News

Bolivar officials: 'Come back to the beach!'

On Monday, June 15, Galveston County officials issued a voluntary evacuation order for the Bolivar Peninsula. After withstanding high tides and strong wind gusts, Bolivar restaurants and retailers were open for business and ready for beachgoers by Wednesday, June 17.

shadow

Zoning commission refuses councilman’s request

Mayor Ames and Audwin Samuel

At a meeting of Beaumont’s Planning and Zoning commissioners held Monday, June 15, the group elected to deny a requested Specific Use Permit (SUP) to longtime Ward 3 city councilman Audwin Samuel, who has made arrangements to open a law office in the Oaks Historic District residential neighborhood with his so

shadow

Get advance tickets for free Kid Fest fun

BMX Pros Trick Team
Gowns on the Town

If your kids are already bouncing off the walls looking for something to do this early summer season, don’t fear — the annual Kid Fest returns to the Carl Parker Center on the campus of Lamar State College-Port Arthur on Saturday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

shadow

The past unearthed

This goat’s head dates back between 2000 and 2500 years, according to Texas Arch
The sculptor cut a slit in the back of the hollow artifact in order to prevent t

A 12-year-old girl follows her father’s tractor as he tills the soil at their family farm. Running and playing gleefully behind as he plows, something fascinating protruding from the overturned earth catches her eye. She picks it up and shows it to her father – it’s a small ceramic goat’s head. He takes one look at it and decides his daughter can keep the animal likeness with her collection of toys, a cute little goat ornament she can put on a shelf among other prized knickknacks. 

shadow

Calder Twilight 5K finish results

Nearly 400 participants turned out for the 2015 Calder Twilight 5K on Friday, June 12, hosted by the City of Beaumont and the Sea Rim Striders. The walk/run started at 7 p.m. at the starting line, located at the intersection of 10th Street and Calder Avenue, meandering through Historic Old Town, down Calder Avenue and back again, returning to the finish line where the 5K began.

shadow

Flash flood warning in SETX issued until 4:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a flash flood warning for Jefferson County in Southeast Texas until 4:45 p.m.

shadow

Chamber lauds windstorm revision

From the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce:

BEAUMONT, TX-  On Tuesday, June 16, 2015, Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 900. The Texas windstorm insurance reform bill creates a new funding structure, which will provide better insurance rates to consumers throughout the 14 coastal counties in Texas. SB 900 also changes the makeup of the Texas Insurance Board to give coastal counties better representation.    

shadow

BISD contemplates big changes in staff, operations

Story Attachment: 
application/pdf iconWorkshop
application/pdf iconExecutive session
application/pdf iconRegular meeting

The Beaumont Independent School District set three meetings for Thursday, June 18, including a workshop and executive session where the topics of discussion will include policy changes and personnel changes.

shadow

Fake pot a real threat, AG says

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan announced on Monday, June 15, a joint operation against four Houston-area stores for distributing products that contain synthetic marijuana while deceptively claiming the products are safe and legal, paving the way for other state authorities to crack down on the pervasiveness of the designer drugs.

shadow

UPDATE: Tropical Storm "Bill" hits Texas

Update from 4 p.m.:

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles announced that Tropical Storm "Bill" make landfall this morning on the Texas coast near Matagorda Island. Bill will continue to weaken as it moves inland tonight.

The local impact is as follows:

Rain: 1-2 inches in southeast Texas in the heaviest rain bands. Less than one inch in southwest, central, and south central Louisiana in the heaviest rain bands. This will cause some brief periods of street flooding.

shadow