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Beaumont opens new Amtrak station

 

The new Amtrak station welcomed its first Sunset Limited bound for New Orleans on Friday, Sept 14. The station features a new platform, a covered waiting area, rest rooms and a police substation.

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Metal thieves undeterred

A quick buck is hard to pass up, but local churches and businesses say metal thieves do much more than just steal a little copper.

A rash of thefts, mostly copper from air conditioning units as well as copper wire, has churches like Saint Paul Methodist Church in Beaumont’s South Park reeling from damage done in the tens of thousands of dollars.

“It’s a little overwhelming at this point,” said Pastor Ruby Nelson.

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Fit for a script

After a few good years and many notable cases, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dave Henderson is retiring



After 40 years of federal service to his country and the judicial system — including 20 in the Marine Corps — Assistant U.S. Attorney Dave Henderson is retiring from a career highlighted by noteworthy cases and distinguishing honors.

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BISD releases statements, but not documents

Accusations that Beaumont Independent School District Taylor Career and Technology Center Principal Thomas Amons nixed the campus’ Adult Cosmetology program rather than allow admission to a student he thought was gay were answered by school district administrators this week. After the Sept.

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‘Handsome’ bandit sentenced for bank robberies

 

A 46-year-old Daisetta man that became knows as the “Tall, Dark and Handsome Bandit” has been sentenced to federal prison for a string of bank robberies, including two in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.

John Steven Stark pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery and was sentenced to 169 months (more than 14 years) in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark. Stark was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $5,390.17.

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