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Unfair advantage

chad dunn

In the latest twist to the ongoing Beaumont Independent School District redistricting saga, the governing Board of Trustees has voted to submit a new map for approved use in the next school board election that pads the population numbers of two districts with thousands of inmates from correctional facilities in the area although the felons housed therein cannot vote. 

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Baptist Hospital opens Children’s Emergency Center

Executive Director Jon Reaud (left) and founder Wayne Reaud (right) of the Reaud

Visiting the emergency room can be a frightening experience, especially for a child. Many children are scared to go see a doctor, much more so the ER, and the accident or injury that prompts a visit to the hospital can be terrifying enough without adding to the equation an environment that is unfriendly to children.

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Help save lives at 5th annual Adoptathon

Beaumont Animal Services needs your help in saving lives. Come out to the Animal Shelter, located at 1884 Pine St. in Beaumont, this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from Noon until 4:00 p.m. to adopt an animal and save a life during Beaumont Animal Services’ 5th annual Adoptathon.

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American Cancer Society celebrates 100th birthday

On May 21, relayers, service volunteers, cancer survivors and loved-ones of cancer victims alike gathered at the ACS office in Beaumont to commemorate ACS’s 100th birthday and to commemorate struggles lost and battles won.

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Jefferson County Relay for Life team raises more than $32,000

If reaching its 100th birthday wasn’t enough reason to celebrate, American Cancer Society (ACS) has even more cause to commemorate the occasion. The Beaumont Relay for Life event, held May 3 at Ozen High School raised more than $150,000 total, with Relay for Life team Survivor Jefferson County alone raising $32,096 for ACS.

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