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Sow it Sundays
Event date: August 23, 2026 Event Time: 01:00 PM - 07:00 PM Location: 2930 Gulf Avenue Beaumont, TX 77703 Description: Sterling Pruitt Activity Center
Emaciated horse euthanized; 2nd horse seized after 'shocking neglect'
An emaciated horse was so weak she could barely stand when Beaumont Animal Care officers found her lying in a field earlier this week.On Aug. 10, Beaumont Animal Care received a call about a severely malnourished horse o...
Beaumont homeowner says unattended water main repair flooded her yard and home for an hour
A Beaumont homeowner is demanding answers after she says a city water main repair was left unattended, sending water gushing into her yard and inside her home f...
Coroner warns of 'amputation and death' from flesh-eating bacteria near Southeast Texas
Vibrio vulnificus infections have been reported near Southeast Texas.
Cars left on blocks in Beaumont as wheel thieves roll off with all four
Walking outside to find a vehicle sitting on blocks with all four wheels gone is becoming a familiar and costly surprise for some drivers in Southeast Texas.Bea...
Mate and hate: Love is in the air, splattered across windshields a few weeks early
Love is in the air across Southeast Texas. Unfortunately, for many, it is also on the windshield, across the grille and baked onto the hood.
Why one Southeast Texan could be an instant millionaire and not even know it
Someone in Southeast Texas is holding a lottery ticket worth a staggering $14.3 million in cash — and they may not even know it yet.The winning ticket for Monday night’s Lotto Texas drawing was sold at Murphy USA 5695 at...
Neighbors say after years, city needs to act on abandoned, overgrown property
An overgrown, abandoned home in Beaumont’s Avenues neighborhood has neighbors calling on the city to step in, saying the property has become both an eyesore and...
Storms knock out power to thousands
Late morning and early afternoon thunderstorms knocked out power to more than 4,000 Entergy customers in Jefferson County.According to a check of the ENTERGY OUTAGE MAPat 1 p.m., more than 4,200 customers were in the da...
Massive Beaumont sinkhole nearly filled in only days after swallowing pickup truck
The massive sinkhole that swallowed a pickup truck in west Beaumont now looks dramatically different.City crews are nearing the finish line on repairs to the sinkhole that opened early Sunday morning at the intersection...
BPD Harbor Hospice Butterfly Release
Event date: August 8, 2026 Event Time: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM Location: 700 Crockett St Beaumont, TX 77701 Description: Event Centre
Energy Transfer’s Blue Marlin pipeline plan across Sabine Lake draws scrutiny
A proposed offshore oil export project tied to a new pipeline route across Sabine Lake is moving forward in Southeast Texas, setting up a clash between promised...
Beaumont libraries face possible cuts to programs and operating hours amid budget crunch
Beaumont’s public libraries could see shorter operating hours and changes to key programs as city leaders look for ways to cut spending and bolster the city’s g...
Clear the Shelter Adoption Event
Event dates: August 1, 2026 - August 29, 2026 Event Time: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Location: 1884 Pine St. Beaumont, TX 77703 Description: Beaumont Animal Care...
Beaumont murder suspect Javonta Turner takes plea deal in murder of Ebonie Gilbert
Nearly two years after 39-year-old Ebonie Gilbert was shot and killed outside her Beaumont home, one of the three suspects charged in her death has been sentenc...
ZIP Transit cuts proposed: combine routes, trim Saturday service to save the city $91,000
Beaumont city leaders are weighing changes to the ZIP Transit bus system that could save the city about $90,000 as officials look for ways to cut costs in the n...
BREAKING: Man pleads guilty to murder of Ebonie Gilbert, gets 50 years in plea agreement
The first of three defendants charged with gunning down Ebonie Gilbert while trying to break into her car in her Beaumont driveway has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.Javonta Turner was charged with Capital Murder....
"He had the voice of the community": Remembering former NAACP president Shedrick Evans
Friends and colleagues are remembering a former Beaumont NAACP president for his fierce intellect, deep concern for the community, and desire to fight for civil rights advances in Texas and the entire nation.Shedrick Dew...
Who would steal from a church? BPD wants to pose that question to metal thief
Who would steal from a church?That question has become a cliche', but it's a sad reality for Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, 3390 Sarah Street in Beaumont.Someone cut a fence surrounding the large air conditioning u...
Beaumont crews work to close sinkhole after pickup plunges into water-filled hole
A day after a massive sinkhole opened at a busy West Beaumont intersection and swallowed a pickup truck, city crews were working to close it up while the driver...
E-bike rider injured in collision near Lake Sam Rayburn
Another e-bike collision in Southeast Texas has left a man seriously injured after his bicycle collided with an SUV in north Jasper County.The cyclist, believed to be in his late 20s, was undergoing treatment after the c...