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Cancelled: Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas

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The good times will be put on hold as the 29th annual Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas scheduled for Feb. 11-14 in downtown Beaumont has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

LIT grant to help displaced students

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Effective immediately, a $300,000 grant allocated to Lamar Institute of Technology will help displaced LIT students who are Texas residents, so they can upskill and quickly return to th

Sandy Creek hunting closed

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Big Thicket National Preserve issued two temporarily closures of approximately 566 acres in the center of the 10,688-acre Big Sandy Creek Unit hunting area, ending on Jan.

Man killed in collision near China

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Jan. 9, at approximately 11 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Highway 90, near Rice Field Road, in Jefferson County.