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BISD bond sales result in savings to local taxpayers

Beaumont Independent School District closed the $132,155,000 Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2016 transaction, effective Sept. 21.

This decision resulted in a cash flow savings to the district of $41,641,313, which is approximately $1,892,700 per year through 2038, according a statement from the district.

The district also estimates a net Present Value savings of $31,989,357 or 22.836%.

All of this “could reduce the future debt service tax rate for BISD taxpayers about $0.0185 through 2038.”

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Beaumont police arrest nine for prostitution

Officers with the Beaumont Police Department Narcotics and Special Assignments Unit (SAU) made nine arrests for prostitution throughout the city on Oct. 6, reports Sgt. Cody Guedry. The operation targeted problem areas involving prostitution complaints. Two of the nine cases were upgraded due to previous convictions.

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Beaumont A&M Club honors 2016’s ‘Outstanding Teachers’

Texas A&M alumni, friends and guests celebrated the Beaumont A&M Club’s 57th annual Classroom Teacher Awards Program and Dinner on Sept. 27, recognizing “Outstanding Teachers” for their service to the children they educate as well as the many contributions made by the panel of honorees to the community as a whole.

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After mistrial, prosecutors take another shot at man who exchanged fire with deputies

Byron Bush

UPDATE: Oct. 7, another hung jury resulted in a second mistrial for Byron Bush.

A Beaumont man is on trial for the second time, facing charges after he fired upon two Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies during a 2014 incident in which he was shot.

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La Soirée theme announced at kick-off party

John Pat and Anya Parsons

The Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Foundation kicked off La Soirée in grand style at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pat Parsons Jr. on Oct. 4. 

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Beaumont cardiologist founds nonprofit

Dr. Rodolfo P. Sotolongo

Dr. Rodolfo P. Sotolongo, founder and board-certified interventional cardiologist at Southeast Texas Cardiology Associates (SETCA), epitomizes the American Dream. Born in Cuba in 1952, Sotolongo came to America in ’61 during the Cuban revolution.

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Five-vehicle crash that killed four sends distracted driver to prison

Glenda Blackwell and her grandchildren Connor and Abby, and Roy Ellis Holcomb Jr

There isn’t a day that passes that Beaumont nurse Brenda Garison doesn’t think about how distracted driving can cause horrendous consequences. In just the time it took for a driver to fiddle with his phone – allegedly sending pictures and surfing the Internet – she lost three members of her family in a five-car pileup that also claimed the life of another man.

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World-renowned instructor teaches immobilization techniques to local officers

Several area law enforcement officers, including members of the Beaumont Police Department’s SWAT team, had the rare opportunity to train with world-renowned instructor Marcos do Val, the founder of the Center for Advanced Tactical Immobilization (CATI), who was in Beaumont on Sept. 28.

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High Five 10-06-2016

Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s assistance in getting dangerous drug dealers and drug users, along with the poisonous products they carry, off the streets. To that end, The Examiner will periodically feature a list of five persons accused of drug-related crimes here in High Five.

“Crime Stoppers and The Examiner are teaming up to fight the drug problem in Southeast Texas,” Beaumont Police Officer Carol Riley of Crime Stoppers said.

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BBB of Southeast Texas president resigns

President of the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas John Paschall resigned, according to a statement issued by the Board of Directors on Sept. 19.

Paschall’s resignation was effective Sept. 13.

“John has served the organization faithfully since October 2011,” the board said in the release. “We want to thank him for the five years of dedicated service to the consumers and businesses of Southeast Texas.”

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