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Commissioners agree to Mid County inmate housing credits
The issue of inmate housing reached Jefferson County Commissioners Court this week as a settlement for credits for ...
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Bob Hope School bringing together elected leaders, community supporters to honor School Choice Week
Several community and political leaders will join together Monday at Bob Hope School for a special private luncheon ...
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Traffic stop recovery included guns stolen from Port Arthur & Nederland, police say
Two of the weapons seized after a traffic stop and subsequent chase in Port Arthur this week had ...
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Disagreement over thermostat leads to 2 fights, victim knocked out with 2 missing teeth
A fight over a thermostat led to one man having his two front teeth knocked out and knocked ...
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Say hello to 2022’s Mr. Nederland and program dedication honoree
NEDERLAND — There was plenty of excitement in Nederland Thursday night during the 2022 Nederland Heritage Festival Kick-Off Mixer. ...
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UPDATE — See latest guilty pleas, cases dropped in Jake’s Fireworks prosecution
NEDERLAND — Eight of the nine defendants have either pleaded guilty or had charges dismissed in the case ...
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Port Arthur secures contract with 2nd garbage truck rental company for pickup help
The City of Port Arthur approved an agreement this week with Premier Truck Sales and Rental, Inc. to ...
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Port Arthur man indicted for murder following fatal December shooting
A man who went to a local hospital with a gunshot wound has been charged with a count ...
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Local man sentenced for trying to have ex-wife’s family members killed
A man from Honduras who was living in Port Arthur was sentenced Wednesday in a federal court to ...
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Groves Police Department responses & arrests: Jan. 12-18
Groves Police Department officers made the following arrests and responded to the following calls from Jan. 12 to ...
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Achievement Dream still thriving in Port Arthur 111 years after Kappa Alpha’s national launch
On Jan. 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, ten young men decided to ...
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Motiva grants funding upgrades to Port Arthur police & fire departments
The Port Arthur police and fire departments each received grant awards from Motiva Enterprises totaling $9,850. The Port ...
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PHOTO FEATURE — Group providing free PCR COVID tests in Port Arthur
Our Family Wellness Center out of Houston, in conjunction with two other organizations, will operate at the corner ...
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MARY MEAUX — MLK’s dream must still be preserved
Earlier this week I had the privilege of covering the 36th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. I Have ...
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Large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes possible, Weather Service says
Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through Wednesday evening into the overnight hours, according to the National Weather ...
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High anxiety for Nederland High parents during school shooting threat
NEDERLAND — Erika Thomas jumped from her desk and quickly left work when she learned of a threat ...
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Nederland High School ends lockdown sparked by phone threat
Nederland High School announced it ended its lockdown at 11 a.m. Wednesday. NHS received a threat via a ...
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Wednesday update: National Weather Service talks severe storm concern
The risk for severe storms has increased to a slight 15 percent risk later Wednesday evening and overnight. ...
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2 connected to Jake’s Fireworks plead guilty to federal charges over date rape drug sales
Two Jake’s Fireworks defendants, including the owner of the Nederland business, have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking ...
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PHOTOS — Pipeline making its way through Port Neches
Orange and white barrels alert motorists to pipeline construction at New Street and Merriman Street in Port Neches. ...
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3 arrests, weapons cache discovery follow overnight traffic stop in Port Arthur
A police pursuit in Port Arthur led to the arrests of three men and the reported discovery of ...
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SEE IT — Langham Elementary groundwork this week kicks off next phase of NISD upgrades
NEDERLAND — Ira Bean put it best when talking about construction plans touching each elementary school in Nederland. ...
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BRIGHT FUTURES — Jennifer Lopez is a Bob Hope School billboard star in so many ways
Bob Hope High School senior Jennifer Lopez might be a billboard student for the school. Lopez plays four ...
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BOB WEST ON GOLF — Landry returns to scene of his greatest PGA success
Every other year Andrew Landry delivers something special in the tournament currently identified as the American Express Championship. ...
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CHRIS MOORE — Couldn’t dodge COVID forever
Approximately two years ago, at the start of the pandemic, I remember reading an article talking about how ...