The News

'It's time': BISD's Carrol Thomas will retire

Carrol Thomas has served at the helm of the Beaumont Independent School District for the past 16 years but this next year will be his last, as he announced just after 10 p.m. Wednesday that he is retiring at the end of the first semester of the 2012 school year.

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Calcasieu Parish deputy killed in crash

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Randall L. Benoit, 41, was killed shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, Jan. 18, following a head-on collision on Highway 27. The 18-year veteran of the department was on duty at the time of the accident.

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Gold buyers told to close or comply with new state law

In the past week, two transient gold buying operations have been found in violation of a new Texas law requiring businesses and individuals to register and obtain proper licenses before they purchase gold and other precious metals.

Both THR & Associates, operating under one of its aliases Mississippi Valley Gold & Silver Refinery from Springfield, Ill.; and Mason and Davis Metals of Percy, Ark. were found by The Examiner to be operating in violation of the new law – a Class B misdemeanor.

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Pizza delivery man robbed

From the Beaumont Police Department this morning...

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Regular Meeting – January 19, 2012

BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
 
Regular Meeting – January 19, 2012
7:15 p.m.
Board Room – Administration Building
3395 Harrison Street
Beaumont, TX. 77706
 
 
 
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Roll Call
Woodrow Reece, President
 
 
Janice Brassard, Vice President
 
 
Terry Williams, Secretary
 
 

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