Local
At Thomas Jefferson Middle School, success is every child learning
Port Arthur ISD’s sole point of failure in recently released, statewide accountability ratings is already a month into a sea change, with a largely new ...
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Columns
KEN STICKNEY — Sharing the house with ghosts
My flight from Houston on Tuesday was to deliver me home, which, no matter how far I roam or where I set up shop, remains ...
by Ken Stickney, Wednesday, August 21, 2019 12:07 am
Local
Motiva, Flint Hills deal may be near – “Port Arthur facility is well-positioned for continued success”
HOUSTON — Motiva Enterprises and an affiliate of Flint Hills Resources announced Monday they have signed an agreement for Motiva to acquire a 100% ownership ...
by Ken Stickney, Tuesday, August 20, 2019 12:13 am
Local
Fleet makeover: New buses will make old fossil fuels passé
Here’s some irony, residing deep in the heart of an historic oil refinery town: Port Arthur city government will transition to electric buses for public ...
by Ken Stickney, Saturday, August 17, 2019 12:16 am
Beaumont
‘Changing world’: Churches, non-profits invited to Beaumont security event
State and regional entities are joining forces to help protect non-profits and faith-based organizations from acts of terror, they said this week. The Southeast ...
by Ken Stickney, Saturday, August 17, 2019 12:06 am
Local
Lamar State College Port Arthur eyes rise in student enrollment
Lamar State College Port Arthur President Betty Reynard says she expects the campus to show additional bustle this fall. That’s because enrollment should rise due ...
by Ken Stickney, Friday, August 16, 2019 12:13 am
Local
FAITH & FAMILY — United Board of Missions promoting “Festival of Tables” to fund local outreach
The United Board of Missions, back in its home base in Port Arthur after Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey flooding in 2017, is promoting a ...
by Ken Stickney, Friday, August 16, 2019 12:12 am
Local
Check out what’s holding up Hotel Sabine’s sale to Motiva
Motiva might’ve owned Port Arthur’s tallest edifice this week, if not for one, “towering” concern. A non-consent item on the City Council’s agenda Tuesday presented ...
by Ken Stickney, Thursday, August 15, 2019 12:15 am
Local
TCEQ imposes penalty on Oxbow for not meeting sulfur dioxide air quality standard
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has imposed a $39,000 penalty on Oxbow Calcining, 3901 Coke Dock Road, in Port Arthur for failing to comply ...
by Ken Stickney, Thursday, August 15, 2019 12:13 am
Local
Vendors, suppliers pack Motiva summit – “We are looking to drive others to invest here”
More than 600 vendors and suppliers answered Motiva’s “supplier summit” call Wednesday, a first, company-initiated meeting to boost links between the energy giant and local ...