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Motorists traveling on I-10 Eastbound frontage road overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in Beaumont can expext delays from College Street to Hollywood Street as contractors will be repairing concrete. Work will take place from 8:00pm Wednesday, Aug,11 to 5:00am Thursday, Aug, 12. Alternate routes are…
Nederland
The Nederland City Council's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 has a one and a half per $100 valuation tax increase. "The tax rate would go from 45.1% to 46.6%, which is a 3.3% increase". says Mayor Jeff Darby, who adds "All employees will receive a 3% pay raise". Nederland needs upgrades to…
Chipotle Lumberton
Lumberton and Hardin County residents have a new place to dine. Chipotle has opened the doors of its newest location, 118 South LHS Drive, near Lumberton High School. The restaurant is offering brand newe high protein meal. Hours are 10:45am to 10:00pm daily.
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Three teens are in custody following crimes that occurred Saturday night and Sunday morning in Nederland and Port Neches. A Hyunda SUV was stolen just past 7:00 Saturday night in the 100 block of Atlanta Ave in Nederland. That vehicle was located just before Midnight Saturday in the 400 block of…
Robotic
Christus Health Southeast Texas celebrated a milestone this week after completing 10,000 assisted surgery cases. Roboitc is a tool that is used to do more complicated procedures with smaller incisions. "It's like having the surgeons hands shrink down inside the body" says Hollie McDonald, Public…
Lauri Ryerkerk
Pioneering Women hosted its annual luncheon Thursday, August 6, 2026 at the Holiday Inn-Walden Road in Beaumont. Featured speaker Lori Ryerkerk, who was introduced by The Examiner's Jennifer Johnson, says "Women need to be confident and can play a role in any game". As for her message to young…
BPD photo
A lengthy narcotics investigation reportedly led to the execution of a search warrant at a Beaumont residence and the arrest of a local man on multiple drug-related charges, according to the Beaumont Police Department (BPD). July 30, members of the BPD Special Services Division, Special…
Turner
Javonta Turner, of Beaumont, will have the next half century to think about the crime he committed. Turner, charged with capital murder in the September 2024 shooting death of Ebonie Gilbert on Bennett Road in Beaumont, reached a plea agreement on a lessor charge of murder Monday, Aug. 3, and was…
Beaumont hole repair
Beaumont police responded to a traffic hazard early Sunday morning, Aug. 2, after a pickup truck became trapped in a large sinkhole caused by what officials believe was a water main break. Officers were dispatched around 2:15 a.m. to the intersection of Central Drive and East Drive. When they…
After Governor Greg Abbott initially vetoed a proposed ban on low-dose THC products in the state, a Texas ban on hemp-derived THC variants went into effect July 31. As part of the ban, substances like Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCP are now illegal. The change has sparked a federal lawsuit from hemp…
