The News

Reaud Guest House Hospitalitea!

Correction appended.

Ladies who lunch – and a few men – joined forces at the Reaud Guest House for a fundraising event April 26. The Albert E. and Gena Reaud Guest House is a nonprofit hospitality house that provides families with a home-away-from-home while their loved ones receive care at any local hospital, hospice or rehabilitation facility.

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Austin Middle School aide terminated following arrest

Dawn Williams, an aide at Austin Middle School, was fired on Thursday, May 3, after she was arrested by the Beaumont Independent School District Police Department following her confession to showing pornographic images on her phone to students, said Craig Eichhorn, communications specialist for the district.

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Dallas man sentenced in half billion dollar Ponzi scheme

BEAUMONT – A federal judge has sentenced a 36-year-old Dallas man in connection with his role in a pair of complex, lucrative oil and gas Ponzi schemes that operated in Michigan and Texas, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

 

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Gang holiday anticipated by some, feared by others. But is it even real?

As May days take over the calendar, students in the Beaumont Independent School District are anticipating prom, graduation, summer break and gang violence. While most of the coming activities are touted as memories to be cherished for a lifetime, teens in Southeast Texas who aren’t affiliated with gang activity have come to fear “5/9 Hoova Day,” celebrated every May 9 in the metropolitan area.

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Mother plans legal action over son’s suspension

A savage beating caught on an eighth-grade student’s cell phone led to his suspension after he posted it to his Facebook profile, and now Trevion Gaines’ mother is planning to take legal action against Beaumont Independent School District because she feels her son’s First Amendment rights were violated.

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