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Zoo Boo at the Houston Zoo

The Houston Zoo invites all little ghouls and goblins to its final days of the family favorite Zoo Boo through Oct. 31.

Blue Man Group at Lutcher

A few tickets remain for the smash hit Blue Man Group that returns to the Lutcher Theater on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $70-$80 and can be purchased online at lutcher.org.

Interview: Koe Wetzel is coming to town

Texas native Koe Wetzel is proving there are no need for rules in music. The “genre bending” singer/songwriter is returning to Beaumont, one of his favorite towns, for one big party during his latest North American Tour that includes Ford Arena on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m.

Battlin’ Bear Stadium vandals arrested

Two days after the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears defeated the Splendora Wildcats, 55-9, two suspects vandalized the school’s newly renovated Battin’ Bear Stadium on Oct. 23 – Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputies have arrested two teens responsible.

All-new Horsehoe Lake Charles opens Dec. 12

Since closing for more than two years due to the pandemic and damage from Hurricane Laura, the former Isle of Capri Lake Charles will officially come ashore in a brand-new, land-based build out as Horseshoe Lake Charles on Dec. 12, 2022.

City Council offers employee windfall

Beaumont city councilors have scheduled a vote to offer the city attorney, city clerk and city magistrate $20,500 checks for the “purpose of (their) choice,” along with a pay raise and administrative allowance.

Public meeting on Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6 Regional Watershed Study in Oct. 25

A public meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 for the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6 Regional Watershed Study. The meeting is at the Beaumont Event Centre, 700 Crockett St. The Jefferson County Drainage District No.

ORANGE COUNTY | Traffic stop yields arrest of man with ties to Aryan Brotherhood

Detectives with the Orange County Narcotics Division stopped a vehicle on FM 1442 near Interstate 10 and arrested a man on drug and firearm charges, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. OCSO Public Information Officer Holly Corley reported detective stops a vehicle on Oct.

BPD supports 'silent witnesses'

Those who drove by the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) on College Street Oct. 18 may have noticed the station looked a bit different. BPD took part in the Silent Witness Initiative, an effort to support the often quiet victims of domestic violence.

Sheriff flies in to Sallie Curtis

Students at Sallie Curtis Elementary had the opportunity to visit with law enforcement officials and see a helicopter fly over and land at the campus on Oct. 12 for the campus’ Career and Technical Education.