The News

Two dead in Beaumont wreck

Two men were killed June 9 in a car accident in Beaumont involving a single vehicle, Beaumont Police Department Officer Tony Harding reported in a news release Thursday morning. 

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Eagle Scout project keeps flame burning in honor of veterans

It took close to a year of hard work and determination, but with help from local businesses and his fellow scouts of Troop 220, newly promoted Eagle Scout Travis Leblanc of Vidor persevered and on Memorial Day 2016 was ready to dedicate his eternal flame project to the Lions Club Veterans Memorial Park “Fields of Freedom.”

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PN-G senior becomes ‘Shining Star’

“Maybe I can make a difference with this one,” Port Neches-Groves registrar Elizabeth Anderson thought of graduating senior Alyssa Nunez, who came to the educator in search of a coveted office aide position despite her poor attendance up until the end of her junior year. Then she had another thought – one that resulted in action: “If I let her in my office, maybe she will see the importance of coming to school. Maybe she won’t want to disappoint me by being absent.

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Patricia Lambert sentenced to 40 months in prison

Patricia Lambert

Admitted embezzler and former Beaumont Independent School District assistant superintendent Patricia Adams Collins Lambert was sentenced to spend 40 months in prison and pay back $500,000 in restitution. The charges stemmed from theft from programs receiving federal funds and conspiracy to submit false statements concerning standardized test scores while she was employed with the local school district.

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DPS investigates fatal accident in Orange County

A fatal accident in Orange County June 8 claimed the life of a Jasper resident, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper David Henry reported in a news release.

According to Henry, Orange County troopers responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on State Highway 62 at the intersection of North Ridge Drive at about 8:30 a.m. The preliminary crash investigation indicated a 2005 International truck was stopped and facing north on S.H. 62 waiting to turn left onto North Ridge Drive when it was struck from behind by a 2014 Dodge van, Henry stated.

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