Port of Beaumont

Lecture Series delves into Port operations

Jan. 19, the McFaddin-Ward House will kick off its 2023 Lecture Series with “Inside the Port of Beaumont: Operations, Military Command, and History” at 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s Visitor Center Lecture Hall, 1906 Calder Ave. in Beaumont.

Port grant announced

In a press announcement from Washington, D.C. on Oct. 31, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14, of Southeast Texas) announced that the Port of Beaumont would receive a $26.4 million grant through the Port Infrastructure Development Program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. This $26.

Late port commissioner honored with bridge name

According to a post from Port of Beaumont President Georgine Guillory, port commissioners have voted to name the new Carroll Street Bridge in honor of the late Commissioner Lee Smith.

Port of Beaumont starts project construction

The Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners approved a $57.3 million construction bid for a project aimed at increasing the port’s general cargo handling capacity by more than 15%.

UPDATE: La Soirée postponed until 2023

By Chad Cooper Entertainment Editor UPDATE: Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation’s annual La Soirée fundraiser has been postponed until next year, when it will be scheduled Jan. 28, 2023.

ExxonMobil joins Port of Beaumont, near neighbors for Community Trash Bash

This past November, ExxonMobil employees joined dozens of volunteers from other local companies and community organizations as they participated in the 2021 Charlton-Pollard Community Trash Bash.

LaRue Smith to fill the unexpired Port Commissioner term of late husband

After deliberation, the Port of Beaumont Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to appoint LaRue Smith to fill the unexpired term of her late husband, Ward 3 Commissioner Lee E. Smith.

Remembering a real 'nice guy'

When you can’t be anything else, you can always be kind. Or, as Lee Smith’s mother would say, “Just be nice.” Throughout his life, Smith strived to live up his mother’s motto, and he said it served him well. With his passing on Oct.

St. Patrick's celebration benefiting Seafarers Center

The Seafarers’ Center of Beaumont is hosting a St. Patrick’s Party on Saturday, March 14, from 6-11 p.m. The Irish-themed event will take place at O’Hearn’s Pub located inside the Clifton Steamboat Complex, 8727 Highway 124 in Beaumont.