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Clover construction pending

The U.S. 69–Highway 73 “cloverleaf” closures are still pending at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced the October update for the long-term construction project impacting traffic in Southeast Texas.

Man dies in house fire

A Beaumont man died in an Oct. 13 house fire, according to the Beaumont Police Department. BPD reported that, about 4:01 a.m. on Oct. 13, officers responded to a residence in the 2100 block of Rusk in reference to assisting Beaumont Fire Rescue with a house fire call.

County holding public hearing, workshop Oct. 25

Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel announced that Commissioners Court will conduct a public hearing/workshop at the start of the regular meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the Court Room.

High School Football Week 9

  Local high school football schedule for week 9 of football  Thursday, Oct. 20 Summer Creek (4-3, 3-1) @ Bmt United (1-6, 0-4)   Friday, Oct.

Sports shorts for the week of Oct 20, 2022

Sports shorts for the week of Oct. 20, 2022 -------- Vidor Homecoming The Vidor Pirates Football Homecoming Game has become a can’t miss annual event.

Buna motorist guilty in DWI death

Before his trial started, Stephen Dudley Morgan, a 61-year-old Buna man, changed his not-guilty assertion and pleaded guilty in connection to a 2021 wreck that claimed the life of woman near Silsbee.

Bond conditions set for Toutloff

In addition to a $5,000 bond, a Tyler County justice of the peace set numerous bond conditions on a Hardin County man to protect the safety of the victim, reported Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford on Oct. 14. Oct.

Sex work alleged at Beaumont business

A business compliance check and a human trafficking investigation by several agencies discovered two Asian females living and working without a license at 99 Spa, located at 360 S. Martin Luther King Jr.

Deputy killer federally detained

Michael David Miller, 38, of Kountze, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Oct.

BPD arrests pill possessor

On Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6:33 p.m. Beaumont police made a traffic stop in the 1800 block of Rivercrest that resulted in a 40-year-old man’s arrest on a trio of drug charges.