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Volunteers honored by Texas criminal justice department

A host of civic leaders were honored this month when the Texas Department of Criminal Justice held a ceremony at the Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church in Beaumont on Friday, March 16. About 85 volunteers were honored at the ceremony, covering those who serve from the Conroe/Houston/Southeast Texas area.

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Source: BISD to name Chargois as new super

Unless things change before next week, after interviewing two internal candidates this past Tuesday, March 27 – Timothy Chargois and Shirley Bonton – trustees with the Beaumont Independent School District will call a meeting to announce they are selecting Chargois to be the replacement for outgoing superintendent Carrol Thomas, sources have confirmed.

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Community rallies to support athletic director

Tension boiled over in Orangefield this past week when school district officials began contemplating the employment contract of Athletic Director Brian Huckabay — but the chain of events that had the coach fighting for his job started long before the public spectacle began.

Talk on the street

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Beaumont man nabbed stealing metal

On Thursday morning, March 29,  Beaumont Police responded to 5250 College, Commercial Metal, in reference to a theft in progress in which an employee reported that a man was  taking metal and placing it through a hole in the fence. Officers from 1st and 4th watch quickly responded to the location and set up a perimeter around the property.

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