News

It has been confirmed – Bill Daniels is leaving West Brook High School’s principal position open

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Body discovered near Neches River

According to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified body was found on the Neches River south of the Interstate 10 Purple Heart Memorial Bridge on Thursday, May 16.

The Sheriff’s office received a call from a local fisherman at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday regarding the discovery. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Marine Division located the body, and the deceased person’s remains were recovered with the assistance of the Beaumont Fire Department Dive Team.

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Baby steps for a bull rider

Less than two months after 25-year-old Nome native and rodeo star Beau Schroeder felt the wrath of an animal named 800 Night Moves, Beau sat on a bull again — the first time he had done so since an accident left him with a torn trachea and two collapsed lungs.

Friday, May 3, Beau and his grandfather Ickey Schroeder, made a trip out to Ickey’s ranch, formally known as Triple S Rodeo, where Beau’s family held local rodeo competitions and where he first learned to ride at the age of five.

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Kountze run-through banners constitutional

Almost a year after a group of Kountze High School students sparked a national debate when they made high school run-through banners with Bible verses for Friday night football games, Judge Steven Thomas’ 356th District Court in Hardin County officially ruled last week that the girls can have their religious banners.

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Teen pleads guilty to assaulting two Port Arthur educators

Jaylon Trahan assaulted two educators at Port Arthur Memorial High School, inclu

An 18-year-old Port Arthur man pleaded guilty Monday, May 13, to two counts of assault on a public servant after attacking two teachers in what the victims say was a violent and brutal display of aggression at Memorial High School in Port Arthur.

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Port Arthur mayor wins re-election

Although the turnout for Port Arthur elections wasn’t as large as 2010, which saw 4,241 total votes cast for mayor, the result was the same with the incumbent Deloris “Bobbie” Prince retaining her seat as mayor for a third straight three-year term. According to City of Port Arthur election result data, only 3,244 votes were cast for mayor in 2013 with 1,756 (54.13 percent) for Prince.

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City of Orange welcomes two new council members

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At their meeting Tuesday, May 9, the Orange City Council swore in two new members who are taking over the council seats for Districts 2 and 4.

Tommy Ferguson unseated District 2 incumbent Cullin Smith with the final vote tally standing at 353 to 224. Mary McKenna overtook incumbent Annette Pernell in a close race, winning by four votes with a tally of 148 to 144. At-large Councilman Bill Mello ran unopposed and joined the two newcomers at the swearing in Tuesday. A total of 882 ballots were cast.

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L.L. Melton draws interest from area psychologist

A pillar of the South Park community may be getting a much-needed face-lift after years of languishing in financial limbo.

The L.L. Melton Family Life Center on Sarah Street, currently operated by Jehovah Jireh — a nonprofit arm of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church — has a new benefactor who intends to help take the reigns and make the facility’s mission sustainable.

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National Mental Health Awareness Month

Across the nation and here in Southeast Texas, people are looking at mental health and healthcare in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2013.

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Citizens experience live-fire training

Area residents got to see firsthand how BPD officers train to confront armed suspects as part of the Citizens Police Academy on Thursday, May 2.

The 14-week course is designed to give residents of Jefferson County a hands-on look at everything officers do to protect and serve Beaumont.

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