Lumberton ISD is tightening its belt to protect classrooms and keep its teachers and staff competitive — but the district says rising costs and declining enrollment are pushing its budget to the brink.District officials...
Beaumont City Council approved a resolution supporting a proposed affordable housing development that would redevelop a long-vacant downtown property, but counc...
Beaumont City Council explores savings as budget deadline nears 12newsnow.com
Beaumont City Council passes proposed food truck park on Concord Road 12newsnow.com
City leaders in a town northeast of San Antonio are crediting a former Beaumont mayor with getting a popular restaurant chain that started right here to open in their community.Jason's Deli opened July 25 in Live Oak.Tha...
A Groves church said City Council members “answered their prayers” Monday night by approving a permit that clears the way for it to open after the city reviewed...
A former Anahuac Area Chamber of Commerce executive director has been indicted amid an ongoing investigation into alleged theft tied to the community’s Gator Fe...
Beaumont City Council awards $3.5M street repair contract to Texas Materials Group 12newsnow.com
'Call Crenshaw' is Cory Crenshaw's calling card as an attorney.Now, you can call him Beaumont Mayor Pro Tempore.City Council voted unanimously in favor of Crenshaw becoming Mayor Pro Tem.At-Large Councilman Albert "A.J."...
Beaumont Mayor Roy West has joined more than 210 bipartisan mayors from across the country in urging Congress to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutriti...
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Beaumont City Council to discuss potential TCEQ violations in closed session 12newsnow.com
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Inside Beaumont's FY2027 Budget: What City Council Considered During Its Budget Workshop City of Beaumont (TX) (.gov)
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Due to low water pressure caused by a power loss, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the water system, PWS 1230049, to issue a Boil Water Notice as a precaution to the entire City.Water customers...
Port Arthur City Council is set to consider spending $3 million over the next two years on temporary workers, a move city leaders say will save money in the lon...
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Ward 1 City Councilman Cory Crenshaw is calling for a review of city policies after a kitten trapped inside a pipe for more than a day.
Beaumont Independent School District Superintendent Sandi Massey told the school board that the district is facing “some difficult truth” as it works to improve...
Beaumont Assistant City Manager June Ellis is leaving for a new position some time next month, according to Mayor Roy West.West tells KFDM that Ellis is leaving on good terms. The mayor says Ellis told him earlier this w...
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For people living near Beaumont’s rail crossings, the blaring sound of train horns has been a daily disruption. Mayor Roy West said relief may be close as the c...
Event date: July 9, 2026 Event Time: 02:00 PM - 11:59 PM Location: 150 Magnolia St Beaumont, TX 77701 Description: Lakeside Center Meeting Room
The unemployment rate in Beaumont-Port Arthur has increased from month-to-month and year-to-year, according to a report just out today from the Texas Workforce Commission.The jobless rate was 5.4% in April, when the most...
Jefferson County leaders met behind closed doors Monday to discuss public safety and the county’s jail system, as officials face growing concerns about overcrow...
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