City spotlight

Vidor to demolish dangerous Dogwood eyesore

The Vidor City Council approved the demolition of a dangerous substandard structure on Dogwood Drive that has reportedly been being trespassed upon by homeless people living in the woods behind the decrepit house.

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Incomplete side street repairs, resurfacing linger on in Old Town

City Spotlight photos

Old Town residents in Beaumont are dodging potholes and slowing down for gravelly intersections as street repairs and resurfacing efforts by the city have stalled in some areas of the neighborhood.

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Beaumont stabilizes Phelan bridge, waits for TxDOT funding

Beaumont seems to be looking for a quick fix for what could be a serious problem. City of Beaumont Public Works Director Dr.

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Phelan bridge over bayou needs immediate repair

The westbound bridge over Hillebrandt Bayou on Phelan Boulevard between Belvedere and Kennedy drives appears to be in pretty bad shape and unstable due to cracks in the concrete and exposed reinforcements in the main structural components.

There are cracks in two caps on the abutments supporting the I-beams and a third cap appears to be completely broken off, fully exposing the steel reinforcements.

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Trash pickup slows traffic in the West End

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Speeding trucks endanger Vidor children

Corbin Erway

Corbin Erway spoke at  Oange County Commissioners Court on Monday, June 24, to address safety and speeding where he lives on Four Oaks Ranch Road in the Lakeview area of Vidor.

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Bridge City ISD truck spotted at Toledo Bend boat ramp

A photo sent into The Examiner by a concerned citizen brought up some questions for the administration of the Bridge City Independent School District. Why was a BCISD Silverado pickup truck with a boat trailer attached parked at the Willow Oaks boat ramp on Toledo Bend on March 14? 

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City preps for statewide Texas Trash Off

As winter weather slowly recedes from Southeast Texas and spring takes its place, the city of Beaumont is doing a little pre-spring cleaning in areas of the city most affected by trash and other litter as part of the statewide Texas Trash Off.

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Orange County parks director begs ‘Don’t Mess with Texas’

Orange County Parks Director Donna Scales is fed up. She is sick and tired of litterbugs throwing their trash out on the side of the road on Lake Street in Bridge City. She said it is time to clean up the mess and keep Texas beautiful.

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