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11th annual Orange Mardi Gras to honor Super Bowl champ Earl Thomas

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“I put on for my city.... my city put on for ME!” Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas posted on his Facebook page in response to a new sign displayed in his home city of Orange celebrating his Super Bowl XLVIII victory.

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High schools compete in regional mock trial

The legal acumen of a group of Jefferson County’s brightest future lawyers was on full display Saturday, Feb. 15, at the 35th annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition.

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May trial for woman charged in manslaughter

A trial date has been set for a Beaumont woman charged in the death of a woman as she rode her bicycle on MLK Parkway in Beaumont.

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25 years for child molester

Bobby Shaun Frederick

A Groves man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for multiple molestations of two underage girls.

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Lambert, Comeaux and Haynes demoted

Six months after learning via a Texas Legislative Budget Board review that his executive cabinet was staffed with woefully inept or untrained personnel he had personally handpicked for the positions, Beaumont Independent School District Superintendent Timothy Chargois

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BISD's auditor says bond money dwindling

The coffers for the Beaumont Independent School District have seen better days.

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City of Orange to rehabilitate Navy Park, adding new skate park

The Orange City Council held a public hearing Tuesday, Feb. 10, to discuss the pro­posed rehabilitation and revamp of Navy Park at 511 Morrell Blvd. in the historic Navy District in Orange. According to information pre­sented by Grants Planner San­dra Wilson at the Feb.

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Lamar English professor releases new novel

Lamar University profes­sor, and award-winning author Dr. Jim Sanderson has released Nothing to Lose, a work that includes a setting close to home. Sanderson’s latest nov­el is set in Beaumont and fea­tures a fictional bar off of Tram Road — a favorite hang­out place for the main charac­ter, Roger Jackson.

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BPD recognizes Jon Reaud for service to 100 Club

Jon Reaud and Chief Jimmy Singletary

The 100 Club of Southeast Texas has a long history of honoring police and other first responders, and on Feb.

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Narcotics arrests in Orange County

Orange County Sheriff's deputies arrested two people on Tuesday, Feb. 18, after a search warrant executed at approximately 9 p.m. that evening reportedly lead them to discover 15 grams of methamphetamine at the residence located in the 3200 block of Stephenson Road in Orangefield.

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