Southeast Texas

Patients are treated in makeshift rooms at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in September 2021.

Patients are treated in makeshift rooms at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in September 2021.

Editorial update: Heralding local health care heroes

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While reflecting back on the stories of 2021, it would be nigh on impossible to find a Southeast Texan who wasn’t negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beaumont Police Department Chief Jimmy Singletary names Shera LaPoint a Crime Stopper of the Year for her help with the recently solved Mary Catherine Edwards cold case.

Beaumont Police Department Chief Jimmy Singletary names Shera LaPoint a Crime Stopper of the Year for her help with the recently solved Mary Catherine Edwards cold case.

Crime Stoppers celebrates 40 years with awards banquet

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Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas celebrated 40 years of service to the community, connecting law enforcement, media and the public to solve crimes and put their perpetrators behind bars.

Hospital admission surges

Hospital admission surges

COVID update

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Texas Medical Center issued a COVID-19 Data Update on Monday, Aug. 9, that reveals upwards of 2,000 persons a day are seeking out vaccine administration at the center’s facilities.

Big Thicket kayaking

Big Thicket kayaking

Big Thicket brings in big bucks, jobs

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A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 309,053 visitors to Big Thicket National Preserve in 2020 spent $20.3 million in communities near the Southeast Texas park.

'Looking for a job'

'Looking for a job'

Job fair open to all

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Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas is hosting an in-person job fair in Hardin County on Monday, June 28. The event is free and open to the public.