With some $47 million in the bank in oil royalties from the Beaumont Municipal Airport, the city of Beaumont is gearing up to begin its first major infrastructure project using the newly -acquired funds to revamp Seventh Street from Laurel to Interstate 10.
City Council approved the lowest bid Tuesday, April 30, awarding the project to Brystar Contracting Inc. for a total price of $6,075,569.55.
Sunday, Feb. 6, was a sunny day in Southeast Texas with welcome warming temperatures after a bitterly cold week. While driving down Highway 87 near Sabine Pass, a passerby spotted a plume of liquid spouting 7 or 8 feet into the air from Keith Lake.
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