The City of Beaumont says it has successfully secured a new Qualified Opportunity Zone designation for Census Tract 1.03 in the North End, Ward 3, opening the door for potential new businesses, jobs and economic developm
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Ward 1 Beaumont City Councilman Cory Crenshaw shared this video of a sinkhole that opened up today in the 1000 block of Gladys Street near Magnolia.A large sinkhole in early August near the intersection of Central at Eas...
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A Hardin County grand jury has handed up three indictments against Daren Wayne Monk, accusing him of murdering his girlfriend, Julia Renee Carter, 46, concealing her body and committing disturbing acts of abuse against h...
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The Jasper County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help tracking down a masked robber who hit the Brookeland Valero, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash and the store's entire change drawer.Investiga...
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Two Southeast Texas school districts are weighing their next steps after voters rejected proposed school funding measures, forcing leaders to reassess budgets a...
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Carolyn Guidry is returning to a job she held for more than 16 years, preparing to step back in as Jefferson County clerk with a focus on expanding access to po...
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The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a suspect for a murder linked to a crime spree that includes stealing a man's truck and running over and killing him at a Port Neches storage business.The series of alleged c...
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The Jefferson County Democratic Party is declaring a major victory in local races, to go along with the blue wave that swept across Texas and the nation.Party Chair Ramona Young noted that Democrats retained their positi...
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Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has pledged to fire Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on her first day in office and return state-controlled public school districts to local community control.District 21 State...
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Lumberton ISD is responding to voters rejecting the tax rate election, saying it's disappointed and will have to evaluate financial options.A Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) is a special election that allows sch...
