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PHOTOS — Douglas Jackson’s exhibition nears
Museum of the Gulf Coast director Tom Neal ponders how to present pieces from artist Douglas Jackson’s exhibition that will open at the museum, 700 ...
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Pre-emptive strike?: Attorney: Valero may have asked AG to intervene in Port Arthur suit
An attorney for the National Environmental Law Center said this week he suspects the Texas Attorney General’s Office was drawn into a lawsuit against Valero ...
by Ken Stickney, Saturday, July 27, 2019 12:17 am
Local
Chamber leader: 2-year programs prepare students for jobs at plants
The Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area trails most larger U.S. areas in educational attainment, one study suggests, but abundant resources are here to prepare people ...
by Ken Stickney, Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:13 am
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Hot market: Home sales brisk in Port Arthur metro area
Home sales are heating up faster than the Texas summer. But in the Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area, homes sales are hotter still. The Texas ...
by Ken Stickney, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 12:13 am
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Valero case: Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts vs. refinery under watch
An environmentalist who’s among those pressing a lawsuit against Valero Port Arthur Refinery says he’s hopeful the Texas’ attorney general will press the case with ...
by Ken Stickney, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 12:12 am
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KEN STICKNEY — I’ll bring my best; it’s all I’ve got
NEDERLAND — Five pounds. That’s as far as my six-month, self-improvement program traveled. That includes six months of gym regimen — some visits were accomplished ...
by Ken Stickney, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 12:09 am
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Hands-free artist: Doug Jackson’s artwork at Museum show, sale
Douglas Jackson is still making an impression. Fifty-five years after he took up his brush, the Port Arthur native and impressionist painter will offer 53 ...
by Ken Stickney, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:14 am
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Texas pump prices tick up; see what you’re paying compared to rest of U.S.
Texas gasoline pump prices rose last week while national prices dipped. Blame it on the “Big D” — and that means Dallas. GasBuddy, a consumer ...
by Ken Stickney, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:12 am
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Port Arthur weighs relocations from at-risk neighborhoods
Port Arthur’s planning department is weighing relocating residents from two, perhaps three troubled residential areas, with funding from a federal program. Pamela Langford, development services ...
by Ken Stickney, Saturday, July 20, 2019 12:12 am
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Full circle: Damon West, state leaders discuss ‘coffee bean’ tour of prisons
Damon West may return to state prison, this time by his own volition. It has long been in his plans. The Port Arthur native, former ...