The News

Train derails in Port Arthur, traffic delayed to Sabine Pass

On Jan. 27, the Port Arthur Police Department received a call at 9:34 a.m. regarding a train derailment near the 2100 block of Highway 87, City of Port Arthur PIO LaRisa Carpenter reported.

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Liquor store clerk shoots alleged robbery suspect

Police in Beaumont are investigating a shooting related to a reported attempted robbery at the Gulf Liquor Store, 3020 Gulf Street in Beaumont, on Jan. 26, Officer Carol Riley stated in a news release. 

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Sheriff’s association gives to keep grads safe

Jefferson Co. Sheriff Zena Stephens and JCSA President “Ike” Eichelberger

Some schools call it “Project Graduation,” and at least one local school calls it “Project Celebration.” Whatever they may call it, public schools in Jefferson County are all preparing graduation-night festivities for student seniors, meant to reward long years of hard work and to keep the students safe on a night fraught with peril.

Jan. 12, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Association (JCSA) donated $1,000 to each of several high schools for their graduation night events.

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ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery conducting emergency prepardness drill this morning

According to an ExxonMobil spokesperson, the ExxonMobil refining and chemical complex will be conducting an emergency preparedness drill today at 9 a.m. This is a test. There is no plant emergency.

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Water contaminants causing community concern in Vidor

Water is a necessity. People must drink it to live. We bathe in it. We wash our clothes, our dishes and even our children in it. We depend on our water supply and expect it to meet safety and quality standards mandated by environmental regulatory bodies.

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