuals in drug trafficking conspiracy, trafficking in drugs with a counterfeit mark and money laundering conspiracy. The indictment remained sealed until the defendants were arrested this week.
Friday, November 12, 2021
One worker is arrested at Maytag Laundry in Port Arthur for gambling promotion.
Paying for playing
Jennifer Johnson
The Port Arthur Narcotics and Gun Unit conducted numerous undercover operations to expose illegal gambling in the City of Port Arthur, arresting two women in November allegedly promoting gambling in city establishments.
Nov.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Manslaughter suspect Lonnie Rogers
Nederland man arrested following woman’s death
Jennifer Johnson
A Nederland man was arrested Nov. 10 in connection to the October death of a woman reportedly thrown from a vehicle in Port Arthur.
According to officials, officers with the Port Arthur Police Department responded to the area of Lake Arthur Dr. and 9th Ave.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Ongoing construction in community
Pipeline project to impact Port Neches roadways
Jennifer Johnson
The city of Port Neches is advising motorists of an ongoing pipeline construction project within the community, particularly in that area of the Nederland/Phillips 66 Terminal near Hwy 366 and continuing east towards Hwy 365/Port Neches-Groves High School.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Volunteer at bmtisd.com
Help wanted
Jennifer Johnson
Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) is calling on parents and community stakeholders to volunteer at campuses district-wide, through participation in an array of on-site or virtual student-centered programs such as Parents and Community Support (PACS) - Safety Monitor, Virtual ROAR...
Friday, November 12, 2021