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Two Mid County men arrested for Nederland Little League concession stand burglary

On the night of March 16, 2017, two men broke into the Nederland Little League Concession stand, the Jefferson County Sheriff's office said in a release.

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Lake Charles man arrested after failing to register as sex offender

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Unit arrested convicted registered sex offender Joseph W. Goodwin, 46, Lake Charles, after it was learned he was no longer living at his registered address and failed to notify the proper authorities within three days, as required by law for all registered sex offenders, the department said in an April 5 release.

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Missing girl found: Lumberton teen located in Jasper

A missing Lumberton teen presumed to have run away from home was found safe in Jasper over the weekend, reports Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins.

Police, Texas Rangers and FBI agents searched for missing 14-year-old Alyssa Puffer for more than a week before catching up to her at a residence in Jasper. Her family told police she had last been seen March 22 and had not returned since then. Now, police report, the teen is back at home with her family in Lumberton. 

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Education commissioner selects BISD Board of Managers

Dr. Jimmy Simmons said he was asked to continue to serve as part of the Beaumont ISD Board of Mangers by Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath to assist in making a smooth transition to an elected Board of Trustees after the May election.

“It was a tough decision,” Simmons said, but he agreed to stay on. According to him, the request to stay was one directed at the entire panel of Board of Managers members, who have been in place for nearly three years already. The group unanimously accepted the elongated call of duty.

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Ladies group brings holiday cheer to Beaumont assisted living facility

The seventh and eighth grade handbell choir from St. Anthony’s performed ‘Silent

The Golden Triangle Chapter of The Links Incorporated gathered with the St. Anthony Cathedral School’s seventh and eighth grade handbell choir Dec. 7 at Serenity Assisted Care Living Facility on Pennsylvania Avenue to bring Christmas to the senior residents.

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