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Beaumont H-E-B employee reportedly COVID-19 positive
Late April 22, employees of H-E-B on Dowlen Road in Beaumont were being contacted to alert the workers they may have been exposed to the new coronavirus while on duty.
Gov. Greg Abbott promises far-reaching announcement on reopening Texas businesses, including restaurants, hair salons
By Patrick Svitek - April 22, 2020 - The Texas Tribune (photo by Miguel Gutierrez/POOL via The Texas Tribune)
LIT student tests positive for COVID-19
A Lamar Institute of Technology student self-reported the college’s first case of COVID-19, the college informed through a press release April 21.
Daily COVID-19 data from Beaumont, Jefferson County, six-county coalition
Call center approving tests with loosened restrictions
Due to confirmed COVID-19 cases among asymptomatic patients, the six-county coalition announced loosened restrictions on those who are given the go-ahead to get
Beaumont Chick-fil-A employees tested for COVID-19, stores temporarily close
Two Chick-fil-A locations in Beaumont (College Street location and Dowlen Road) were closed Monday as employees were tested for COVID-19 at an old fire station on College Street, announced Jefferso
Beaumont woman shot after firing shot to break up fight
Around 4:30 a.m. April 19, BPD officers responded to a shooting in the 900 block of West Florida Avenue, where a 41-year-old woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to a news release.
Man dies fleeing mother of 12-year-old
Around 4:30 a.m. Monday, BPD officers responded to a fatal single vehicle crash at Eastex Freeway and Chinn Lane.
Texas State Parks reopen for day-use
Texas State Parks will begin reopening for day-use only on April 20, as part of a broader effort to begin reopening the state.