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Congratulations to our winner

The Examiner would like to congratulate Mel Hebert of Port Neches, who was the winner of our Cirque du Soleil ticket giveaway. Hebert and a guest will attend tonight's showing of the famous Las Vegas style show at Ford Park, courtesy of The Examiner Newspaper and Epontoday.com..

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County’s ambulance company facing FBI probe

A privately owned ambulance service that serves as the contracted emergency responder for rural areas of Jefferson County is facing an investigation by the FBI and other federal agencies over allegations of improper billing, improper patient transports and possible Medicare fraud, according to information obtained by The Examiner.

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News of the Wierd BY: Chuck Shepherd

Lead Story

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S.O.C. program comes to Washington Elementary

With students the focus of their efforts, the Port Arthur Independent School District is teaming up with the nonprofit organization Save Our Children to help provide a richer environment in which children can learn.

The program is in the fledgling stages in PAISD with Booker T. Washington Elementary to be used as a pilot school as S.O.C. expands its reach into south Jefferson County.

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Lamar seniors have score to settle with McNeese

 

It’s ironic how things work out in life, especially for the 18 seniors on the Lamar football team.

Last season, after a 21-year hiatus, Lamar re-launched its football program against rival McNeese State, a perennial FCS power, went to Lake Charles and in a game that no one outside of the Lamar locker room gave the team a chance to win, nearly pulled off the upset in a 30-27 loss that set the tone for a 5-6 season that very few people saw coming.

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