The News

Guardian Angel owner far from angelic

The man behind Guardian Angel Service Dogs has had his share of legal problems in his home state of Virginia, and a barrage of comments online raised questions about his organization following the publication of a story last week.

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Collateral damage

Trudie Crutchfield’s epic battle with nature and Bank of America

 

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The Event Centre opens

New facility replaces storm-damaged Harvest Club

 

The Beaumont City Council held its weekly meeting at the new Event Centre on July 10, giving the public the first opportunity to view the site. The massive windows looked out over rain falling on the pond in front of the building; inside, the council conducted business as usual in the new structure at 700 Crockett St.

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Local Goodwill Industries affiliate moves to distance itself from pack

Goodwill Industries of Southeast Texas President/CEO James Dreiling expected to miss a few calls and maybe a few office walk-ins while officials from the nonprofit attended a national Goodwill conference scheduled for late June into early July, but returning home to see The Examiner’s July 5 issue with an article highlighting activist calls for a Goodwill boycott really took the veteran do-gooder by surprise.

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Walker takes plea deal

With his second trial slated to start next week, Beaumont electrician Calvin Gary Walker pleaded guilty Tuesday, July 17, to failure to pay federal income taxes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.

Walker was under indictment on 37 counts of fraud and other charges alleging he over-billed taxpayers by submitting falsified invoices to the Beaumont Independent School District for electrical work. He was tried in December 2011 but jurors were deadlocked, failing to reach a verdict, and U.S. Judge Ron Clark declared a mistrial in the case. Clark reset the case for July.

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